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Chief Executive Officer
Melbourne Football Club
Cameron commenced work as a junior administrator/office boy at the Melbourne Football Club at the age of 18 in 1982. He was later appointed Recruiting Manager. In 1987 the Demons made the finals for the first time in 23 years, and were Grand Finalists the following year.
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In 1988, Cameron was appointed General Manager of the Richmond Football Club at the age of 24 – the youngest person to hold this position in the history of the competition, and held this position for six years. The Tigers were wooden spooners the previous year, and in deep financial difficulty. In 1990, Cameron oversaw the ‘Save Our Skin’ (SOS) fundraising campaign that effectively saved the club from bankruptcy. In 1995, Richmond made the finals for the first time in 13 years.
Cameron then studied full-time for two years completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Marketing at the Melbourne Business School. After completing his studies, Cameron was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Football Club immediately following the failed merger with Hawthorn. In 1998, the Demons made the preliminary final having finished last the previous year, and were Grand Finalists in 2000.
In September 2001, Cameron accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Fremantle Football Club. Cameron has overseen the transformation of Fremantle. At the time of his appointment, Fremantle was $8M in debt, had lost $5M in the previous three seasons, had only 12,000 seated members and won just 2 games that year, losing 18 games in succession. By 2007, the club has $5M in the bank with over 43,000 members (3rd in the AFL), and high level corporate and sponsorship support. The club was first time finalists in 2003 and preliminary finalists in 2006.
Cameron completed an Advanced Management Program (AMP) the Harvard Business School in 2007.
Cameron returned to Melbourne in 2008 and was later appointed CEO of Melbourne Football Club by new President Jim Stynes. Since 2009, the club operated profitably having lost $3.5M the previous year and has now paid off $5M of debt in just two years and made a profit of $3.5M in 2010 through record membership, establishing significantly improved funding arrangements with the AFL and MCC. The Club has also realigned with the MCC thereby re-establishing its traditional relationship with the MCG.
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Managing Director
SACS Consulting
Andrew Marty is the Managing Director of SACS Consulting. Andrew is a qualified psychologist with over 25 years of strategic human resource management consulting experience.
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Andrew commenced his career in Melbourne, providing HR consulting and executive search and selection services, before heading offshore for four years international experience. Whilst offshore, Andrew occupied the role of Regional Director in Asia, and MD in the UK for an international human resources consulting firm.
Andrew has provided Human Resource Consulting services in areas such as Organisational Restructures, Performance Management, Career Transition Management, Team development, Cultural Assessment and Change Management. Andrew is a keen student of world wide HR trends and speaks often on these subjects. He is a very experienced and skilled workshop developer and facilitator and has provided training and development services to a range of clients at senior levels. |
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Director of Sport
University of Melbourne
Director of Sport, University of Melbourne, and prior to that Manager of Sport at Victoria University, Tim has been involved in the delivery of sporting, recreational and fitness services in the university and community sectors for over 20 years. Tim has also served as a Board Director for the national body, Australian University Sport, since 2001.
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Greater Shepparton City Council
Tony has over 20 years experience in the aquatics and leisure industries. Over this time he has undertaken a number of roles that have incorporated facility, event and asset management as well as policy development, strategic and business planning, facility design and development and project management.
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Tony is currently the Manager of Leisure Facilities with the Greater Shepparton City Council which incorporates a regional aquatic centre, sports stadium and adventure playground as well as a number of rural outdoor pools and sports stadiums and a community health promotion programs team and is also a partner in Aquatic, Sport and Recreation Solutions a small consulting group that provides specialist planning and operational advice to a number council’s and community organisations.
Programs and facilities in the Greater Shepparton City Council Leisure Services Branch have won a number of awards including the ARV Excellence in Facility Management Award twice, ARV Innovative Programming Award, Parks and Leisure Inclusive Programming Award and LG Pro Innovative Management award.
Tony holds a Graduate Diploma in Community Recreation and Master of Sport Business.
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Operations Manager
Belgravia Leisure
Michael has worked in the industry for almost 30 years largely in Leisure facilities, operated by local government, Universities, the YMCA, RANS Management and Belgravia Leisure.
He was the first manager of both Windy Hill Fitness Centre and Wyndham Leisure & Events Centre and therefore involved with the initial fit out, staffing, programming and marketing of these two facilities.
