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Jumping Jack Clennett
Jumping Jack Clennett
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Voting closes  this coming Friday 11th.

The 5 standing are...

Peter Adams

James Cain

Anthony Johnson

Sam King

Alice Robinson.

They all have good  corporate experience.  I think we Demon fans should try to get as many Demon-sympathetic committee members as possible. ( I realise they have to be MCC-, and not MFC-minded  when they're on the board, but I think it's preferable to having , say, Collingwood or Hawthorn devotees on the committee)

Do any Demonlanders have any knowledge of  what team any of the candidates follow?  It'd help me, at least, decide how I, and my family vote.

 

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    I've been a voting MCC member since the mid 80s and I have never voted in an MCC election. I will if Will Fowles ever runs again. Against him; even if it means supporting Australia's worst person (apart from Fowles). 

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    25 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    Is anyone interested?

    Yes, if anybody has information on the candidates? Bad luck there are no retired MFC players standing. There are certainly enough former players who belong to the Cricket Club and a good many would have the business experience required to join the committee.

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    Fun fact - Adrian Anderson is not only on the MCC Committee but is Vice-President. Did not know that!

    The three below are seeking re-election. It's odd that they are seeking re-election so soon:

    James Cain

    Joined the Committee – 2022

    James has a 30-year professional background in property, infrastructure, and major capital works in the public and private sectors. Over that time, he has worked as an executive, non-executive director and independent consultant.

    James’ experience includes 12 years with property and construction company Lendlease in various roles including General Manager for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia; five years with the Victorian Government as Executive Director of Major Projects Victoria, the Victorian Government’s primary capital works agency, and 16 years at M21 Advisory, a commercial advisory consultancy he established in 2006.

    James has extensive non-executive experience having previously held the position of Chair of Industry Superannuation Property Trust, Chair of the Victorian Ports Corporation and Deputy Chair of the Port of Melbourne Corporation.

    He holds a Bachelor of Planning and Design and Bachelor of Building and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

    Alice Robinson

    Joined the Committee – 2023

    Alice has had over 25 years of experience in senior operational experience in fast-paced, global and commercial roles. Now a non-executive director and independent consultant, prior she was Senior Vice President at Hong Kong headquartered Fung Group, whose diverse businesses operate across the entire consumer goods global supply chain including trading, logistics, distribution and retail. She has an extensive understanding of cross border/cross cultural nuances and a deep insight in global macroeconomics particularly between East and West.

    Alice has a history of delivering profitable results across business operations, risk management, strategic and technology transformations and M&A for significant multinational organisations and entrepreneurial startups. She has lived or worked in Hong Kong, across Asia, Europe and the USA.

    Alice holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Commerce at The University of Melbourne and an MBA from Melbourne Business School. She is a non-executive director of Trinity College and a member of its Finance, Audit and Pathways Committees. She was previously a non-executive director for Lauriston Girls’ School and Chair of the Lauriston Foundation.

    Tony Johnson

    Joined the Committee – 2023

    Tony is a company director and adviser, and previously a Partner and CEO of EY in Oceania, and member of EY Asia Pacific and global leadership teams. Over 34 years he combined firm leadership roles with client work at large Australian and global organisations.

    Currently a Director of Bupa ANZ and E&P Financial, Advisory Board member of Fujitsu ANZ (Chair) and Kieser Australia, member of The Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation Committee, Melbourne Theatre Company Management Board and the Executive Committee of UNSW Business Advisory Council.

    Tony is a passionate follower of sport, particularly cricket which he played in regional Victoria and then in Melbourne’s Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association before coaching and supporting juniors.

    Tony was formerly a member of Champions of Change Coalition, Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity, Business Council of Australia Committees, Business Advisory Board of Monash Business School and Board of ABCN.

    Tony has a Bachelor of Economics, Master of Business Administration (Executive), Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment, Graduate and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from Monash University. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of FINSIA.

     

    Not sure about the other two, but it would be nice to have a shred of info about them.

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    7 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    Paging @Hawk the Demon!

    More interested in the MFC. Three vacancies on our Board this year - but, in the past, somehow (as if by magic) the vacancies get filled - just before the Director nomination period opens. We are due for a new Chair of the Nominations Committee - I wonder who that will be? Maybe we will get an improved process.

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    2 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

    More interested in the MFC. Three vacancies on our Board this year - but, in the past, somehow (as if by magic) the vacancies get filled - just before the Director nomination period opens. We are due for a new Chair of the Nominations Committee - I wonder who that will be? Maybe we will get an improved process.

    Thanks, Hawk,.

    This thread is about the MCC election, which could have significant, if indirect, relevance to the MFC. 

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    11 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

    More interested in the MFC. Three vacancies on our Board this year - but, in the past, somehow (as if by magic) the vacancies get filled - just before the Director nomination period opens. We are due for a new Chair of the Nominations Committee - I wonder who that will be? Maybe we will get an improved process.

    Same here, only have time for one board interest. 

    Well that and the DL boards. 

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    On 8/9/2023 at 1:25 PM, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    Voting closes  this coming Friday 11th.

    The 5 standing are...

    Peter Adams

    James Cain

    Anthony Johnson

    Sam King

    Alice Robinson.

    They all have good  corporate experience.  I think we Demon fans should try to get as many Demon-sympathetic committee members as possible. ( I realise they have to be MCC-, and not MFC-minded  when they're on the board, but I think it's preferable to having , say, Collingwood or Hawthorn devotees on the committee)

    Do any Demonlanders have any knowledge of  what team any of the candidates follow?  It'd help me, at least, decide how I, and my family vote.

     

    Fwiw, someone told me today that Peter Adams is a Dee tragic. Second-hand info, so don’t know directly.

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