David Pease
Chairperson
Business Experience
- 20 years retailing experience as Manager/Director in both single and multi-store operations
Board Experience (BBC and other)
- Board Member/Chairman, Citylink
- Board Member/President, Footwear Retailers Association of Tasmania
- Board Member, National Footwear Retailers Association
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) UTAS
- Certificate IV in Business Management
Paul Roberts-Thomson
Director / Vice Chairperson
Business Experience
- 35 years as farmer at Table Cape including 30 years as Managing Director of Van Diemen Quality Bulbs
Board Experience (BBC and other)
- TFGA Vegetable Council 1983-1988
- NW College of TAFE Council 1983-1987
- Flower Industry Association of Tasmania – various positions
- Flower Industry Association of Australia – Inaugural Secretary/Treasurer 1993/1994
- Director TAFE Tasmania 1998-2000, acting chairman (6 months)
- TIAR, Board Member 2000-2006
- Director Skills Tasmania 2008-2010, Chair Service Provider Committee
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons) 1976
Melanie Bartlett
Director
Business Experience
- 40 years as a lawyer, with business experience as the managing partner in a private legal firm for a number of years
- Approximately 10 years as a Magistrate with the Magistrates Court of Tasmania
Board Experience (BBC and other)
- Previously President and Committee member of the Law Society of Tasmania
- Previously a member of the Board of Relationships Australia, Tasmania Branch
- Current Member of the Board of Legal Education
- Current President and Board member of the Australian Lace Guild (Public Company Limited by guarantee)
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (UTAS 1976)
Ian Jones
Director
Business Experience
- Extensive office equipment and POS background in Australia and overseas
- 10 years in the office equipment industry in Hobart
- 15 years of senior management roles in the IT industry in Sydney specialising in retail systems with industry leaders, Toshiba, Siemens Nixdorf and NCR
- 5 years in Asia Pacific regional management roles for leading retail software companies Triversity and Oracle based in Hong Kong
- 10 years operating bars and restaurants plus an expatriate relocation business in Shenzhen, southern China (2006 - Current)
Board Experience
- Secretary and Vice President, Burnie Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2014 - Current)
- Founding Director and Secretary, Australian Chamber of Commerce, Shenzhen, China (2007 - 2012)
Devon Cruickshank
Director
Business Experience
30 years’ experience as Financial Planner, including:
- 20 years as a Financial Planner, of which 16 years were as a Business Owner-Director of a boutique Financial Planning group on the NW Coast of Tasmania (1997 - 2017)
- 10 years’ experience as a Financial Planner and Fixed Interest Specialist with Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch in the USA (1987 - 1997)
- 5 years working with the Washington State Senate (1982 - 1987)
Board Experience
- BBC Board, 1 month
- The Northwest School, Seattle, (1990 - 1994)
Board Qualifications
- Institute of Company Directors Member (2015 - current)
Academic Qualifications
- BA Political Science, Economics - University of Washington, Seattle
Brad Pilgrim
Treasurer
Business Experience
- 20 years business and management experience in a range of sectors including healthcare, employment services, training, recruitment, retailing and manufacturing in government, non-government and private business contexts.
- Mentor UTAS students through the UTAS Career Mentor Program.
Board Experience
- Braddon Business Centre (current)
- Burnie Primary School Association (2013 – 2017)
- Western Schools Soccer Association - J-League (2015 – 2017)
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business – Accounting UTAS (2014)
- Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training (BSZ40198) (2006)
- Associate Member of CPA Australia (2015-2017)