MEDIA RELEASE
4 October 2010 Cradle Coast Authority half Board renewal
Representatives of the nine member councils of the Cradle Coast region have completed a scheduled half‐ replacement of the Cradle Coast Authority Board of Directors. The process involving public and Local Government nominations resulted in the addition of Ms Maree Gleeson, Cr John Perkins and Mr Rod Stendrup to the eight‐member Board and the return of Mr Alf Mott. The new Board members replace Ms Lynne Ferencz, Mr Sam Samec and Mr John Howard.
The Cradle Coast Authority Board is responsible for the Authority’s strategic direction, financial management, and other duties as specified in the Authority’s Rules. Membership of the Board is skills‐based and now features three Directors with experience in agriculture, industry and/or commerce; two with experience in tourism, education or training; two with local government experience; and one based on nominations from member council General Managers.
Incoming Board member, Maree Gleeson, has 25 years of health industry experience in the acute, primary care and university sectors. Ms Gleeson has developed course curriculum for nursing and medicine and has been with the University of Tasmania’s Rural Clinical School for the past seven years where she currently manages the Health Research Matters Program. Ms Gleeson lives in Ulverstone and runs a small cattle farm with her husband.
John Perkins is a self‐employed Management and Compliance Consultant with qualifications in business management, training delivery, engineering and occupational health and safety. A current Latrobe Councillor, Cr Perkins has extensive experience in government, not‐for‐profit and commercial sectors and is a Director of Health Care Insurance and Director/Secretary of the Australian Axeman’s Hall of Fame. Cr Perkins lives in Latrobe with his family.
New Board member, Rod Stendrup, has spent 30 years in the tourism industry having held senior management roles in Air Queensland, P&O Resorts, Capricorn Tourist and Development Corporation and more recently with Cradle Mountain Lodge and Ayers Rock Resort. Mr Stendrup holds a Master of Business Administration and is now semi‐retired living and working a small farm with his wife in Boat Harbour.
Confirmed Directors in the new‐composition Board are: • Local Government: John Packham and Cr John Perkins • General Manager’s nomination: Alf Mott • Education and Training: Maree Gleeson • Tourism: Rod Stendrup • Agriculture, Industry and/or Commerce: Bob Calvert, Royce Fairbrother and Glynn Williams.
The Cradle Coast Authority’s Chief Representative Mayor Darryl Gerrity, and Executive Chairman Roger Jaensch, have expressed their thanks to outgoing Board members Mr Sam Samec, Mr John Howard and Ms Lynne Ferencz for their service to the Authority and the region.
End… Copies of the Cradle Coast Authority’s Rules, Strategy and current Annual Charter and Plan can be obtained from our website: www.cradlecoast.com/publications.html Media Contacts: Roger Jaensch, Executive Chairman Amanda Wilson, Communications Manager Ph: 0438 316 285 Ph: 03 6431 6285