BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Australian Cancer Research Foundation is governed by an honorary Board of Trustees. The Board consists of 13 dedicated professionals and philanthropists. It steers the Foundation’s strategic direction to ensure all funds raised by our supporters are used in the best possible way to help outsmart cancer.
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Mr Tom Dery
AO BCom (Econ), MBA
Chair - Trustee since 1 April 1994
Other positions held and current directorships:
Chair, AIME
Chair, M&C Saatchi (Retired) -
Mr Greg Camm
MBA, BBus, CPA, MAICD
Trustee since 6 December 2000
Other positions held and current directorships:
Director, Data Action Pty Ltd
Chair, AMIST Super -
Mr Russell Caplan
LLB, FAICD, FAIM
Trustee since 25 March 2011
Other positions held and current directorships:
Chair, Horizon Roads Pty Ltd
Non-executive Director, Aurizon Holdings Limited
Director, St Kilda Football Club -
Mr Tim Crommelin
BCom QLD, A.M.P. Hawaii, FSIA, MSAFAA
Trustee since 29 March 2000
Other positions held and current directorships:
Chair, Morgans Holdings (Australia) Limited
Deputy Chair, The Morgans Foundation
Director, The Brisbane Lions Foundation
Director, Senex Energy Limited
Director, University of Queensland Endowment Foundation
Advisory Board, Queensland Brain Institute
Chair, University of Queensland Investment Advisory Board -
Dr Dashiell Gantner
BSc, MBBS, PhD, FCICM, FRACP
Trustee since 10 December 2019
Other positions held and current directorships:
Staff Specialist in Intensive Care, Medical Organ Donation Specialist, Alfred Health Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Director, Alfred Intensive Care Unit Pty Ltd
Director, Cassandra Gantner Foundation
Chair, Jianguo, K-OSSS and K-OSSS II Pty Ltd
Director, Nuco, Boqueria, Adela International Pty Ltd
Director, Black Gantner Asset Management LLC -
Mr Stephen Gerlach
AM LLB, FAICD
Trustee since 15 November 1996
Other positions held and current directorships:
Chancellor, Flinders University
Former Convener, University Chancellor Council
Chair, Gerlach Asset Development Pty Ltd
Chair, South Australian Cricket Association Nomination Committee
Trustee, Psychosis Australia Trust
Director, Beston Pacific Asset Management Pty Ltd Group
Director, Beston Global Foods Ltd
Director, The General Sir John Monash Foundation Ltd
Chair, Willoc Property Pty Ltd -
MS JENNIFER HEWETT
BA, MA
Trustee since 20 September 2012
Other positions held and current directorships:
National Affairs Columnist, The Australian Financial Review -
Professor Peter Høj
AC MSc, PhD, DUniv mult, FAA, FNAI(US), FTSE
Trustee since 13 March 2020
Other positions held and current directorships:
Vice Chancellor and President, University of Adelaide
Director, Group of Eight
Member (ex officio) Universities of Australia
Steering Group
Member, IP Group Australia Steering Group -
Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston
AK AFC (Ret'd)
Trustee since 23 November 2011
Other positions held and current directorships:
Chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast
Chair, Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Chair, UNSW Canberra Advisory Council
Chair, Murray Darling Basin Authority
Chair, Supershock
Advisory Board Member, Lowy Institute Board
Member, GreaterGood Canberra
Director, Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience Thompson Institute
Consultant, Ernst and Young
Visiting Fellow, Australian National University – National Security College
Senior Councillor, The Cohen Group
Patron, Sunnyfield Independence
Patron, Stand Tall for PTS
Patron, Australian American Association (Canberra Division)
Patron, Bravery Trust
Patron, Bomber Command
Patron, European Alliance Against Depression Australian Chapter (WA)
Patron, The Centenary of ANZAC Centre
Patron, Tropical Brain and Mind Research Foundation, Townsville
Patron, Kimberley Brain and Mind Foundation
Patron, Literacy Acquisition for Pre-Primary Students (Kimberley, WA)
Ambassador, ShelterBox Australia
Patron, ACRF International Centre for Cancer Glycomics -
Mr Peter Jones
BSurv, LLB, FCIS, FGIA
Trustee since 2 June 2005
Other positions held and current directorships:
Senior Commercial Counsel, Hall & Wilcox -
Mrs Cassandra Michie
BEc, BComm, LLB, FCA
Trustee since 29 October 2019
Other positions held and current directorships:
Director, PwC Foundation Pty Ltd
Director and Chair, Finance and Property Committee for the Wayside Chapel -
Mr Stephen Rix
BEc, CA, FAICD
Trustee since 1 December 2005
Other positions held and current directorships
Chair, Avenue Bank Ltd
Director, Allen & Unwin Pty Limited -
Dr Ian Brown
BSc, MSc, PhD, Dip Bus Stud, Dip Ed, FTSE, FAIFST
Trustee since 23 March 2022
Director, Preserve Health Pty Ltd (Adelaide)