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RACING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2016
aware of the views and objectives of the Australian
Thoroughbred Racing Industry.
Industry
– Maintain and build upon effective lines of
consultation and communication which will inform
industry stakeholders and customers of Racing
Australia's initiatives and objectives.
Media
– Promote better understanding, knowledge
and media coverage of Thoroughbred racing as a local,
regional and national industry and sport.
International
– Build on Racing Australia's position as
a globally recognised influencer and standard-setter
of Thoroughbred racing with the capacity to promote
Australia's interests internationally.
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The company measures its own performance through
the use of both quantitative and qualitative benchmarks.
The benchmarks are used by the directors to assess
the financial sustainability of the company and whether
the company’s short-term and long-term objectives are
being achieved. This includes the publication of service
standard performance reports monthly on the Racing
Australia web site.
INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS
John Messara AM – Chairman
Chairman, Racing NSW, Chairman & Founder, Arrowfield
Group Limited, Vice-Chairman, Asian Racing Federation,
Member, Australian Pattern Committee, Former
Chairman, Australian Racing Board, Former Chairman,
Aushorse Marketing, Former President, Thoroughbred
Breeders Australia Ltd, Former Chairman, Stargames
Ltd, Former Member, Sydney Stock Exchange. Awarded
Member of the Order of Australia in 2008 for service
to the thoroughbred horseracing industry, particularly
through the introduction of best practice initiatives in the
areas of reproduction and stud management.
Frances Nelson QC – Deputy Chairman
Chair, Thoroughbred Racing SA, Chairman, Parole Board
of South Australia, Member of the Sentencing Advisory
Council, Former Principal Director, Australian Racing
Board. Leading figure in the South Australian legal
establishment.
James Watters – Alternate Director
Chief Executive Officer, Thoroughbred Racing South
Australia, Former Chief Executive of the Thoroughbred
Racing Action Consortium, Former member NZ
DIRECTORS REPORT
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Thoroughbred Racing’s Jockey’s Safety Review Group,
Former member NZ Racing Board’s Equine Influenza
Crisis Management Group and the Minister of Racing’s
Task Force.
David Moodie – Director
Chairman, Racing Victoria Limited, Director, VicRacing
Pty Ltd, Member, Australian Pattern Committee, Member,
Racing Victoria & Country Racing Victoria Steering
Committee, Member, Racing Victoria Member Consultative
Committee, Member, Racing Victoria Media Rights and
Wagering Sub-Committee, Chairman, Thoroughbred
Owners and Breeders Advisory Panel, Founder and
Director of the Contract Group of Companies (Contract
Control Services Pty Ltd, Contract Control Constructions
Pty Ltd, Contract Racing Pty Ltd, Contract Properties Pty
Ltd, Hobsons Lodge Racing Stables Pty Ltd), Former
Chairman, Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association,
Former Member, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders
Advisory Panel, Former Member, Victorian Industry Black
Type Committee.
Steven Wilson AM – Director
Chairman, Racing Queensland, Director and Co-founder
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd, Chairman,
Russo Business School, Director, The Centre for
Independent Studies, Committee, Brisbane Development
Association, Trustee, University of Queensland Rugby
Union Foundation, Director, Australian Oil Shale Holdings
Ltd, Former Chairman, Southbank Corporation, Former
Founding Chairman, Hyperion Asset Management,
Former Director, Telstra Corporation, Former Director,
Tourism Queensland, Former Councillor, Queensland
University of Technology, Former Chairman, Queensland
Rugby Union, Former Chairman, St John’s Cathedral
Completion Fund, Former Member, Brisbane Stock
Exchange. Awarded Member of the Order of Australia in
2011 for service to business, and to the financial services
industry in Queensland, and to the community through
leadership roles in cultural heritage, sport, and social
welfare organisations.
Ian Hall – Director (Resigned 31-03-2016)
Former Acting CEO, Racing Queensland, Partner,
Restructuring Services, KPMG, Independent Finance
Director and Chairman Finance & Risk Committee,
Queensland Construction Industry Skills Centre, Member
of the Academic Board, Queensland Institute of Business
& Technology, Former Principal Advisor, Vantage
Performance, Former Director, Halo Solutions, Former
Head of Recovery, Ray White Recovery, Former Director
and Chairman Finance & Risk Committee, Searchlight