FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

2020 FOUNDATION board members

PENNY McBAIN Chair

Penny is Chair of the Geelong Grammar Foundation and a past parent. She is Chair of the Geelong Grammar Foundation Nominations Committee and also sits across all Foundation subcommittees. She is also a member of the School Council and a member of the School Council’s Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. She was a Founding Director of Melbourne IVF and, prior to her retirement, a consultant gynaecologist at the Royal Women’s Hospital for over 25 years.

JOHN SEVIOR (P’79) Deputy Chair

John is an Old Geelong Grammarian and a past and current parent. He is the founder of Airlie Funds Management which is part of the Magellan Financial Group. John served on the Geelong Grammar Foundation Board from May 2005 until July 2020.

WILL JONES (Cu’73) Deputy Chair

Will is an Old Geelong Grammarian, a member of the Allocations and Investments Committee, which he chaired from November 2014 to November 2019 and a member of the Major Gifts Committee. He is a former partner of JBWere. He is presently the Chairman of Trustees of the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund and a Director of The Queens Fund Ltd.

MARY MORTON (Weatherly, Cl’85) Deputy Chair

Mary is an Old Geelong Grammarian and past parent. She is a member of the Major Gifts Committee, coPresident of the Biddlecombe Society and in August 2020 became the co-Deputy Chair alongside Will Jones. She was the President of the Old Geelong Grammarians Association from June 2000 to June 2012. She is on the Marcus Oldham College Foundation Board and is the owner/co-founder of PR and marketing agency ID Collective.

REBECCA CODY

For over two decades across Tasmania, Western Australia, New Zealand and Victoria, Rebecca has taught and led in schools by energising ethicality, excellence, and engagement. She commenced as Principal of Geelong Grammar School in April 2018. Rebecca is an ex-officio Board member whose initiatives to date include the consultative development of a Strategic Framework that prioritises the pillars of Adventure Education, Positive Education and Creative Education. The Framework is underpinned by a commitment to enable wisdom and ultimately, an aspiration to shape a better world.

SUSANNAH CALVERT-JONES

Susannah has a background in fundraising, marketing and public relations with the Sydney and Melbourne Arts Festivals and the Victoria Racing Club. She was Managing Director, Stellar Concepts Public Relations and served on the Development Board of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute for six years. Susannah is a parent of four current students.

JUSTIN ARTER

Justin is a past parent and began as Chair of the Allocations and Investments Committee in November 2019. He has been working in financial markets for over 35 years. He is the CEO of Cbus Super, one of Australia’s largest public offer superannuation funds. He is the former country head of BlackRock in Australia and former CEO of Victorian Funds Management Corporation. He was a member of the Geelong Grammar School Council from 2006 to 2015.

ANDREW COCHRANE

Andrew is a past parent of Geelong Grammar School. He has a background in design, architecture and sustainable development. He has worked in the property industry for over 20 years and more recently at the intersection of the environment and wellbeing.

PADDY HANDBURY (M’72)

Paddy is an Old Geelong Grammarian, past parent, past Chair of the Geelong Grammar Foundation, and the current Chair of the Geelong Grammar School Council. He heads the Handbury Group, which owns and operates rural properties totalling more than 5.28 million hectares, and is involved with several agribusinesses across the country. He is Executive Chair of Saltbush Ag and a Director of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal.

CHARLES HENRY (FB’67)

Charles is an Old Geelong Grammarian, Chair of the Major Gifts Committee and a former Treasurer of the Old Geelong Grammarians. Prior to his retirement, he was a senior executive with Tupperware Brands Corporation where he held senior positions in Europe, Africa, the United States and Asia. Charles is also involved in other volunteer and charitable activities in Australia and Tanzania.

SERENA MITCHELL (Mackinnon, Cl’83)

Serena is an Old Geelong Grammarian, current parent and a member of the Biddlecombe Society Committee. She is PR and Communications Manager at luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent.

BILL RANKEN (M’72)

Bill was Chairman of the Geelong Grammar Foundation and a member of the School Council until April 2016. He now continues as a Director of the Geelong Grammar Foundation and sits on the Allocations and Investments and Major Gifts Committees. He is also co-President of the Biddlecombe Society Committee. He is a Trustee of The William Angliss Charitable Fund. He has 37 years of experience in the financial services industry and previously was a stockbroker at JBWere and Goldman Sachs JBWere.

DONALD ROBERTSON

Donald is a past parent. He is a consultant radiologist and Director of Interventional Radiology at University Hospital Geelong, Associate Professor of Deakin University and a Director of the Barwon Health Foundation. Donald served on the Geelong Grammar Foundation Board from May 2004 until July 2020.

CHARLIE SUTHERLAND (P’86)

Charlie is an Old Geelong Grammarian and Chairman of the Biddlecombe Society. He is a Director of DDM Securities and Maecenas Capital, corporate advisory firms in Melbourne. He serves on the board of Small Business Australia, as an Ambassador for SecondBite and Calm in the City and is a Life Member of Melbourne University Cricket Club.