Tom Phillips AM
Chairman

Mr Phillips retired as CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd in October 2005, following a distinguished career of 40 years in the Australian automotive Industry, which included roles with General Motors and Toyota.

His ongoing business interests include directorships with a number of South Australian companies. In December 2002, he was named South Australia's Businessman of the Year.

Mr Phillips was appointed by the South Australian Government as Chairman of the South Australian Training and Skills Commission (retired August 2008) and Chairman of the SafeWork SA Advisory Committee (ongoing), commencing these roles in January 2006.

Anthony Francis
Managing Director

Anthony was the founding Director and Managing Director of TCG Pty Ltd, a market based specialist technology Commercialisation Company and recently oversaw its acquisition. He has been directly involved in many spin off companies, numerous "extended" licenses and forming joint ventures and industry partnerships. Anthony has led commercial relationships with Smith Klein Beecham, Aventis, Bayer, Microsoft, Alcoa and BHP (amongst others) regarding a wide variety of successful projects including: a MS Diagnostic, an Anti flea vaccine, a Water Diagnostic and a Root Disease Testing Service. Anthony has managed various private sector investment companies and intellectual property portfolios through partner responsibilities and has raised over $20 million in public sector and private finance.

David Day
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Flinders University

Prior to his appointment at Flinders University, Professor Day was the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Executive Dean of the Faculties of Science, Agriculture and Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney.

A graduate of Adelaide Teachers College and the University of Adelaide, Professor Day subsequently held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Illinois and UCLA that launched his academic and research career.  He was a research scientist at the French Centre D’Etudes Nucleaires in Grenoble prior to taking up an appointment at the Australian National University where he became Head of the School of Biochemistry and molecular Biology.  He subsequently held the Chair of Biochemistry at the University of Western Australia. He has served on the Australian Research Council and on the Executive of the Plant Science CRC at ANU.

A specialist in plant biochemistry and molecular biology, Professor Day is recognised for leading high-level research groups in the study of plant energy metabolism, oxidative stress, ion transport and symbiotic nitrogen fixation.  He was a founder of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, where he is still a Chief Investigator. Professor Day has more than 200 published works and is an Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher.

Geoffrey Pitt B.SC., Grad.Dip.Bus.Admin, FAICD., FAIM - DONE

Geoffrey Pitt is the Principal of Pegram Services Pty Ltd, providing Strategic business advisory services and coaching for senior executives through Global Coaching Partnership.

He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Flinders Partners and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. In addition he is Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Private Companies covering the Financial Services Industry, Property Industry, Health Industry, Retail and Wholesale Distribution Industries.

Previous listed company experience includes Non-Executive Chairman/Director of Strathfield Group Limited. During his executive career he held many Board Directorships on both Government and Non- Government Boards.

In his executive career Geoffrey held significant Senior Executive and Chief Executive positions in a diverse range of industries including Retail, Manufacturing, Gambling and Business Management Consulting.

Mrs Peggy Lau-Flux, MBA

Mrs Lau-Flux is a Council Member of Flinders University and is also serving on the Resources Committee and Investment Sub-committee.  She was educated in Hong Kong and Canada and enjoyed a successful career in international banking before settling in Australia.

She worked as a Corporate Banker for Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong and led noteworthy initiatives, such as the installation of the first electronic banking system in China.  Since her arrival in Australia in 1992, she has served on Boards at both State and Federal levels, including the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Council of International Trade and Commerce of SA, the Australia China Council and the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Her key areas of expertise are finance and marketing in the international corporate banking sector, dealing with multinationals in the Asia Pacific Region and corporate governance in the health and education sectors.

Mrs Lau-Flux is a true global citizen, having lived and worked in Hong Kong, Canada and Australia as well as having travelled extensively.  She is bilingual in English and Chinese with significant local, national and international networks.

Dr Roger Sexton, B.Ec (Hons); M.Ec PhD (Econ) FAICD FAIM S.FFin

Dr Roger Sexton is a leading investment banker and company director with extensive professional experience in the Asia Pacific region.

Roger has served as a Chief Executive of a number of large organisations in the finance, funds management and investment banking industries and has served on the Boards of a number of public companies and organisations in Australia and overseas.

After spending the first 14 years of his working career in high level public service roles for both the South Australian State Government and the Commonwealth Government of Australia, Roger transferred his focus to the private sector in 1985 holding Executive Director roles at Morgan Grenfell Australia Limited and then Beneficial Finance Corporation before founding the Beston Pacific Group in 1992.

Roger established the Beston Pacific Group as a boutique investment bank focusing on corporate advisory and structured finance transactions in the Asia Pacific region. Under Roger's guidance, the Beston Pacific Group has founded a number of significant investment trusts including the Beston Wine Industry Trust which was at the time the largest owner of vineyards in Australia and New Zealand. The management of this Trust was subsequently sold to the Challenger Financial group in 1999. He also founded the Beston Parks Accommodation Trust, the largest owner/operator of caravan parks in Australia.

Roger holds the following Board appointments: Deputy Chairman of IOOF Holdings Limited, Chairman of the Keylnvest Group and Director of IBISWorld. Roger's previous Board appointments include: Chairman of the Venture Capital Board, Chairman of the Motor Accident Commission and Deputy Chairman of Korvest Limited.

Roger is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a Member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.