In appreciation Rowing Australia would like to thank the following partners and sponsors for the continued support they provide to rowing: Partners Australian Sports Commission Australian Institute of Sport Australian Olympic Committee Australian Paralympic Committee State Associations and affiliated clubs National Institute Network comprising State Institutes/Academies of Sport Destination New South Wales World Rowing (FISA) Major Sponsors Hancock Prospecting Georgina Hope Foundation Sponsors Croker Oars Sykes Racing JL Racing Filippi Corporate Supporters & Suppliers Australian Ambulance Service The JRT Partnership Designer Paintworks/The Regatta Shop ICONPHOTO Media Monitors Andrew Jones Travel VJ Ryan & Co iSENTIA Sports Link International Sportlyzer Key Foundations National Bromley Trust Olympic Boat Fleet Trust Bobby Pearce Foundation Photo Acknowledgements Getty Images Delly Carr ,FRQSKRWR 2 Rowing Australia Annual Report 2015 Contents Rowing Australia Limited 2015 Office Bearers Rowing Australia Limited 2015 Office Bearers 4 Board of Rowing Australia Company Directors and Chief Executive Officer 6 Rob Scott President (appointed 1 October, 2014) John Boultbee Director (appointed 29 June 2007, resigned 24 May 2015) President’s Report 9 Sally Capp Director (appointed 20 May, 2013) Message from the Australian Sports Commission 13 Andrew Guerin Director (appointed 30 November, 2013) Chief Executive Officer’s Report 14 Flavia Gobbo Director (appointed 19 December, 2012) Merrick Howes Director (appointed 29 May, 2014) Competition Report 19 Cameron McKenzie-McHarg Athletes’ Director (appointed 29 September, 2012) Development Report 23 Andrew Rowley Director (appointed 26 November, 2011) Carmen Wearne Director (appointed 12 August, 2013) High Performance Report 28 Bryan Weir Director (appointed 24 May, 2015) Athletes’ Commission Report 34 Council of Rowing Australia Media and Communications 35 Rob Scott RA President and Chairman The Bobby Pearce Foundation 36 Ivan Adlam New South Wales Obituaries 37 Jim Gibson Tasmania Pat McNamara Victoria Awards 40 Ray Ebert Queensland Around the states 42 Craig James Western Australia Australian Capital Territory 42 Greg Melbourne South Australia David Bagnall Australian Capital Territory New South Wales 43 Queensland 45 Other Key Personnel South Australia 47 Victor Walter Umpires Committee Chair Allan Nicoll Masters Commission Chair Tasmania 49 James Lowe Bromley Trust Administrator Victoria 52 Ray Ebert Team Manager – Senior A Dean Oakman Team Manager – Para Western Australia 54 Andrew Service Team Manager – U23 2015 World Championships—Medal Table 56 Jaime Fernandez Team Manager – Junior World Championships Aiguebelette, France 2015 57 Naomi Wagstaff Team Manager – U21 (New Zealand) Dr. Larissa Trease Principal Medical Officer Australian World Championships Team–Results 2015 59 Geoff Rees Principal Legal Advisor World Cup II, World Cup III & Henley Team—Results 2015 61 2015 Selection Panel Australian Under 23 World Championships Team–Results 2015 63 Chris O’Brien Chairman of Selectors 2015 Sydney International Rowing Regatta 65 David Yates Selector – Senior A Financial Report 2015 71 Stephen Mann Selector – Senior A Jaime Fernandez Selector – Senior A/U23/U21/Junior Barnaby Eaton Selector – U23/Junior/U21 Russel Hookway Selector – U21/U23/Junior 2015 Appeals Tribunal Paul Guest Permanent Chair Robert Cook Alternate Chair Andrew Cassidy Alternate Chair Sam Golding Victoria Roberts James Margburg Marc Douez Rowing Australia Annual Report 2015 3 4 Rowing Australia Annual Report 2015 Company Directors and Chief Executive Officer Staff & Contractors Rowing Australia is fortunate to have a Board and Telstra, Flavia’s role included her lending her expertise Michael Scott Chief Executive Officer Senior Management Team that collectively possess a in competition law and stakeholder management and in Chris O’Brien National Team Performance Director fantastic mix of governance, financial, sporting and other this role, Flavia managed a large team of over 30 lawyers Jaime Fernandez General Manager of Sport qualifications and experience that ensure the sport is as well as a significant external budget. Flavia also acted Katherine Ginbey Chief Commercial Officer adequately equipped to deal with all relevant matters. in the role of Assistant Company Secretary of Telstra with a focus on the Audit committee, management of Matt Treglown Chief Operating Officer The qualifications of the Directors and CEO of Rowing Wayne Diplock National Performance Support Manager the Shareholder Registry and Subsidiary requirements Australia Ltd at the conclusion of the publication of this Lyall McCarthy Senior Coach as well as being the Company Secretary of the Telstra Annual Report are laid out below: Mark Fangen-Hall Senior