He is currently an Operations Manager for Belgravia Leisure responsible for seven venues in Melbournes west and has recently returned from a short stint in Abu Dhabi (UAE) assisting the management team at the new Al Forsan International Sports Resort.
Michael has a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation Management from Footscray Institute of Technology and a Graduate Certificate in Business Marketing from RMIT.
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Operations Coordinator
Broadmeadows Leisure Centre
Michael holds a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from the University of Alberta, Canada and has 16 years of local and state government experience in both Australia and Canada.
Michael has worked with Hume City Council’s Leisure and Youth Services Department for the last 12 years and has held management roles in its 3 major Leisure Centres in Broadmeadows, Craigieburn and Sunbury. In his current role as Operations Coordinator at Broadmeadows Leisure Centre, Michael has been integral in establishing a number of innovative programs for the culturally diverse community of Broadmeadows.
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Manager
North Melbourne Recreation Centre
Angela Hann has worked in the Health, Fitness and Aquatics Industry for over 12 years, beginning her involvement in country Victoria at the Lockington Swimming Pool as a Lifeguard and Aquatic Education Instructor, then joining the Melbourne City Baths team and working in Customer Service and as a Group Fitness Instructor.
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From 2005 until 2011 Ange has held the role of Health & Fitness Manager at the iconic Melbourne City Baths, managing the Gym, Personal Training, Group Fitness and Wellness programs and introducing a range of innovative programs and equipment to these areas. Ange has played a significant role in the development of MCB’s Facebook presence and in the design and implementation of the facility’s Member Experience program to engage members in social activities to promote health and wellbeing.
Ange is currently Manager, North Melbourne Recreation Centre - a multi-purpose facility delivering recreation programs and services aimed at getting the community active and also managed by the City of Melbourne. Facilities include a community gym, multi purpose stadium and combines the aquatic facilities of the former North Melbourne seasonal outdoor pools. It offers a range of programs from Group Fitness and Personal Training to Aquatic Education, birthday parties and school holiday events. The centre is also home to the North Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne Tigers and Fencing Victoria.
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Publisher
Australasian Leisure Management
Nigel Benton is the co-owner and publisher of Australasian Leisure Management, Australia and New Zealand’s only magazine for professionals in all areas of the leisure industry.
Nigel established the magazine in 1997, shortly after his relocation to Australia, and has managed its readership rising to over 10,000 and its acceptance as the industry journal for professionals in aquatics, attractions, events, fitness, recreation, sport and venues. Over recent years the magazine has expanded on line with its www.ausleisure.com website attracting close to two million hits and 80,000 unique visits each month. The magazine also has an active presence on twitter, Facebook and a Blog.
Prior to relocating to Australia, Nigel had, over 15 years, undertaken operational, project management and marketing communication roles in heritage, recreation and tourism businesses in Britain and the Middle East.
This included relaunching and editing the UK magazine The Leisure Manager; developing a book publishing agreement which saw the publication of the leisure industry’s first series of management texts; theming, scripting and marketing Brewers Quay (a major heritage, multi-media and retail attraction in the south of England); and developing adventure tourism programs in Jordan and Egypt. Nigel has also contributed to numerous magazines, journals and publications. |
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SR7
Thomas Tudehope is one of Australia's most recognised social media experts.
Thomas has pioneered the use of social media and the web in Australian politics through his work with Malcolm Turnbull as a Cabinet Minister, Leader of the Opposition and Member for Wentworth. During that time Malcolm Turnbull's online presence was regarded as best practice and was recognised by the Australian Internet Industry Association.
Thomas has also spent time abroad with Republicans and Democrats on digital outreach and online activism. Prior to joining SR7 Thomas worked at Sky News as a Digital Producer specialising in current affairs, business and technology.
Thomas regularly appears as a commentator across all TV networks on a variety of issues including social networking, politics and the media. Thomas is also a regular contributor to opinion sites The Drum and The Punch.
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Director
The Brief Group
Bruce Whitehead is the co-founder of The Brief Group – a national workplace safety services provider. Previously employed as a WorkCover Lawyer and Police Prosecutor, Bruce’s role over the past 10 years has involved strategic advice, mock courts and due diligence briefings to help employers discharge their obligations under the prevailing safety legislation.
