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Chancellor
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Dr Alan Finkel AM
PhD FTSE
Current Term: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2011
Dr Finkel commenced as Chancellor of Monash University in 2008.
Dr Finkel is an engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1983 he founded the Californian company Axon Instruments. In March 2000 successfully launched on the Australian Stock Exchange and traded till it was acquired in 2004.
Dr Finkels instrumentation inventions for neuroscience research have benefited both the investigator and the community and have been used worldwide for basic research and for pharmaceutical drug discovery.
Dr Finkel is passionate about science. He is the Executive Publisher of Cosmos magazine, a magazine he launched in 2005. The aim of Cosmos is to inspire and educate others about the role of science in our community, past, present and future.
He serves as chairman of the National Research Centre for the Prevention of Child Abuse at Monash University and he is a director of the Florey Neuroscience Institutes.
Dr Finkel is a Monash University graduate.
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Vice-Chancellor and President
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Professor Ed Byrne AO became Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University on 6 July 2009.
He began his career in Adelaide after graduating with first class honours from the University of Tasmania in 1974. He was made Neurology Registrar at Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1978. In 1983, he was appointed Director of Neurology at St Vincent's Hospital.
Professor Byrne was a founding director of the Melbourne Neuromuscular Research Unit and the Centre for Neuroscience in 1993. He was also made Professor of Experimental Neurology at the University of Melbourne in 2001.
He first came to Monash University as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, a role he held from 2003 and 2007.
Professor Byrne was then appointed the Vice Provost (Health) at University College London (UCL) from 2007 until becoming the eighth Vice-Chancellor at Monash University .
Since 2002, Professor Byrne has been a non-executive director of Cochlear Pty Ltd. He was previously a Director of BUPA, the UK 's leading provider of private health care insurance and health care services (operating in Australia as HBA and MBF).
The University of Melbourne awarded him a Doctor of Science, a higher degree conferred in recognition of a demonstrated record of research excellence. He completed a Masters of Business Administration in 2005.
Professor Byrne was admitted as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2006. He has also served on a number of charitable trusts and provided advice to several community based organisations in the neurology area.
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President of the Academic Board
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Professor Jayne M. Godfrey
PhD Qld MEc Syd BCom(Hons) Melb DipEd (MSCV) FCPA FCA, MAICD, CFTP Deputy Dean (Research)
Current Term: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2009
This is Professor Jayne Godfrey's first term on Monash University Council.
Professor Jayne Godfrey is Professor of Financial Accounting, and President of the Academic Board.
As well as an extensive list of publications in high quality internationally refereed journals, Jayne's publications include several books – one of which is the leading Australian text on accounting theory and is now in its sixth edition; another being an analysis of the international effects of the globalisation of accounting standards. She serves on editorial boards, and referees for numerous international and Australian journals.
For her service to Australian society through business leadership, Jayne was awarded Australia’s Centenary Medal.
She has served on the Australian Accounting Standards Board, which sets accounting rules with the force of law for Australian companies, and is currently a member of the national Water Accounting Development Committee. She is a past Telstra Businesswoman of the Year national finalist, director of a state borrowing authority, and CPA Australia Divisional President. She has also been President of the Accounting Association of Australia and New Zealand (now AFAANZ), and frequently addresses international and national business and community concerning accounting, finance, and corporate governance research issues.
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Professorial Staff Member
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Professor Tam Sridhar
B.Tech. Madras University, M.E. Indian Institute of Science, Ph.D. Monash University
Current Term: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2009
This is Professor Sridhar's second (non-consecutive) term on Council.
Professor Tam Sridhar is the Dean, Faculty of Engineering at Monash University.
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Non-Professorial Staff Member
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Dr Carol Williams
BMus (Hons) PhD Adel
Current Term: 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2010
Dr Williams has been a member of Monash University Council since 2005.
Dr Williams has been a member of the academic staff of Monash University since 1976. Initially employed in the Department of Music as a lecturer with “early music” as the specific interest area of interest in both research and teaching, she is now a Senior Lecturer in the School of Historical Studies in the Faculty of Arts, and coordinates a range of subjects including “Arthur: History and Myth” (2007) and “Troubadours and Street Singers” (2005). Dr Williams is a performing musician who plays Celtic and Gothic harps and early bowed string instruments in Melbourne’s longest running medieval music ensemble, Acord. Carol’s research focus over the past couple of years has been directed to an ARC funded collaborative project involving a wide ranging study of Johannes Grocheio, an Aristotelian music theorist associated with the University of Paris in the late 13th century.
Dr Williams has a strong record of commitment and participation in the Monash University community at all levels and is currently Branch President of the National Tertiary Education Union.
