KIM WILLIAMS, AM, CHAIRMAN, B.Mus
Appointed 2005, is Chief Executive of FOXTEL and a member of the Business Council of Australia. His previous roles have included positions such as Senior Executive at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Chief Executive of Southern Star Entertainment, Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission, Chairman of Musica Viva Australia and Chief Executive of Fox Studios Australia. Kim also founded the Australian Film Finance Corporation in 1988 as well as being its inaugural Chairman. Until recently he was a Director on the Zoological Parks Board of NSW. Kim brings to Sydney Opera House diverse management, board and committee experience in the commercial and public sectors. Kim is Chair of Sydney Opera House Trust and Performance Review Committee and a member of the Risk Management Committee, Building Committee and Philanthropy Committee.
JOHN BALLARD, MBA, FAICD
Appointed 2000, is a Director at Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd, Apparel Group Ltd, Gloria Jean Coffees and Magellan Flagship Fund Limited. John is also a Trustee of Pacific Equity Partners Fund. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Southcorp, a Director of Woolworths Limited, CSR Limited and Chairman of Wattyl Limited. John has an MBA from Columbia University in New York with a major in Marketing and International Business, and has worked in Europe, Asia and Australia. John is Chair of the Philanthropy Committee and a member of the Performance Review Committee.
WESLEY ENOCH
Appointed 2007, is a member of the Murri people of Southern Queensland. Wesley is currently Artistic Director at Belvoir Street Theatre. Previously, he has been Artistic Director of Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts, an Associate Artist with the Queensland Theatre Company and a Resident Director with the Sydney Theatre Company. In 2002 Wesley was the recipient of a Cite International des Arts residency in Paris. He also won the 2005 Patrick White Playwright's Award for the play The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table.
RENATA KALDOR, AO, BA Dip Ed
Appointed 2005, is involved in Business, Education and Community Affairs. She is a Director of ASI. Renata was appointed to the Area Advisory Council of the Children's Hospital, Westmead in 2006. She was Deputy Chancellor of The University of Sydney, a Fellow of the University Senate and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from University of Sydney in 2004. Renata has served as Chairperson of NSW Women's Advisory Council, a member of the Sydney Olympic Bid Committee, a director of NSW State Rail Authority and of The Garvan Medical Research Foundation. She was appointed to the Board of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1996 to 2004. She is a member of the Conservation Council, Performance Review Committee and Philanthropy Committee.
JACQUELINE KOTT, BA, Hon Fellow, Hon D,
Appointed 2002, has a long and illustrious career in theatre, film and television as an actor, teacher and administrator. She was the inaugural administrator of the Australian National Playwrights Conference, is a former member of the Australia Council, the Board of Management of the Seymour Theatre Centre, the Board of NIDA, and the advisory panel for the theatre department of the University of Western Sydney. After a lifetime of involvement with the performing arts, as a performer and audience member, Jacqueline has a firm relationship with some of the Opera House's strategic partners and adds that to her venue management experience to serve Sydney Opera House Trust. Jacqueline is also President of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation. She is a member of the Conservation Council.
ROBERT LEECE, AM, RFD, BE, M.Eng.Sc, MBA, F.I.E.Aust, CPEng
Appointed 2002, recently retired as Chief Operating Officer, Tenix Pty Ltd and was formerly deputy Director-General of the Olympic Coordination Authority. Throughout his career he has been responsible for the successful development and construction of over $10 billion of infrastructure and buildings in Australia. Robert is the Chair of the Building Committee.
SUE NATTRASS, AO
Appointed 2006, is Chair of the Collections Council of Australia Ltd, the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals and the M2007 World Swimming Championships Cultural Program Working Group. Sue is a Director of the Harold Mitchell Foundation, the Melbourne Football Club and the John Truscott Design Foundation. Sue is also on the boards of The Theatre Royal Hobart, Brian Stacey Memorial Trust and Bytecraft Entertainment. Sue was the artistic director of the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, general manager of the Victorian Arts Centre. Sue has been an Arts consultant since 2000. She was President and Life Member of the AEIA and was Chair of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Cultural Working Group. Sue is a member of the Risk Management Committee and Performance Review Committee.
LEO SCHOFIELD, AM
Appointed 2005, brings outstanding artistic, entrepreneurial and commercial expertise to the Trust. He is a former Director of Sydney Festival, Artistic Director of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic cultural festivals, Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Festival of Arts (1994-1996), and Artistic Director of Sydney's New Year's Eve Celebrations (2002-2004). He has recently been involved in Australian debut presentations of a number of major international events and companies including the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Paris Opera Ballet. He is also a well-known and respected journalist and a television broadcaster. He has worked closely with many arts organisations in a fundraising capacity and served nine years as a Trustee of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Leo is a member of the Philanthropy Committee.
BARBARA WARD, BEc, M. Pol. Econ
Appointed 1999, is Chairman of Country Energy and a Director of Allco Finance Group Limited and a Director of Lion Nathan Limited and Multiplex Limited. Barbara's balance of corporate and community experience reflects Sydney Opera House's goal to deliver financial results without compromising our cultural and community objectives. Barbara is Chair of the Risk Management Committee.
EVAN WILLIAMS, AM
Appointed 2006, was head of the NSW Government's cultural sector from 1986 to 2001, when he was appointed a senior adviser in the NSW Cabinet Office. He has filled previous temporary vacancies on Sydney Opera House Trust and served as a member of the Archives Authority of NSW and the Australian International Cultural Council, as well as on the boards of the Sydney Biennale and Sydney Festival. A Walkley Award-winning journalist and former newspaper editor, he has been a film critic of The Australian since 1981 and a member of the board of the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 2002. He was a speechwriter and arts adviser to the Hon. E.G. Whitlam from 1973 to 1977. Evan is a member of the Building Committee.