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Successful outcomes across many industries has been enjoyed as a result of strictly adhering to the company’s philosophy of simplicity, practicability and credibility – which Bruce maintains are cornerstone principles to sustainable improvement when dealing with the resistance between documented systems and the people.
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A doctoral graduate from the University of Western Australia, Grant is a specialist in culture change and the development of leaders for high level organisational performance. He is a frequent presenter at International Management Conferences and leads regular management tours to the best performing worksites in Europe and North America.
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Grant has worked extensively as a corporate coach throughout Australia, the United States and Eastern Asia and is a founding member of both the Australian and North American Workplace Global Networks. He is currently the Managing Partner at Perception Mapping, a human behaviour research company employed by many organisations globally to help diagnose and understand the thoughts and behaviours of both customers and staff.
With a background in wellness and sport psychology, including three years as “performance coach” for the Kookaburra America’s Cup campaign, Grant moved to corporate coaching in the 1980’s. He began his corporate work with Motorola in the United States before establishing himself as one of Australia’s leading management coaches. He has conducted “Manager to Coach” education programs in Australia, the United States and South East Asia for more than 13,000 managers from over 500 companies. A small sample of the diverse organizations who have previously used Grant’s services successfully include, Westrac, Qantas, Woolworths, Motorola (US), Assa Abloy, Gulli (China), Centrelink, Gosford City Council, Coca Cola, Caterpillar, Abbott Australasia, Australian Customs Department, BSTG, Advanced Micro Devices (US), Bristol Myers-Squibb, DEST and RailCorp. |
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Director Community Development
City of Boroondara Jacqui Briggs has extensive experience as both a skilled practitioner and consultant in the areas of strategic management, performance management and business development, having worked across the public sector with a broad range of organisations.
Well recognised for her specialist skills in Sport and Recreation Management, Event Management, Human Resources, Business Innovation, Financial Management and Process Improvement.
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Jacqui was previously a successful consultant and facilitator with a leading Melbourne leadership and management development consultancy, and is well experienced in undertaking professional presentations and group facilitation.
Jacqui is currently employed as a Director Community Development with the City of Boroondara, and looks forward to sharing her skills and experience in constructive ways to give and receive feedback, and how to get the most out of your people.
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General Manager -
Projects, Recreation and Central Geelong City of Greater Geelong Dean Frost has over 20 years experience in the leisure and recreation field. His career has included roles involving facility management, project management, event and marketing management at both local government and in professional sporting club environments.
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Dean is currently General Manager, Projects, Recreation and Central Geelong with the City of Greater Geelong. As part of this diverse portfolio he is responsible for Council’s Leisure Services department which includes operations of four (4) leisure centres and two (2) seasonal aquatic centres with approximately 17,000 members.
Dean holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement), Graduate Diploma Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration.
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City of Monash
Bruce has over 20 years experience in the aquatics and leisure field. Holding a Bachelor of Applied Science, Bruce’s career to date has included project management, facility design, establishment, commissioning, handover and operations, commercial negotiations, business planning, and management of capital and operational budgets.
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Bruce is currently Manager, Aquatics and Leisure at the City of Monash. In this role he oversees the development and management of the Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre, Clayton Aquatics and Health Club and the Oakleigh Recreation Centre. These centres service almost 1.5 million attendances and collect revenues in excess of $9M per annum and are significant interfaces between the Council and its community.
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CEO, State Sport Centres Trust
A former Physical Education specialist from Keele University, Simon was a Social Science Research Council Scholar, and studied at North London University where he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Recreation Management. In addition to this he is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Simon has managed facilities in both the United Kingdom and Australia. He also lectured for three (3) years at Deakin University (Burwood Campus - Melbourne) in the Sports Management Graduate and Undergraduate courses.
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He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the State Sport Centres Trust, comprising the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) and MSAC Institute of Training (formerly Melbourne School of Sports & Recreation Management) in Albert Park, the State Netball Hockey Centre (SNHC) at Royal Park as well as the Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park.
In addition to his extensive management experience, Simon has had the opportunity to develop three (3) major ‘greenfield site’ sporting facilities in Melbourne. These include the Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre project valued at $10M, the MSAC project valued at $65M, the SNHC project valued at $27M and the MSAC Redevelopment valued at $56M, and the establishment of the MIT.