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General Staff Member
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Mr Jeffrey Bender
B.Ec (Mon), Dip.Ed (Mon), Grad Dip Lib (Melb CAE), M.Lib (Mon)
Current Term: 01/01/2008 – 31/12/2009
Mr Bender has been a member of Monash University Council since 2007.
Mr Bender's current position is Project Manager with the Education Plan Implementation Corps which is undertaking the Review of Coursework. He is based at the Caulfield Campus. He has previously worked in the (then) Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and in other project management positions at Monash. Jeffrey was also a senior reference librarian in the Matheson and Hargrave-Andrew Libraries. He has held a number of positions outside Monash including the Victorian Office of Training and Tertiary Education, Australian Volunteers International and the University of the South Pacific.
Jeffrey is currently Vice-President (General) Monash University Branch of NTEU. His personal interests include involvement in sustainable community development.
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Postgraduate Student Member
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Mr Arvind Shyara
Current Term: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2009
This is Mr Shyara's first term on Council.
Mr Shyara completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation & Control) in 2004. He completed a certificate course in Managing Investment in 2007. He is currently undertaking a Master of Business with specialisation in Banking & Finance.
Mr Shyara served as General Representative of the Monash Postgraduate Association (2008) and Mentor of International students in 2008. He is currently serving as a member of the Academic Board of Monash University and has participated in professional development workshops and actively involved in extracurricular activities at Monash.
Mr Shyara started his career as Assistant Manager from June 2004 to May 2006 at Atul Ltd, India.
If anyone wishes to contact Mr Shyara please an email to Arvind.Shyara@adm.monash.edu.au
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Undergraduate Student Member
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Ms Alexandra Phelan
Current Term: 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2009
This is Ms Phelan's first term on Council.
Ms Phelan is currently studying a Bachelor of Laws, having completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and a Diploma of Languages in Mandarin Chinese. Ms Phelan was the Education (Academic Affairs) Officer of the Monash Student Association and served two terms as the elected undergraduate member of Monash University Academic Board. Ms Phelan is the Vice-President (Education) of the Monash Law Students' Society, past President of the Monash Biomedical Society and Deputy Director of the Brightest Young Minds Foundation.
Ms Phelan can be contacted by email Alexandra.Phelan@adm.monash.edu.au.
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Appointed by the Governor-in-Council
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Ms Lesley Boston
BA BEd Melb MACE
Current Term: 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2009
Ms Boston has been a member of Monash University Council since 2004.
Ms Boston was Principal of MacRobertson Girls High School 1996 - 2004 and Mentone Girls Secondary College 1989 - 1996. She was President of the Association of Girls State Secondary Schools of Victoria and Vice-President of the Alliance of Girl's Schools of Australasia. Ms Boston is an Honourary Life Member of that Alliance, a Member of the Australian College of Educators, an Honourary Judge of the Melbourne Awards and an advisor to ANZ Trustees for the Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation. Ms Boston is President of Convocation, University of Melbourne and has been on the committee since 1992. She is a Member of the Honours Committee at the University of Melbourne and was previously a member of the University Relations Committee, the Student Support Committee and the Student Theatre Board.
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Dr Charles Curwen CVO OBE
Hon LLD, FIPA
Current Term: 12/02/2008 - 31/12/2010
Dr Curwen has been a member of Council since April 2005.
Dr Curwen is Official Secretary and Chief Administrator of The Office of The Governor of Victoria, and has an advisory role to the Victorian Government in Trade, Investment and Biotechnology in North Asia and the USA. Dr Curwen is a Fellow of The Institute of Public Administration, is a sworn Clerk of the Executive Council, is a Member of the Board of the Howard Florey Institute, and is Victoria's representative on the Order of Australia Council.
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Mr Paul Ramler AM
DipBusMktg MBus(Hons) CIT ACIT, FAIM, AFAMI
Current Term: 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2009
Mr Ramler has been a member of Monash University Council since 1990 and was appointed Deputy Chancellor in 1992.
Mr Ramler was the last President of the Council of Chisholm Institute of Technology prior to its merger with Monash University in 1990 and served the Institute and its precedent Caulfield Institute of Technology since 1971.
Mr Ramler is CEO of Ramler Holdings Pty Ltd.
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Dr Leanne Rowe AM
MB BS Dip RACOG FRACGP FAICD
Current Term: 12/02/2008 - 31/12/2010
Dr Rowe has been a member of Monash University Council since mid 2005 and was appointed Deputy Chancellor in 2007.
Dr Rowe is the past Chairman of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has been trained in areas such as Board Governance, finance, human resources, quality and research and ethics in her position as a Director on the Board of Barwon Health. Dr Rowe is a rural general practitioner as well as an author for Publisher-Allen and Unwin.
