Our Board

As the former Chairman & CEO for Accor Asia Pacific, he led the group to more than 1250 hotels over his 26-year tenure, building a $4 billion business over 23 countries that was number one in Australia,New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. With multi-national experience in the US, Australia and Asia, he is an expert in mergers and acquisitions, having led several integrations for the Group. He is known for building strong teams and inspiring them towards a shared vision and is a lifelong champion of diversity and inclusion. He has a deep understanding of Asian cultures and the Asian consumer.

Under his leadership, Accor Asia Pacific went from the smallest contributor of the Group’s performance to the fastest-growing region, representing over 50% of the global development pipeline.

Michael is a Lifetime Member of the Tourism and Transport Forum in Australia and the Cornell Hotel Society. He is a former member of the global Accor Executive Committee, and previous Chairman and Director of Reef Casino Trust and Director of A-HTrust, with a strong understanding of public company governance. An innovator at heart, he played a pivotal role in establishing Accor Vacation Club, the region’s first points-based timeshare business.

Michael has been recognised for his vast contribution to tourism many times including an esteemed Ordre National de la Legion d’honneur and Ordre National du Mérite from the French Government. He was named Hotelier of the Year 2012, 2015 and 2020 at the Hotel Management Awards and International Hotelier of the Year 2014 at the China Hotel Investment Conference. In 2020, he was presented the prestigious Golden Horse Award as the Annual Influential Figure of Global Cultural Tourism Industry in China.

Michael’s previous roles include Chief Executive Officer at Mirvac Hotels, Director at Horwath and Horwath and Director of Development at Merlin Properties.

Michael holds a degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.

Jeff is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been awarded a Life Membership by TTF Australia. In 2013, he won the SA Tourism Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual and was the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Central Region. Jeff has also held appointments on the Adelaide Convention Centre Board, Tourism Australia International Industry Advisory Panel, TTF Australia, SA Tourism Commission Board and the SA Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Board. Jeff joined Tourism Australia’s Board in November 2018 and was appointed Deputy Chair of the Board and Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee in July 2020.

Prior to joining Tourism Australia, Phillipa spent six years working for Hamilton Island Enterprises and before that held a variety of globally-focused senior sales, marketing and product roles across ecommerce, retail and wholesale tourism platforms, based in both London and Sydney.

Phillipa holds a Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communication and Psychology) from Macquarie University and an MBA from AGSM at the University of NSW.

Annabel has a passion for non-for-profit and mutual sector and is currently President of the Saints Netball Club Mackay Inc, a Director on Mackay Hospital and Health Service as well as Director of RACQ Group Ltd including its subsidiaries.

Annabel is Executive Director of her own firm, Dolphin Ventures Pty Ltd, where she sits on several independent advisory boards within the mining, civil construction, manufacturing and professional services sector. Previously, Annabel has contributed as former chair of TAFE.

Bradley has a degree in International Business Relations. He is a board member of Tourism Accommodation Australia, and is National Chair of the Commonwealth’s Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Industry Reference Committee, responsible for the industry’s vocational training packages. He is also Chair of Hospitality Group Training, which specialises in training and industry placement apprentice chefs, Chair of the Australia Day Council WA and a Board Member of Ronald McDonald House Perth and mental health charity, Healthy Mind Menu Inc.

Regarded as an industry expert in tourism, accommodation and hospitality, Bradley has led industry through major crises including the Tasmanian Tourism sector’s strategic response after the Port Arthur massacre, the collapse of Ansett, SARS, the WA hotel and hospitality sectors’ recovery from COVID-19 and responding to critical international incidents impacting on the reputation of the Australian tourism industry. Bradley joined Tourism Australia’s Board in August 2017.

John is a current Board Member for Australian Business Register, Western Sydney Unlimited Ltd, Restaurant and Catering Industry Association of Australia, Food Standards Australian and New Zealand, and the National Tourism Industry Training Committee Ltd. John will also be instrumental in developing Australia’s next long term tourism strategy, as a member of the Beyond Tourism 2020 Steering Committee.

She is also on the Advisory Board of Visy/Pratt USA, is a board member of Tech Mahindra & the Bank of Melbourne (St. George) Foundation.

Penny is a member of Chief Executive Women & an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation & SecondBite.

Projects in development include a boutique accommodation experience at Wallcliffe House in Margaret River.

Alex spent 11 years on regional, state, and national wine industry boards and committees. She is currently Chair of Next25, a board member of the Australian String Quartet, and Patron of Private Giving for West Australian Ballet.

As at 23 October, 2020 there are 292 Harvey Norman, Domayne, Joyce Mayne retail complexes throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Slovenia and Croatia.

Katie is also on the Board of Pertama Holdings Pty Ltd and sits on the advisory council for The Business Council of Australia's BizRebuild fund, a five-year bushfire recovery and rebuilding fund run by business.  Katie has also held board positions at Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust, Place Management NSW Board and Museum of Contemporary Art in the past. In 2005 Page was appointed to the board of the National Rugby League. Her appointment made history as she was the first woman to become a member of a major sporting board in Australia.

Privately, Katie is co-owner of Australia’s leading bloodstock sales company, Magic Millions with her husband, Gerry Harvey. Magic Millions is the highest grossing yearling sale in the Southern Hemisphere and home to the third largest breeding stock auction in the world, with auctions and sales operations in Adelaide, Launceston and Perth. Magic Millions is world famous and the international market leader for the Magic Millions Carnival, Sale and Race day in January on the Gold Coast.