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| Carla Zampatti AM � Chairman
Appointed 17 December 1999 for five years and reappointed for a further five years in December 2004. Ms Zampatti is Executive Chairman of the Carla Zampatti Group and is a Director of the Westfield Group. She is also a Trustee of the Sydney Theatre Company Foundation Trust; a Member of the Development Committee of the Sydney Theatre Company; and a Member of the Board of the Australian Multicultural Foundation. Gerald Stone � Non-executive Director and Deputy Chairman Appointed 1 December 2000 for five years and re-appointed for a further five years on 15 December 2005. Mr Stone is an author and journalist with wide experience in both the print and television media. He is a former editor-in-chief of The Bulletin magazine and was founding executive producer of 60 Minutes on the Nine Network. He has also served as a senior current affairs executive with both the Seven Network and the Fox Network in New York. His published works include War Without Honour, Compulsive Viewing, Singo, 1932, and Who Killed Channel 9? Born in the USA, Mr Stone migrated to Australia in 1962. Shaun Brown � Managing Director Acting Managing Director from August 2005 until 14 February 2006 when he was appointed Managing Director for four years. Mr Brown�s contract was extended to 2011 by the SBS Board in April 2008. Mr Brown joined SBS in January 2003 as Head of Television. He began his career in broadcasting with the ABC in Perth in 1970 and later worked as a reporter, presenter and producer with Television New Zealand (TVNZ) on a wide range of news and factual programs. At the BBC (1979-80) he was a current affairs producer and presenter. In 1994, TVNZ appointed him Managing Editor, News and Current Affairs. Mr Brown was made Head of Television One in 1997 and, in 2001, was appointed Head of Television responsible for running both TVNZ channels, a position he held until he joined SBS. Patricia Azarias � Non-executive Director Appointed 14 June 2006 for five years. Ms Patricia Azarias is an economist and former Director of the Internal Audit Division of the United Nations, the highest ranking Australian staff member in the UN. Her previous positions include Director, Infrastructure Funding, NSW Department of Transport (2003); Chief Executive, Ministry of Urban Infrastructure Management and Director, Infrastructure Coordination Unit in the NSW Premier�s Department (2002�03); and Director, Public Accounts Committee, Parliament of NSW (1991�2001). Currently she is Regional General Manager, Business & Private Banking, National Australia Bank. Jillian Broadbent AO � Non-executive Director Appointed 16 May 2002 for four years and re-appointed for a further five years on 14 June 2006. Ms Broadbent is a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia and a Director of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. She is Vice Chairman of the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation. Ms Broadbent has extensive experience in the banking and finance industry and a long term involvement with the arts. Bob Cronin � Non-executive Director Appointed 16 May 2002 for four years and re-appointed for a further four years on 14 June 2006. Mr Cronin is a Perth-based media consultant. He was editor-in-chief of West Australian Newspapers (1987-1996), editor of The Sun in Melbourne (1985-86), deputy editor of The Courier-Mail in Brisbane (1984) and editor of the Border Mail in Albury (1974-1982). He was a member of the Australian Press Council from 1987-96 and a founding director of Information Radio in Perth in 1991. He is a former Chairman of Oz Concert Inc and a former member of the council of Celebrate WA. In 1998 he was awarded the Ethnic Communities Council award for outstanding contribution to multiculturalism in Western Australia. Christopher Pearson � Non-executive Director Appointed 21 October 2003 for four years and reappointed for a further four years in October 2007. Mr Pearson was founding editor of the Adelaide Review and the Sydney Review. He was also the first publisher of the privatised Wakefield Press, when it was sold by the South Australian Government following the Sesqui-Centenary of Settlement. Mr Pearson also worked as an ABC Radio broadcaster and as a weekly columnist in the national press since 1994. He served for two terms as a Director of the Australia Council and is currently serving a third term as a Director of the National Museum of Australia. Ms Elleni Bereded-Samuel � Non-executive Director Ms Bereded-Samuel is currently the Community Engagement Coordinator with Victoria University, and past Chair of the SBS Community Advisory Committee. These positions build on her previous work as a journalist and a television presenter on Ethiopian Television. She has served on the Australian Social Inclusion Board, the Victorian Multicultural Commission and the Community Advisory and Diversity Committee. Mr Joseph Skrzynski AO � Non-executive Director Mr Skrzynski has made a significant contribution to the community, arts and the media since 1969. He is a Board Member of the Sydney Film School and a Fellow of the University of Sydney Senate. He served as the Chairman of the Sydney Opera House Trust (1996-2004) and on the Major Organisations Fund of the Australia Council (1995-2000). He has extensive experience in managing private and public companies and strong expertise in financial matters, including his position as Founding Partner, CHAMP Private Equity. |
