National Leadership Team

The National Leadership Team supports the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in setting the strategic direction for the organisation, effectively managing day-to-day operations, implementing decisions of the Board and senior management, and providing leadership to Red Cross people.

The National Leadership Team held four face-to-face meetings in this financial year, and met by videoconference and teleconference in the months in between. Within this team, the Chief Executive Officer, Robert Tickner; Chief Financial Officer, Sandy Chakravarty; Director of Services and International Operations, Michael Raper and Director, Marketing, Fundraising and Communications, Jennifer Gibb attended Board meetings throughout the year. While not voting members, they make recommendations to the Board via papers put forward.

Robert Tickner	Chief Executive Officer
Toni Aslett	Executive Director Victoria
Jody Broun	Executive Director New South Wales (appointed May 2014)
Dr Ian Burke	Executive Director Tasmania (to March 2014)/Director Commercial Operations (appointed April 2014)
Sandra Cannon	Executive Director Northern Territory
Sandhya Chakravarty	Chief Financial Officer
Noel Clement	Head of Australian Services
Helen Connolly	Executive Director South Australia
Peter Day	Chief Information Officer (to March 2014)
Wenda Donaldson	Executive Director Australian Capital Territory (appointed June 2014)
Dr Helen Durham	Director IHL, Strategy, Planning and Research (to May 2014)
Veronica Frost	Chief Information Officer (appointed March 2014)
Jennifer Gibb	Director Marketing, Fundraising and Communications
Annie Harvey	Acting Executive Director New South Wales (to May 2014)
Joan Hughes	Executive Director Australian Capital Territory (to February 2014)
Steve Joske CSC	Executive Director Western Australia
Kevin Keeffe	Executive Director Queensland
Andrea Lott	Director Planning, Reporting, Research and Projects (appointed May 2014)
Kerry McGrath	Head of Community Programs
Russell Penman	Executive Director Tasmania (appointed October 2014)
Michael Raper	Director of Services and International Operations
Chris Steinfort	Director, Human Resources
Peter Walton	Head of International Program (appointed October 2013)
Michael White	Regional Manager Far North Queensland (Cairns) and Co-Chair – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel (appointed July 2013)
John Wills	Director Commercial Operations (to May 2014)