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Board of Directors

Craig Eric Gallagher

Chair

Occupation: Retired Solicitor

Qualifications, experience and expertise: 38 years Epping/Eastwood suburban Practitioner; 1995 appointed trustee State Sports Centre Trust until its closure; 1998 to March 2012 trustee and Chairman of Parramatta Stadium Trust; from March 2012 to 2017 Chairman of Sydney Local Venue Council and director of Venues NSW Authority; September 2012 appointed trustee Sydney University Centre for Disabilities Studies and member and director of Epping Rotary Club for 21 years.

Special responsibilities: Chair, Member of Governance and Community Funding & Business Development Committees

Interest in shares: Nil

Ian David Bittner

Non-executive director

Occupation: Retired Quality Officer/Risk Manager

Qualifications, experience and expertise: Pathology Administrator Graduate Diploma in Management, 1997 Adelaide University School of Management; previously worked as Chief General Manager of Operations in Malaysia and Singapore; past President and current Board member of Epping Rotary Inc.; past Treasurer of Lifeway Lutheran Church, Epping; extensive experience in financial management and currently working in the area of risk management.

Special responsibilities: Company Secretary, Chair of Governance Committee

Interest in shares: Nil

Janet McGarry

Non-executive director

Occupation: Marketing and Communications Senior Executive

Qualifications, experience and expertise: 30+ years experience in marketing and communications in the tourism accommodation sector for a leading NFP membership organisation. Editor of 50th Anniversary books on the history of North Epping Public School and North Epping Rangers. 5 years as President of Epping Civic Trust.

Special responsibilities: Member of Community Funding and Business Development Committee.

Interest in shares: Nil

Justin Lian Sin Kang

Non-executive director

Occupation: Partner, Dentons Australia Ltd

Qualifications, experience and expertise:

Special responsibilities: Deputy Chair, Chair of Community Funding & Business Development Committee

Interest in shares: Nil

Joanne Lynch

Non-executive director

Occupation:  Governance and Performance Manager with a major construction/infrastructure management project.
Qualifications, experience and expertise:  30+ years of experience in financial and operational leadership roles in the UK, US, Japan and Australia working across a range of industries (pharmaceutical, IT, industrial services).  6 years as Treasurer of the Beecroft and District Garden Club.  Holds accounting, organisational coaching and workplace health/safety qualifications.
Special responsibilities:  Chair of Finance Committee
Shares: Nil

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Winter 2025

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Posted 18 August 2025

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