Our board is comprised of ten members
Our Board oversees the Chief Executive Officer and other senior management in the competent and ethical operation of Amana Living on a day-to-day basis.
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Sue Wilson B Juris, LLB, FGIA, FICSA, FAICD
CHAIR
Chair of Governance Sub-Committee
Sue joined the Board in 2017 and was appointed Chair in September 2021. She also chairs the Governance Sub-Committee. She was Deputy Chair from 2019 to 2021. Sue has extensive leadership and governance experience in the mining, banking and education sectors.
Tim Urquhart BArch(Hons), MAICD
DEPUTY CHAIR
Finance & Audit Sub-Committee
Tim was appointed to the Board in November 2016. He is Deputy Chair and a member of the Finance and Audit Sub-Committee. Tim is the Director of Property, Facilities and Development at Curtin University, leading a complex capital portfolio responsible for the University’s campuses. Tim has extensive international and national leadership and governance experience in the property and education sectors.
Jennifer Delany Vaessen BCom CA
TREASURER
Chair of Finance & Audit Sub-Committee
Jennifer was appointed to the Board in December 2018. She is Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Audit Sub-Committee. Jennifer is a Partner and Head of Finance Assurance for Deloitte Australia.
Ian Thubron MA (Cantab.), MAICD
BOARD MEMBER
Governance Sub-Committee
Ian was appointed to the Board in June 2020. He is the founder of Asia Strategies, a strategic and advisory firm for companies and brands wishing to enter Asian markets or increase their engagement in the region, as well as Principal at Axito, a growth consultancy. Ian is Chair of Blue Tree Project, a Director of Good Samaritan Enterprises and a Parish Councillor at Christ Church Claremont, where he chairs the Development Committee.
Dr Gail Ross-Adjie RN, MClinNurs, Grad Cert BusAdmin, PhD
BOARD MEMBER
Chair of Clinical & Care Sub-Committee
Gail was appointed to the Board in July 2021 and is Chair of the Clinical & Care Sub-Committee. Gail has extensive senior nursing experience across a variety of clinical areas. She is an experienced academic and nurse researcher and is currently Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle.
Dr Michael Gannon MB, BS (WA), MRCPI, FRANZCOG, FAICD, FAMA
Board Member
Clinical & Care Sub-Committee
Michael was appointed to the Board in December 2021. He is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at St John of God Subiaco Hospital. He is Chair of the Perinatal & Infant Mortality Committee at WA Health and Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at St John of God Subiaco Hospital. He is President of MDA National and a Director of MDAN Insurance Pty Ltd. He is a Board member of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). He is a former state and national President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA).
Robert Breden BCom (Hon), GAICD
Board Member
Finance & Audit Sub-Committee
Rob was appointed to the Board in December 2021. He has extensive global experience in international finance and capital markets and was previously Managing Director of global investment bank Morgan Stanley. Rob is currently the General Manager of Peel Renewable Energy, where he has led the development of the Peel Industrial Renewable Energy Microgrid project.
Dr Amanda Boudville MBBS UWA, FRACP
BOARD MEMBER
Clinical & Care Sub-Committee
Amanda was appointed to the Board in August 2022. Amanda is Head of Aged Care and Rehabilitation at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospital and is an experienced geriatrician and stroke physician. She sits on the Council for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine, chairing the Policy and Planning Committee, and on the SMHS Board, chairing the People & Culture and Engagement Committee.
Julie Harrison BPE, Post Grad Science, GAICD
Board Member
Governance Sub-Committee
Julie was appointed to the Board in August 2022. She is the Managing Director Climate, Environment and Engagement (interim) and Managing Principal, Engagement and Change Advisory, Australia for Aurecon, where her team specialises in business transformation, communications, stakeholder engagement and social value. Previously, Julie has been a Partner - Consulting at Deloitte Australia and Business Transformation lead at Fujitsu Consulting Australia. She is also Deputy Chair of the Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence.
Kathy Barrett-Lennard OAM BA (Econs), Dip Theology
Board Member
The Venerable Kathy Barrett-Lennard OAM was appointed to the Board in September 2023 as Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy’s clerical appointee. Kathy was ordained as a priest in 2002 and dedicated many years to the Wongan Hills-Dalwallinu parish. Currently, she’s Senior Canon of St George's Cathedral, a Perth Diocesan Trustee and Rural Archdeacon among other senior church roles. Kathy has a passion for women’s issues, particularly supporting Indigenous women and disadvantaged women.