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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
Other: Chairman, Independent Gaming Corporation; Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia; Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Institute of Internal Auditors; Bachelor of Economics
Ted Byrt, Deputy Chairman
Consultant, Norman Waterhouse Lawyers
Bedford Committees: Corporate Governance; Remuneration
Other: Chair, Bedford Housing Association; Board Member, SA Affordable Housing Trust, South Australian Housing Trust, Papyrus Australia Ltd, SMAC Technologies Pty Ltd, SirsiDynix Pty Ltd; Presiding Member of the SA Development Assessment Commission; Member, Law Society of South Australia and the Law Council of Australia; Bachelor of Laws
John Birkill, OAM JP
Retired CEO, Masonic Homes Inc
Bedford Committees: Audit & Risk Management; Residential & Property
Other: Board Member, The Mary Potter Foundation; Fellow, Australian Institute of Management, Australian Institute of Company
Directors
Verity Bottroff
Associate Professor and Head of Department of Disability Studies, Flinders University School of Medicine
Bedford Committees: Chair, Service Excellence
Other: Chair, Professional Advisory Committee of the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Vice-President,
Autism SA; Board Member, Disability and Rehabilitation Professionals
Association
Elizabeth Clare
Executive Director, The Mary Potter Foundation Inc
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
Greg Connor, JP
Chief Executive Officer, Savings & Loans
Bedford Committees: Service Excellence
Other: Deputy Chairperson, Australian Institute of Management (South Australia); Senior Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australia; Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors; 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
Kathy Gramp
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary, Austereo Group Limited
Bedford Committees: Chair, Audit & Risk Management; Investment
Other: Director, Austereo Group Australian Joint Ventures; Powerstate Credit Union; Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Institute of Chartered Secretaries Australia; Member, Chartered Accountants Women’s Advisory Group; Graduate, Institute of Company Directors; Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
Ray Grigg
Consultant, Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Bedford Committees: Audit & Risk Management; Investment
Other: Director, Futuris Corporation Limited, Futuris Automotive Group of Companies, Adtrans Group of Companies, Government High Level Automotive Advisory Group, Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA); President, Florey Medical Research Foundation (University of Adelaide); Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers International/Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Management
Richard Hockney
State Chair SA & NT, NAB
Bedford Committees:Chair, Bedford Foundation
Other:Regional Councillor of FINSIA & CEDA; Chairman, Yachad Scholarship Fund; Board Member, Special Olympics Australia 2010 National Games; Committee Member, Finance Committee PAC; PAOCA; Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors; Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School; Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment; Bachelor of Business