In addition to this, he has established the Melbourne Sports Hub worth $350M of sporting assets comprising MSAC, SNHC, MIT and Lakeside Stadium. |
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Coffey Sport and Leisure
Warren’s extensive experience has cemented his
reputation as one of the country’s most successful and knowledgeable operators within the industry. In his time with Coffey Commercial Advisory, Warren has undertaken a multitude of professional development initiatives to further qualify himself as one of Australia’s most highly sought after consultants in the sport and leisure industry. |
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Warren’s expertise and extensive sport and leisure industry knowledge has assisted many clients in preparing, creating and implementing detailed strategic plans and annual business plans with a commercial operational focus that have assisted in
increasing levels of profitability, patronage,membership and service quality. His understanding and appreciation for management models, commercial operations, including contract negotiation and contract management, as well as the preparation and management of annual financial budgets, means he is easily able to assist clients in all areas of sport and leisure facility operation.
Warren Green has over 20 years of successful management of Major Sport and Leisure Facilities in Melbourne. This experience was gained through previous roles including:
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SGL Group
Michael is a Founding Director of the SGL Consulting Group. He is an experienced leisure and tourism planner who has undertaken an extensive range of projects in all States of Australia, New Zealand, North America, China and United Arab Emirates.
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Michael has been involved in all areas of leisure, sport and recreation planning with a specialist focus on leisure facility development, design, management and viability analysis. His project experience is extremely varied ranging from international and national facility development through to local area facility, business and management strategies.
In his eighteen years of leisure planning consultancy support services, Michael has developed a reputation for providing "Practical and leading edge solutions for difficult and complex leisure problems."
SGL under the Directorship of Michael King has become a dynamic and highly respected international leisure and tourism planning and development service .
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Site Manager
Monash University Sport
With a strong background in facility and events management, Darren has over 15 years experience across the sport/leisure, major events and entertainment industries.
Establishing his early career at some of Melbourne’s leading leisure facilities, including a role as part of the start-up management team of the Monash Aquatic & Recreation Centre, Darren’s career has seen him hold senior roles with Lifesaving Victoria, Wimbledon Tennis Championships (UK) & The Australian Open Tennis Championships (Tennis Australia).. |
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Having recently returned from 3 years abroad in Macau (China), as part of the start up management team of Cotai Arena (15,000 seat indoor event stadium) located within The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel/Casino, Darren was responsible for the establishment and delivery of venue services and logistics for an array of world-class sports and entertainment events, including facilitating operations for the resorts resident Cirque Du Soleil show ‘ZAiA”. Currently the Site Manager of one of Melbourne’s largest sporting precincts, (Monash University Sport – Clayton Campus), Darren’s current role encompasses site operations, financial control, operational planning, and asset management outcomes, for the delivery of a wide range of sport, health and wellness activities/programs, for students, staff and the wider university community. |
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Director
BRT Consulting
Sam Thorn has been working in the building industry as a building services engineer for the past 21 years with a particular focus on sport and aquatics and performing arts, having design designed over 15 aquatic centres in the past 15 years.
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BRT has more recently had been registered in Green Star accreditation and has investigated and implemented many ESD features into the design of the current projects. In particular the use of cogeneration equipment in aquatic centres has been researched, designed and commission for use in aquatics.
One recently completed project has units commissioned and running, two projects have them installed and in the commissioning stage whilst a further two projects have them designed for installation. We have learnt a lot over the past five years about the selection, design and implementation of cogeneration equipment in aquatics centres and aim to provide the conference with valuable information from the lessons learnt.
Sam is married with six children, all of whom swim competitively. The older three have made national championships. Sam has therefore spent many hours in different aquatic centres around the country and understands the needs of the aquatic community. He is a member of the Surrey Park Swim Club and is on the Swimming Victoria Competitions Committee. Other interests include water skiing and wood working.
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Senior Associate (Corporate Advisory),
Lander & Rogers Lawyers (VIC)
Amelia has broad experience in commercial, financial and administrative matters. She has developed a specialist practice in sports law and offers strong expertise in the application of the law to not-for-profit organisations, for-profit companies and government agencies.
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Amelia's areas of expertise include:
Amelia's significant matters include:
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