Coach Foundation. Simon Cox Senior Coach Gordon Marcks Senior Coach Para-Rowing President Flavia has also worked in Finance & Strategy, Legal Services, at Telstra where she was involved in the areas Lucy Benjamin Media & Communications Manager Rob Scott Tony Rice National Performance Sports Science Coordinator of Corporate Governance and policy, Compliance and Rob Scott is Managing Director, Industrial Division Adam Hunter Biomechanist the Company Secretariat. She also worked in Treasury, at Wesfarmers. He is also on the Leadership Team of Kellie Wilkie Lead of Physiotherapy Services advising on Telstra’s Debt Issue Program and other Ron Batt National Community and Development Officer Wesfarmers Limited. He has held a number of leadership capital management issues. These positions have given Cameron Allen Competition Manager – Events roles with Wesfarmers including Finance Director of Flavia a valuable practical insight into a Director’s Alastair Robertson Head of Finance and Administration the Coles Group, Chairman of the Management Board regulatory and commercial responsibilities. Clare Phillips Finance Manager of Coles Liquor and Managing Director of Wesfarmers Previously Flavia was with Telstra Product Management Cassie Powter Office Manager and Executive Assistant Insurance. He previously worked with Deutsche Bank in Nadine Morrison High Performance Administration Officer Asia and Australia in various investment banking roles. and was responsible for providing commercially focused Naomi Wagstaff High Performance Administration Coordinator He is a member of the Mastercard Asia-Pacific Advisory legal advice covering the product lifecycle from sourcing Simon Booth High Performance Program Coordinator Board and a past President of the Insurance Council of and vendor negotiations to product design, constructing Georgie Lee High Performance Operations Coordinator Australia. customers terms and conditions, ongoing product legal Tara Huntly Para-Rowing Talent Development Coordinator compliance issues and product divestments and exits. In Andrew Service High Performance Development Coordinator, QLD Rob is McVilly Pearce pin number 447, and a dual this role she was responsible for providing commercially- Barnaby Eaton National Talent Pathway Manager Olympian in rowing, having stroked the Eight at the focused constructive legal advice with extensive Bronwen Lundy Lead Nutritionist Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a silver medallist from involvement in strategic and operational planning. Dr. Larissa Trease Principal Medial Officer the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the Pair. He started his She is a Member of the Queensland Law Society and Andrew Randell ACT State Pathway Coordinator rowing career in Perth and was a scholarship holder at a Member and Mentor of the Australian Corporate Andrew Service High Performance Development Coordinator, QLD the AIS for a number of years. He was the WA Sports Lizzi Chapman High Performance Development Coordinator, NSW Star of the Year in 1997. Lawyers Association. Flavia has been admitted as a legal Christine MacLaren High Performance Development Coordinator, SA practitioner of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Supreme Rob Scott holds a Master of Applied Finance degree Grant Pryor High Performance Development Coordinator, TAS Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Commerce Verity Keogh High Performance Development Coordinator, WA degree from the Australian National University. He is a On the water, Flavia was a successful rower at both State Rob Winkworth Administration Officer and National level and now competes at Masters level as Harald Jahrling Sports Strategist qualified Chartered Accountant and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business a member of the University of Queensland Boat Club. She joined the Board of Rowing Australia in December Life Members School. 2012 and is currently Deputy Chair, as well as Chairing Robert R Aitken, MBE (Deceased) the High Performance Commission. Reinhold Batschi, OAM Director, Deputy Chair John Boultbee, AM Flavia Gobbo John D Coates, AC Director Flavia Gobbo is a Director of WorkCover QLD. Berry Durston, AM (Deceased) Sally Capp WorkCover is a government owned statutory body and is Barbara Fenner Sally Capp possesses a wealth of experiences in both Andrew Guerin the main provider of workers’ compensation insurance in the corporate and sporting fields. Sally is currently Dr Stephen Hinchy, OAM Queensland. Chief Operating Officer at the Victorian Chamber of Noel Wilkinson, BEM, OAM (Deceased) Until recently Flavia was the Chairman of Q-COMP Commerce and Industry, and has previously held a David Yates as well as part of the Senior Leadership team at Telstra number of influential