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Bedford Board
The Bedford Board is made up of a team of business, education and community leaders, who are committed to the principles of corporate governance in terms of responsibility, self-regulation, prudent management of funds and commitment to best practice in all areas.
Colin Dunsford, Chairman
Partner, Ernst & Young
Mr Dunsford’s career spans 36 years providing business advice to government and South Australia’s leading blue chip companies. Mr Dunsford is a past Chairman of the State Opera of South Australia and the Adelaide Convention Centre. He is currently Chairman of the Independent Gaming Corporation.
Bedford Committees: Chair, Corporate Governance; Chair, Remuneration; Investment; Audit & Risk Management
Other: Chairman, Independent Gaming Corporation; Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia; Board Member, Aboriginal Foundation of South Australia; Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Institute of Internal Auditors; Bachelor of Economics
John Birkill, OAM JP
Retired CEO, Masonic Homes Inc
Bedford Committees: Audit & Risk Management; Residential & Property
Other: Chair, Bedford Housing Association; Fellow, Australian Institute of Management; Australian Institute of Company
Directors; Board Member, The Mary Potter Foundation
Verity Bottroff
Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Disability Studies, Flinders University School of Medicine
Bedford Committees: Chair, Service Excellence
Other: Board Member, Disability and Rehabilitation Professionals Association; Professional Practice Autism SA
Elizabeth Clare
Bedford Committees: Chair, Residential & Property
Other: Associate Fellow, Australian Institute of Management; Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors; Member, Prominent Alumni University of South Australia; Graduate Diploma in Communications (Public Relations); Graduate Certificate in Management
Teresa Colliver JP
Company Secretary/CFO, Adtrans Group Limited
Other: Member of FCPA Australia
Greg Connor, JP
General Manager, Employers Mutual SA
Bedford Committees: Service Excellence; Audit & Risk Management
Other: Senior Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australia; Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors; Member, Australian Institue of Management; Board Member, Abacus-Australian Mutuals, Australian Mutuals Institute; Graduate Diploma in Business Administration; Bachelor of Education
Andy Ford
Director, Woods Bagot Pty Ltd
Bedford Committees: Residential & Property
Other: Director, South Australian Motor Sport Board; Member, Property Council of Australia SA Chapter, Australian Institute of Architects, Design Institute of Australia; Bachelor of Architecture
Ray Grigg
Consultant, Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Bedford Committees: Chair, Audit & Risk Management; Investment
Other: Director, Elders Ltd, Futuris Automotive Group of Companies, Adtrans Group of Companies; Chairman, SA Government High Level Automotive Advisory Group; Vice President, RAA South Australia; Vice President, AAA; Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers, International Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia; Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Management
Stephen Hains
City Manager, City of Salisbury
Other: Deputy Chair Environment Protection Authority; President Alumni Flinders University of SA; Chair, Clare and Gilbert Valley Development Assessment Panel; Member Resources Committee, Flinders University SA; Fellow, University of SA; Foundation Member, Leaders Institute of SA; Fellow and Past President Australian Planning Institute; Fellow, Local Government Managers Australia; Member International City Management Association; BA (Hons)(Economics); M Phil (Urban Design and Regional Planning)
Richard Hockney
State General Manager, Westpac Retail & Business Banking SA/NT
Bedford Committees:Chair, Bedford Foundation
Other:Regional Councillor of FINSIA & CEDA; Chairman, Special Olympics Australia 2010 National Games; Finance Committee Member PAC;Treasurer, Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation; Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School; Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment; Bachelor of Business
