SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Theme: Transformation in a Volatile Environment

LYALL GORMAN BELINDA ROBINSON

Lyall Norman Gorman is the Group CEO of the Cronulla- Chief Executive Sutherland Sharks. His appointment to the Sharks on Universities 25 November 2014 follows a tumultuous period for the Sharks after two years of ASADA investigations and the 2014 Wooden Belinda commenced as Chief Executive with Universities Australia Spoon. - the peak body representing Australia’s 39 universities - in January 2012. Belinda is a highly experienced Chief Executive Lyall Gorman is the former Executive Chairman of A-League of peak national organisations with an extensive background in club Western Sydney Wanderers FC, appointed in the position public policy and in the private sector. on 17 May 2012. He was previously the head of the A-League competition itself, as well as the Chairman of Central Coast Belinda has been the Chief Executive of peak bodies for over a Mariners FC. decade and came to Universities Australia from the Australian Production & Exploration Association where she was Chief Executive for over 6 years.

Belinda spent nine years in the Federal Government including six in senior and executive positions within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet where she was responsible for the oversight of a range of resource, primary industries and environment policy issues. Belinda has also worked in a variety of resource planning roles, in State and local governments, including with the NSW Department of TAFE.

Belinda has sat on many Boards and Committees. In addition to her role at UA Belinda is also a Member of the CSIRO Energy and Transport Sector Advisory Council, and a Director of ASX listed company Beach Energy. She has a BA from the University of New England, a Masters of Environmental Law from the ANU, is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a strong interest in corporate governance.

As Chief Executive of Universities Australia, Belinda will spearhead the sector’s campaign to deepen its engagement with the Australian public, to build strong mainstream support and to secure universities place as the centrepiece for securing national long-term economic and social prosperity. SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Theme: Transformation in a Volatile Environment

HOLLY KRAMER DOLLA MERRILLEES

AMP Limited, Woolworths, Co, Australia Dolla Merrillees was appointed Director of the Museum Post Non-Executive Director of Applied Arts and Sciences in April 2016. Prior to this appointment, Dolla was Director of Curatorial, Collections and Holly is currently serving as a non-executive director on the Board Exhibitions at MAAS. She was appointed to this role in January of Nine Entertainment Corporation, Australia Post and the AMP 2014. Board. She also serves on the Boards of regional community- owned telco Southern Phone and the Alannah and Madeleine Dolla brings a strong track record of curatorial leadership to the Foundation. She is a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW,) role as well as a highly respected reputation for rethinking and the JJC Bradfield Institute and Ambassador for the Vinnies CEO representing collections and delivering innovative exhibitions. Sleepout. She has been instrumental in the Museum’s recent successes In her executive career, Holly was most recently the CEO of which saw a 14% increase in visitation to the Powerhouse Museum apparel retailer Best & Less, where she was responsible for in 2015, and over 17 new exhibitions presented. These included a transforming the business and returning it to growth and number of Australia exclusives and world premieres. profitability. In that role, she was responsible for approximately 200 stores and 4300 employees across Australia. Dolla is widely published and brings scholarship, national and international partnerships to the position, as well as a strong focus Prior to Best & Less, she held executive roles at Pacific Brands, on audiences and opening up opportunities for engagement, where she was Group General Manager, Workwear and Group participation and access. General Manager, Homewares. From 2000 to 2009, Holly was a senior executive with in the roles of Group Managing Dolla was Associate Director, Sherman Contemporary Art Director- Product Management, Managing Director - Mobiles, and Foundation (SCAF) a not-for-profit organisation championing Chief of Marketing. research, education and exhibitions of significant and innovative contemporary visual practice from Australia, the Asia-Pacific and Holly has also held senior roles at ecorp Ltd (a PBL company) and West Asia. Her role included responsibility for the management, a variety of marketing roles at Ford Motor Company in Australia strategic development, and implementation of SCAF’s core and in the U.S. programs: exhibitions, publications, research, and public and educational programs in addition to financial and human resource Holly has a BA with Honours in Economics and Political Science management. from Yale University and an MBA from Georgetown University. During her five-year tenure at SCAF Dolla directed over 16 projects, oversaw the production and design of 17 publications, and developed SCAF’s highly popular and innovative Culture+Idea series hosting over 400 events, workshops, forums, conversations, film screenings and children’s SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Theme: Transformation in a Volatile Environment

programs. She worked with leading Australian and international artists, architects and designers.

Her career spans managing and developing exhibitions, public and educational programs and collections at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the Powerhouse Museum; disseminating information on sectoral issues at the Australia Council for the Arts; exhibition management at the Biennale of Sydney.

Board appointments include Sàn Art, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Drummond Street Services, Melbourne.

Dolla is a published author and has written extensively for print and online media.