Board
Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley is the former Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia.
Professor Bradley has been extensively involved in national education policy groups for more than two decades. She was a member of the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission (CTEC) and later of the National Board of Employment, Education and Training (NBEET) and was deputy chair of the Higher Education Council of NBEET.
In 2008 she chaired the Expert Panel which undertook the National Review of Higher Education. She has also had significant roles on other government and educational boards and committees involved in higher education and training.
Professor Bradley is currently Director of SEEK; Chair of Australian Health Workforce Advisory Council; Interim Chief Commissioner Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency; a member of the Education Investment Fund Advisory Board; a member of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO and a member of the NSW National Partnerships Evaluation Committee.
On Australia Day 2008 Professor Bradley was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest honour, in recognition of her service to higher education.
Professor Bradley has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sydney University, a Diploma of Education from Adelaide University, a Diploma of Librarianship from the University of NSW, and a Masters degree in Social Administration from Flinders University. She also holds Honorary Doctorates from Pukyong University ( Korea), University of South Australia, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the University of Western Sydney.
Sendur Kathir currently holds the position of Executive Director Information technology and Chief Information Officer at the University of Melbourne.
Prior to joining the University, Sendur spent five years in the consulting industry having undertaken a number of consulting roles for both the private and public sectors. During this time, Sendur worked for a number of organizations including Pricewaterhouse Coopers. As the Principal Consultant on a number of engagements, Sendur has been responsible for changes to public policy, developing sustainable infrastructure for large organisations and strategic business re-alignment.
Prior to undertaking the aforementioned consulting roles, Sendur spent eight years at Fujitsu Australia. During the latter years at Fujitsu, Sendur served as a Program Manager assisting Optus with the rollout of its optical fibre network throughout Australia.
Steve was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Resources at RMIT in July 2006. He has over 30 years experience in the financial services and health care industries. Steve has held a number of senior positions including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer of listed public companies. He was a Member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority from July 2003 to June 2006 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Steve is a Commissioner on the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, a Trustee Director of RMIT Foundation and a Director of OnePath Australia and of Guild Group.
Michelle joined Open Universities Australia in 2010 as the Executive Director of Operations to lead and provide oversight to the core operating infrastructure of OUA.
Her responsibilities include managing the operations of the Business Solutions Group, Information & Communication Technologies, and Human Resources thus is responsible for the people, systems and processes of the company.
Initially pursuing a career in accounting (CPA), and later in Information Technology, Michelle has leveraged these combined skills to facilitate significant business change programs.
In her previous role at IDP Education, Michelle's focus as CIO was on transitioning the ICT services from the company's 40+ year history as a low technology user to a commercial entity that recognized the high value ICT can contribute to the company's continued growth and competitive advantage. She had successfully transformed teams that were isolated from the business into teams that were praised by the business for their effective customer engagement and achievement of business improvements.
Michelle is also Secretary of Australian Computer Society (Vic), a Trustee for the Queen Victoria Women's Centre and Advisory Board member for the CIO Executive Council (APAC).
Michelle studied at University of New South Wales completing her Master Business Administration (Executive), and Charles Sturt University for her Bachelor of Business.
David is Chief Information Officer at CSIRO with responsibility for IT, eResearch and Library functions. Prior to this he was responsible for finance, property and procurement functions at CSIRO. Before joining CSIRO in 2003, he held senior positions in other Commonwealth Government agencies.
Tony is a consultant on regulatory and competition issues. Since 1987 he has had a leading role in the formation of Australian telecommunications and broadcasting policies and from 1997 to 2003 he was Chairman and CEO of the Australian Communications Authority. His recent consulting work includes providing advice in relation to implementation of the National Broadband Network. In 1998 he received the Public Service Medal in recognition of his work in telecommunications.
John was appointed Director ICT Services and Chief Technology Officer at University of Ballarat in March 2008. He has over 25 years experience within ICT and 18 years of this experience within the tertiary education environment at University of Ballarat. John has held a number of senior positions including Chief Technology Officer, Manager ICT Client Services, Manager Planning and Projects and Manager ICT Services (TAFE). He is a current member of the Australian Computer Society and Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology and a past Vice Chairperson of the Victorian TAFE Computer Managers Network.
Peter has been Executive Director of Information Technology at Deakin University, since late 2006.
In his time at Deakin he has driven the development of a comprehensive strategic framework which has been a catalyst for transformation in areas such as IT performance management, program management and improvement in the business value created through the use of IT. Under his leadership customer satisfaction with IT services has increased markedly. This is reflected in external benchmarking which consistently places Deakin IT in the top 10 percentile of Australian universities.
Prior to joining Deakin Peter held several executive positions in IT at ANZ Bank in areas including strategy and planning, business transformation, cost reduction programs and several multi-million dollar change programs. His banking and finance experience spanned technology, business and operationally focussed disciplines.
Peter has also worked in government and was an IT consultant for several years. In addition to several technical qualifications he also holds a Master of Business Administration (executive) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
John is a distinguished academic and is committed to innovative teaching. He has ongoing and active relationships with the computer industry and with both State and Federal governments. He is the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Deakin University, and currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Development) at La Trobe University, is the founder of two IT companies, and has taken a strong interest in driving innovation and entrepreneurship within universities.