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Dr John Zillman AO
BA BSc (Hons) Qld MSc Melb PhD Wisconsin Hon D Sc
Current Term: 15/04/2008 - 31/12/2008
Dr Zillman has been a member of Monash University Council since 2005.
Dr Zillman was President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2003–06 and President of the National Academies Forum 2005-06. From 1978 to 2003 he was Commonwealth Director of Meteorology and from 1994 to 2005 Principal Delegate of Australia to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He was President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) from 1995 to 2003 and he served as President of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) in 2005.
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Ministerial Appointee
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Mr Yehudi Blacher
BA(Hons), MA
Current Term: 11/02/2008 - 31/12/2010
This is Mr Blacher's first term on Council.
Mr Blacher is a graduate of Monash University and has been employed within the Victorian Public sector since 1980.
Mr Blacher was appointed as the first Secretary of the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) in August 2007. This new "super" department was created to ensure community development across the state would be at the centre of planning and urban development.
Between 2002 and 2007, Mr Blacher was the Secretary of the Department for Victorian Communities which spear-headed innovative, successful community strengthening strategies transforming the way government worked with local communities. Prior to his roles as Secretary, Yehudi was Deputy Secretary in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
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Appointed by Council
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Ms Louise Adler AM
BA (Hons) Reading MA MPhil Columbia
Current Term: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2010
Ms Adler has been a member of Monash University Council since 1999.
Ms Adler is the CEO & Publisher of Melbourne University Publishing. Ms Adler serves on the Board of the Monash University Museum of Art, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and the University of Melbourne’s literary journal, Meanjin.
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Professor Colin Bourke MBE
BCom BEd Melb LLB Adel MEd Canb TPTC Geelong FACE, FAIM
Current Term: 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2009
Professor Bourke has been a member of Monash University Council since 2001.
Professor Bourke has a Master of Education degree and undergraduate qualifications in commerce and education. Professor Bourke has been involved in Aboriginal Education at local, state and national levels in various capacities, since 1956. He has held a range of University and Public Service positions and was formerly Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Aboriginal and Islander Studies, University of South Australia. Professor Bourke has written numerous papers on Aboriginal issues.
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Mr Shane Buggle
B Comm NUI, DPA, FCA (Ire), FCA (Aust), FCPA
Current Term: 15/05/2007 - 31/12/2009
Mr Buggle has been a member of Council since 2007.
Mr Buggle has held the position of Group General Manager Finance at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited since August 2005, where he is responsible for finance MIS, financial compliance, external and regulatory reporting and financial policy. Prior to this, Mr Buggle was CFO Personal and also CFO Consumer Finance.
Mr Buggle has also held senior finance roles with Zurich Financial Services, PWC and CPA Australia.
Mr Buggle is a member of the National Executive of the Group of 100.
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Mr Ian Nethercote
FIE. Aust, CP Eng, FAICD, FAIM
Current Term: 31/3/2008 - 31/12/2010
This is Mr Nethercote's first term on Council.
Mr Nethercote is the Chief Executive of Victoria’s largest power generating Company and Australia's largest open cut mine reporting directly to the GEAC Board. Mr Nethercote has been employed in the electricity industry since 1976 and has held a number of key strategic and line management positions within the industry.
Mr Nethercote has played a key role in the reform of the Australian electricity industry and in the formulation and establishment of the competitive electricity market and associated rules. He has also contributed to the future direction of the industry through his active involvement as a past Director and Chairman of the Energy Supply Association of Australia (esaa) and his continued involvement in numerous government task forces, round tables and membership of various other industry groups and community.
Mr Nethercote is also the Chair of Loy Yang Marketing Management Company, Chair of the Monash University Gippsland Advisory Council, Director of MTE Research Pty Ltd, Director of National Generators Forum Limited, Director of Institute of Public Affairs and a registered assessor of mechanical testing for the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA). Mr Nethercote was awarded AIM Manager of the Year in April 2005.
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Mr Ian Pyman
B Juris LLB
Current Term: 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2011
Mr Pyman has been a member of Monash University Council since mid 2005.
Mr Pyman is a director of Lewinsky Pyman Frees Pty Ltd, a private corporate advisory firm based in Melbourne, and a principal of Business Redirections, a business and legal consulting firm. He is also a director of Merchant Capital Limited, a company operating in the financial services industry, and its home loan lending subsidiary, Greenearth Financial Pty Ltd. Mr Pyman was previously a partner for 20 years in one of Australia’s largest legal firms, Allens Arthur Robinson.
Apart from the Council of Monash University, Mr Pyman is also the Chairman of a children’s charity, Brainwave Australia, and is Chairman of the Monash Law School Foundation.
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Secretary to Council
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Mr Tony Calder
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