Director profiles

Juliann Byron, Chair

(appointed July 2004) BCom, Grad Dip CM, FCPA, FAICD, AGIA Juliann has extensive experience in the accounting and finance fields. She has also provided corporate secretarial, management and governance consulting services over many years, and is a Non-executive Director on public and not for profit company boards. Committee member: Audit and Governance Committee, Community Investment and Marketing Committee, Finance Committee, Performance and Remuneration Committee.

Bob Stensholt, Deputy Chair

(appointed February 2002) BA, BD(Hons), M Int Law, Dip Phil Bob has had an extensive career including roles as a senior diplomat, Assistant Director General for AusAID, senior research fellow, consultant and for over ten years as the state Member of Parliament for Burwood. Bob was most recently a Chief of Staff to a Victorian Government Minister and is currently involved in many local community organisations. Committee member: Audit and Governance Committee (Chair), Community Investment and Marketing Committee, Finance Committee.

James Grant, Director

(appointed February 2017- resigned 24 June 2022) B.Ec(Accounting), Grad Dip Finance and Investment, Dip Financial Planning, GAICD James has spent over 38 years’ in banking and finance, financial planning and dispute resolution. He has extensive client facing and senior management experience in banking and finance and wealth management products, services and their delivery to business and wealthy clients. Committee member: Finance Committee, Performance and Remuneration Committee (Chair).

Damien Hudson, Director

(appointed February 2002) Damien has over 25 years’ experience in local community organisations. In 2011, Damien established “Opening Halls”, a business providing management and consultancy services to community organisations focusing on revenue generation, marketing and membership. He also works as the Membership Co-Ordinator at Freemasons Victoria, focusing on building the membership of that organisation.

Committee member: Community Investment and Marketing Committee, Audit & Governance Committee.

Nicki Kenyon, Director

(appointed February 2021) Dip Mgt, GAICD Nicki has considerable private sector board experience as well as expertise in strategic marketing, business planning and stakeholder engagement in global corporations and start-up companies in Australia and across Asia Pacific. Her experience has been gained in emerging and established markets, working with organisations facing intense growth, undergoing transformation, disrupting industry or entering new global markets. Committee member: Community Investment and Marketing Committee.

Dick Menting, Director

(appointed February 2002 - 26 August 2021) BCom, MBA Dick was the founding Chair and former Chief Executive Officer of Canterbury Surrey Hills Community Finance Limited, and prior to this spent 35 years in banking, finance and administration. Dick was a retired Councillor for the City of Boroondara and was the Chairman of the East Metro Collaborative Group for Cricket Victoria. Dick passed away on 26 August 2021. Prior to his passing, Dick was a committee member on the Community Investment and Marketing Committee, Finance Committee and Performance and Remuneration Committee.

Michael Sapountzis, Director

(appointed March 2019) and Company Secretary (appointed January 2017) BCom, LLB(Hons), GDLP, AGIA Michael is an experienced Company Secretary and has over 10 years’ professional experience providing company secretariat, governance and compliance support to a variety of boards across a range of industries and sectors. Michael specialises in corporate governance, compliance and human resources. Committee member: Performance and Remuneration Committee.

Andrew Whittaker, Director

(appointed May 2016) FCA, GAICD Andrew has over 40 years’ experience in a variety of professional services and senior executive roles. He was formerly a partner with PwC and Ferrier Hodgson and has worked across a variety of industry sectors, including banking, providing performance improvement and governance advice.

Committee member: Audit and Governance Committee, Community Investment and Marketing Committee (Chair).

Ian Dinnison, Treasurer

(appointed December 2016) LLB, BEc Ian has more than 35 years’ experience in industry, government departments and professional services firms in financial and management roles. He is the Chair of the Finance Committee and attends the Board and Audit and Governance Committee meetings as required as a non-voting member.