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Ian Carson – Co-Founder & Chairman Ian is a founding Partner and Chairman of Partners of PPB Advisory. He has been instrumental in turning around organisations in crisis and helped clients to protect their financial positions and reputations. Ian was a Board member of the Preston and Northcote Community Hospital 1992–1996 and the PPB Advisory team leader supporting the successful 2010 settlement by Diego for Thalidomide victims. Ian gained a Bachelor of Economics at Monash University, a Post Graduate Diploma of Accounting at La Trobe University and completed the Owner President Manager course at Harvard Business School. He is a Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Director, Chairman of Partners, PPB Advisory and Director, Pearl Finance Pty Ltd. Ian is a member of the Social Ventures Australia Leadership Council (Melbourne) and member of the SecondBite Fundraising Committee and Trustee, SecondBite Future Trust.
Katy Barfield Katy led SecondBite as CEO from 2006 to 2012. Together with founders Ian and Simone Carson, Katy led SecondBite through a period of intense growth and expansion on an unprecedented scale, from collecting around 600kg of fresh produce in 2005 to redistributing over two million kilograms in 2012 to community food programs in Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and NSW. Katy previously worked for Children in Crisis, SCOPE, Colon Cancer Concern, Trinity Hospice and Relief of Poverty for Children in Afghanistan. She also has extensive experience in corporate marketing and owned her own hospitality venue. Katy holds a Master of Arts and is a Graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship. Katy is a member of the SecondBite Board, the Fundraising Committee and the Corporate Partnerships Committee.
John Simpson John has a particular interest in education. He serves on the Boards of the National Science & Technology Centre (Questacon) where he is Deputy Chairman, and of Scotch College where he has been a Director for 12 years. John is also a Trustee of the H V McKay Charitable Trust with a focus on support to rural and regional need and Director, ESS Super (Vic) and a member of the Global Foundation Advisory Board. John coordinates the SecondBite Ambassador Program and sits on the SecondBite Communications and Marketing Committees and is a Trustee of the SB Future Fund.Committees.
Simone Carson Simone co-founded SecondBite with Ian Carson in 2005. A registered Nurse with a keen focus on children’s health, Simone worked in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital and coordinated research projects for the Infectious Diseases Department. She also gained a certificate in Pediatric Intensive Care. Simone completed a Bachelor of Education at La Trobe University and the Graduate Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has a special interest in volunteers, who are the “golden thread” enabling the significant growth and expansion of SecondBite’s work in the community. Simone is a member of the SecondBite Food Security Advisory and Volunteer Committees and is a member of the St Vincent’s Institute Foundation Board.
Flavia Gobbo Flavia has extensive experience as a senior corporate lawyer with Telstra and prior to that she was a Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons. She has had a wide range of both legal and management experience and has been involved in the areas of Product Management and marketing, Corporate Governance and the Company Secretariat, Treasury and Dispute Resolution. Flavia completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, Melbourne University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is currently General Counsel, Telstra Innovation, Products and Marketing and Chair of Q-COMP, the independent statutory authority that oversees the workers’ compensation scheme in Queensland. Flavia is a member of the SecondBite Fundraising and Queensland Advisory Committees and Trustee, SecondBite Future Trust.
Alister Paterson Alister’s career to date has spanned both media and political domains. He was a Journalist, Sales Executive and Programming Executive with HSV7 and Senior Newsreader with ATV10. He was a Radio Host and Commentator at 3AW before launching his own business, Paterson Media, in 1991. Alister was a founding member of the Melbourne branch of the Liberal Party and worked for party media training for nine years. He represented the electorate of South Barwon in the Parliament of Victoria from 1992 to 2002 and was the Director and Trustee of the Deakin University Foundation Ltd 1994–97. Alister is the current Lord Mayor’s Chief of Staff, City of Melbourne.
Bob Glindemann Bob Glindemann had over 41 years experience with Shell, with extensive experience in logistics, supply chain and all aspects of marketing and sales in industrial, agricultural, mining and manufacturing markets. Roles over that time covered Australia, New Zealand, Global and Regional Leadership with his final appointment being Managing Director, Commercial Oceania. Bob is former Principal, PRO:NED Victoria Pty Ltd, and Chair, RMS Logistics.
Elana Rubin Elana has a wealth of experience in funds management and governance. She was previously the Executive Director - Investments of ARF (Australian Retirement Fund) from 1997 to 2006 and has been on the Boards of a range of listed, government and private companies. Elana is currently Chair, Australian Super and Director of Mirvac Group and TAL. She is also a member of Infrastructure Australia, the Climate Change Authority and Evans & Partners Advisory Board. Elana holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Management, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Elana is a member of Chief Executive Women and the SecondBite Finance & Risk and Coles Community Connect Committees.
Howard Critchley Howard has over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development and general management roles. He was educated at Monash University in Victoria, Australia, obtaining a Bachelor of Economics Degree and a Master of Business Administration. Howard worked in the logistics industry with Refrigerated Roadways and later with TNT Logistics as Managing Director, Australia, from 2000–2004, when his role expanded to include the Asia Pacific region. TNT was sold to Apollo Management Ltd. in 2006 and Howard’s role continued, together with the name-change to CEVA Logisitics, until 2010. He is currently Strategic Advisor, CEVA Logistics Asia Pacific. Howard also ran his own business for five years and is a member of the SecondBite Logistics and Coles Community Connect Committees.
David Williamson David is Head of Group Legal and Chief Compliance Officer for BHP Billiton. He is also the Chair of the Salvation Army’s Corporate & Philanthropic Committee for Victoria and a Trustee for The Scobie & Claire Mackinnon Trust. Previously, he completed a Bachelor of Laws, University of Melbourne and was a partner with Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) from 1989 to 2010. During this time, in addition to advising on many transactions, David’s roles spanned leadership positions in the firm’s Melbourne, Sydney and London offices; he was also a member of the firm’s Board.
Andrew Monotti Andrew specialises in competition law (including third party access), utility regulation, joint ventures, contracts and Clean Energy regulation. In competition law, he has been involved in significant Australian and international and global mergers and acquisitions and competition law issues across various industries, with a particular focus on energy markets and National Competition Policy reforms. Andrew also specialises in franchising and other forms of distribution and dealer arrangements. Andrew completed a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Master of Laws, University of Melbourne. He has co-lectured in competition law for a number of years and is the current Adjunct Senior Associate, Faulty of Law, Monash University. Andrew is a Partner at King & Wood Mallesons.