| Article Index |
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| PBC Executive Member Profiles |
| Hugh Donovan |
| Ken Ellis |
| Brian Finn |
| Barrie MacDonald |
| Bruce Maynard |
| Colin Noble |
| Barry Ramsey |
| Geoff Smithwick |
| Anthea Steans |
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Hugh Donovan
Palladian Body Corporate Nominee
Chairman Palladian Body Corporate
Aged 67, Hugh is a retired Human Resources Executive and Lecturer.
He has a Degree in Industrial Psychology and Economics.
He and Joyce have been married for 40 years and they have two children and five grandchildren.
Hugh’s interests include reading, trivia, social tennis, golf and bowls, as well as family activities. He has lived in Hope Island Resort for six years.
Ken Ellis
Marina Houses Body Corporate Nominee
Chairman of Marina Houses Body Corporate
Member of the Security Sub-Committee
Member of the Communications Sub-Committee
Ken and his wife have lived in the Marina Houses, HIR, since July 2003.
Over a working career spanning 40 years, Ken has held positions of Chief Executive and Chairman for International companies operating in New Zealand, Japan and Australia. His principal experience and roles have been in marketing and business development.
He has been involved with Bodies Corporate in New South Wales and Queensland, as well as being exposed to gated communities in Mexico and the Philippines.
Ken and his wife are active members of the Links Golf Club and the Wine Society at HIR, and the Broadwater Bridge club.
Ken has been very active in trying to change the "old" culture of HIR from when it was influenced by the Developers to where property owners decide what is best for their lifestyle and to maintain the value of their properties, as owners or investors.
Brian Finn
Magnolia Greens North Body Corporate Nominee
Member of Magnolia Greens North Body Corporate Committee
Treasurer of the Principal Body Corporate
Treasurer of the Principal Body Corporate
Chairman of the Communications Sub-Committee
Member of the Finance & Contracts Sub-Committee
Brian and his wife, Ivy have lived in Magnolia Drive East since 2005. Before that, they lived for 10 years on The Sovereign Islands, where they moved from Sydney, after Brian retired as CEO and Chairman of IBM Australia, in 1993. He spent more than 30 years with IBM and he and Ivy and their children lived in the UK, the USA, India, Hong Kong and of course, Australia.
After retiring, Brian continued as a Company Director. He was a Board member of a number of public, private and government-owned companies, including Heytesbury (the Holmes à Court Family company), National Mutual, AXA Asia Pacific and Telstra. He was Chairman of CitiPower, Sydney Ports Corporation, Southcorp (now part of Foster's Group) and the Vita Group.
He has served on a number of government and public bodies and committees, including the National Science & Technology Centre and the Australian National Training Authority where he was Chairman of both; the Australian American Education Foundation (Fulbright); the Board of Governors of the University of Western Sydney.
Although retired, he is a Trustee of Bond University and Chairman of The Gold Coast Innovation Centre.
He has Honorary Doctorates from Griffith University, Wollongong University and the University of Western Sydney. He is a Fellow and Adjunct Professor at The University of Technology Sydney. He is an Adjunct Professor at Griffith University
He was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 1990 for services to Business, Industry & Education and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for services to Australian Society through Technological Industries.
Barrie MacDonald
Gracemere Waters North Body Corporate Nominee
Chairman of Gracemere Waters North Body Corporate
Chairman of the Risk Management Sub-Committee
Member of the Architectural Review Authority Committee
Barrie and his wife have lived in their personally designed and built home in Gracemere Waters North, HIR, for the last 4 years.
Barrie worked for over 40 years in the Housing and Land Development industry, from a trade background for many of those years, to senior management roles with the largest Home Building and Land Development Company in Australia.
Positions held included General Manager of the Queensland and NSW operations, Executive Director of the National business and finally Managing Director.
Prior to moving to HIR Barrie and his wife lived in a large Brisbane residential development where Barrie served on the Executive Committee of the Body Corporate for eight years.
Barrie has brought a wealth of relevant experience to the ARA Committee as well as sound business management skills to his roles on the various other Committees.
Bruce Maynard
Gracemere Quays Body Corporate Nominee
Chairman of Gracemere Quays Body Corporate
Secretary of the Principal Body Corporate
Secretary of the Principal Body Corporate
Chairman of the Security Sub-Committee
Member of the Finance and Contracts Sub Committee
Member of the Risk Management Sub-Committee
Bruce and his wife have been living in Gracemere Quays, HIR, for the last two and half years following their move from Brisbane.
Bruce has held Senior Management roles for over 30 years in positions as diverse as Marketing, General Management and Chief Executive. He has also held a number of Directorships and Chairman positions, and is still actively involved in business.
As well as work related activities, he is also involved in community based activities as a member and on the Board of the Hope Island Rotary club.
