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Board of Directors and Industry Council Chairs
Board of Directors
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JULIE ROSS President
Julie Ross is the Executive Director/Financial Controller of Ross Engineering Pty Ltd and Fluid Power NT Pty Ltd; companies that have been Chamber members for over 36 years. Julie has played an instrumental role in the companies since 1987 and in recent years has overseen the merger of Darwin Company, Engineering Services Pty Ltd into RANms group.
Julie has served on a number of advisory boards and committees to the NT Government and is currently on the Government Procurement Council. Julie is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the NT Executive Committee. She has been heavily involved with the Business and Professional Women’s Association for the past 15 years, both on a Territory and National level, serving as a Financial Director for the period 2004 to 2007. Julie has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Chamber’s Central Australia Regional Executive Committee for a number of years and took on the role of President of the Chamber of Commerce NT in 2011.
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GREG IRELAND Vice President
Greg Ireland has in excess of 28 years’ experience in the Electronic Security Industry at both at technical and management levels.
Residing with his family in the Northern Territory since 1997 and as Managing Director of Security & Technology Services since its formation in 2004, Greg has established many strong professional and personal relationships during this time.
Joining the Chamber of Commerce board in June 2012 Greg hopes to bring his practical experience and interpersonal skills to the board room table as well as learning from the others around him.
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BRETT HAGAN Vice President Finance
Brett joined the Insurance Industry in 1980 with the Territory Insurance Office (TIO), working progressively through Underwriting, Claims and Accounts. Since then he has gone on to work in the industry with Marsh and MMI before starting his own broking business and being appointed the preferred Insurance Adviser to the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. In 1997 Brett joined the newly formed Insurance Advisernet Australia (IAA) network enabling him to access the national buying power of a major insurance advising group whilst maintaining his personal approach when assisting clients. Brett has chosen to focus on being the employer’s advocate when dealing with insurers and other stake holders. His aim is to ensure, where possible, the employer is kept fully informed of claim developments.
In 2010 Brett became a Corporate Authorized Representative of IAA and changed his trading name to Insurance Risk Solutions. He still provides the same quality level of service that clients expect and hopes to better reflect that his is a proud Territory owned and operated business.
Brett’s involvement with the Chamber dates back to the mid 1980’s and if elected as a board member he would like the Chamber to refocus its activities and provide more relevant services to small business members across the NT whilst still being able to suitably represent and meet the needs of larger members. Being a small business owner himself and having worked in Darwin and Alice Springs establishing and building his business, Brett understands many of the obstacles small business owners face and would like the Chamber to ultimately become the first point of contact for new and establishing businesses when they need advice and assistance.
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GREG MARLOW Director
Greg Marlow is the principal of an accounting practice in Tennant Creek, having arrived from Perth in 1993. Greg has a keen community mind and spirit and is the past president of the Tennant Creek Rotary Club and chairman of the Tennant Creek Catholic Parish Council.
Greg has sat on the NT Chamber of Commerce Regional committee since 2004, having served as Chairman for three years. Greg's outside interests include the three r's; reading, running and riding bikes.
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GLEN GORTON Director
Glen Gorton is the ConocoPhillips Supply Chain Manager for the Australian Business Unit Western Division, based in Darwin.
Glen has degrees in Engineering and Accounting, as well as an MBA and a diploma in Corporate Directorship.
He has 30 years experience in construction, mining and oil and gas and has spent two thirds of his career working as an expatriate in places such as Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, China and the UK.
He is also Managing Director of Newstart Investments and is on the board of Mindil Beach surf lifesaving club.
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BRIAN O'KEEFE Director
Brian O’Keefe was born in Glasgow Scotland. He attended school in Bathurst NSW and Perth WA, eventually graduating from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce.
Brian has been with Telstra for 10 years, starting out on the floor of a Telstra Shop and working in various roles throughout Telstra’s Consumer and Business divisions.
Brian was appointed Area General Manager for the Northern Territory IN 2010. He is married and loves round ball football, having followed Glasgow Celtic from a young age.
Brian has been a director on the Chamber Board since 2010.
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CASSANDRA LING Director
Cassandra is one of the directors of Murray Pest Control NT a family owned and operated business. She has lived in Alice Springs for the last 12 years. In that time they have operated the Murray Pest Control franchise from Alice Springs. In 2009 they purchased this business along with Tennant Creek and Katherine branches. 2010 found them purchasing the final branch in the Northern Territory being Darwin and they now own Murray Pest Control NT out right with no franchises involved.
Cassandra is also a licenced Pest Control Operator and still gets on the tools every now and then. Murray Pest Control NT covers all areas of the Northern Territory including South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and to all the islands along the Northern Territory coast.
Cassandra is currently a member of the Harts Range Amateur Race Club and involved with the Alice Springs Go Karting Club. Murray Pest Control NT has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce NT for 6 years and Cassandra has been an elected member of the executive committee in Central Australia since 2009.
She finds the Business at Sunsets a useful tool for networking and often uses the Chamber’s services for wages and awards.
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Council Chairs
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SEAN MAHONEY - Chair, International Business Council
Sean is the Chief Executive of the International College of Advanced Education (ICAE) and Myriad Group Training. Sean is also the NT Director on the National Board of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET), the peak body for private training providers. Sean’s interest is in the international education sector, currently Australia’s 4th largest export earner. ICAE has recently obtained Government approval to bring international students into Darwin for an innovative hospitality management programme.
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STUART KENNY - Chair, Manufacturer's Council
Stuart Kenny is the Chairman of the Manufacturers Council of the Chamber of Commerce NT and a strong proponent of continued business growth in the manufacturing sector in the Northern Territory. He has been in the NT for over 12 years with roles in the Agricultural and Pastoral industries. Today, Stuart is currently a Director of Hydraulink NT and KM Engineering NT, which has a sufficient focus on Mining, Oil & Gas, Defence, Civil Construction and Earthmoving.
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