He is a member of the Links Golf club and is the secretary/treasurer of the Links Legends golfing group.
Colin Noble
The Links Body Corporate Nominee
Chairman of The Links Body Corporate
Colin and his wife Leueen moved from Runaway Bay to “The Links” in 2008.
He is an entrepreneurial businessman and company director with a 30 year background in business acquisitions and development in Australia, New Zealand and North America, across a broad range of industries including Manufacturing, Importing, Retail, Franchising, Media, Live Entertainment, Hospitality, Manufactured Housing, Real Estate, Training, Distribution, Company Mergers and Acquisitions.
Colin has been actively involved in community initiatives, including being the Founding Chairman of the “Walsh Trust”, a leader in the provision of community-based mental health support services. He was also Founder of the “Academy of Business Studies and Leadership” a non-profit making trust, providing training for future leaders in character qualities, business education and life skills, to make them successful in life.
Colin is looking forward to being part of the PBC Executive Committee to assist in achieving its goal of making Hope Island Resort the most sought after address on the Gold Coast.
Barry Ramsey
Gracemere Island 3 Nominee
Charman Gracemere Island 3 Body Corporate
Member Architectural Review Sub-Committee
Charman Gracemere Island 3 Body Corporate
Member Architectural Review Sub-Committee
Member Security Sub-Committee
Barry was born in Queensland and educated at Brisbane Grammar School and Queensland University.
He moved to Sydney in 1961 and worked there in journalism until 1964
He returned to the Gold Coast in 1966 and in 1969 he established, managed and subsequently sold two medium-size companies supplying to the building industry. He was a member of the Housing Industry Association and a Foundation Committee member of the Gold Coast Building Industry Credit Bureau.
Barry retired in 1995 and moved to HIR in 2001.
He is a keen golfer and an active member of the Golf Club. He organises the popular Trivia nights held each month at the Golf Club.
Barry’s other interests include motor racing and travel with his wife Jan.
For a number of years, Barry has been an active member of the Architectural Review Authority and the Security Sub-Committee.
Geoff Smithwick
The Lakes North Body Corporate Nominee
Chairman of The Lakes North Body Corporate
Chairman of the Principal Body Corporate
Chairman of the Primary Thoroughfare Body Corporate
Chairman of the Gardening and Landscaping Body Corporate
Chairman of the Finance and Contracts Sub-Committee
Member of the Risk Management Sub-Committee
Geoff and Judith have been living in The Lakes North, HIR, for over 5 years.
Geoff worked for the Victorian Government and in private enterprise for over 40 years. He has extensive experience in a broad range of management disciplines, including financial management, marketing & advertising, business planning & development, purchase of new assets, contract tendering & management, human resources including staff training & development, and political liaison.
Geoff has academic qualifications in Accounting and Marketing.
He retired as the Managing Director of one of the major passenger transport businesses in Victoria in 2002.
He has been Secretary/Manager of Bodies Corporate in Melbourne, and Chairman of several Bodies Corporate during the last 15 years.
Geoff has taken a very active commercial interest in the management of Hope Island Resort, and has been primarily responsible for the transition from a Developer-controlled structure, including the PBC, PTBC and all Residential Bodies Corporate, to one where there is extensive representation by Owners on all Committees.
As Chairman of the Principal Body Corporate and also the Primary Thoroughfare Body Corporate, he has a detailed insight into the broad range of activities which formulate the integrated nature of Hope Island Resort, including the Residential Bodies Corporate and the commercial interests in the PTBC.
Geoff is the current President of the HIR Wine Society and President/Chairman of the Links Legends golfing group.
Anthea Steans
Gracemere Island 3 Body Corporate Nominee
Anthea has lived at Gracemere since moving from Sydney in 2006. Anthea is a pharmacologist by training, and has spent more than 30 years working in the pharmaceutical industry before retiring from her position in 2002 as Scientific Director for the Boots Company, a division of the British Boots Group. Following the death of her husband, Anthea set up her regulatory consultancy business, offering services to the pharmaceutical industry and those wishing to import and distribute medical devices, complementary medicines, over the counter medicines and prescription medicines. Her main area of expertise now is in assisting companies with the reclassification of medicines, which means changing the classification to enable previously prescription-only medicines to be available as non-prescription or even available in supermarkets and other outlets. She also assists suppliers of both cosmetics and medicines to meet their legal requirements in terms of advertising to ensure consumers are not misled. Anthea Steans
Gracemere Island 3 Body Corporate Nominee
Until this year Anthea sat on several industry and government committees related to medicine standards and manufacturing requiring several trips to Sydney and Canberra each year. Working as a Consultant enables Anthea to ‘indulge’ her love of travel to interesting destinations and at the same time meet with clients interstate or overseas.
She is a non-playing member of the Links Hope Island Golf Club and a willing participant in the Hope Island Wine Society.
