The auDA Board

In addition to his role on the .au Domain Administration Board, James is the Chair of BIG4 Holiday Parks and Greening Australia, and a non-executive director of the Connective Group, and Circus Oz. James has 35 years’ experience as a business strategist and senior executive in highly competitive markets, including financial services, retail and energy. He has delivered organisational growth and profitability through the development and introduction of new brands, products, services, channels and programs, and people-centred leadership. He is currently the principal of Vantage Strategy, a boutique consultancy, that works with a wide range of organisations helping them clarify their strategy and implement change so that they can grow.

In addition to his role on the .au Domain Administration Board, James is the Chair of BIG4 Holiday Parks and Greening Australia, and a non-executive director of the Connective Group, and Circus Oz. James has 35 years’ experience as a business strategist and senior executive in highly competitive markets, including financial services, retail and energy. He has delivered organisational growth and profitability through the development and introduction of new brands, products, services, channels and programs, and people-centred leadership. He is currently the principal of Vantage Strategy, a boutique consultancy, that works with a wide range of organisations helping them clarify their strategy and implement change so that they can grow.

An experienced non-executive director, Kate is currently a member of Charles Sturt University Council. Prior to her current roles, Kate led the development of a human resources technology start-up through a listing on the ASX. She held the position of Senior Telecommunications Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and has also worked as a General Manager at NBN Co. Kate Cornick undertook her PhD in optical telecommunications at the University of Melbourne.

She joined the Board of CHOICE in 2012 and was elected Chair in 2017. Sandy chairs CHOICE’s Governance Committee, Investment Committee, and Commercial Sustainability Committee. Her past roles have included a two-year stint chairing the rebirth of Australia’s Internet governance community, NetThing (previously auIGF), serving as Director and Chair of the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), and as an inaugural Director of the Australian Domain Name Authority (auDA).

From 1993-2013 he held a variety of technical and senior management roles at Cisco, before re-joining AARNet in 2014 as Director, Government Relations and eResearch a position he held until 2019.

In addition to serving on the board of auDA, Peter is currently a member of the Regional Development Australia (RDA) ACT committee and President of the Gungahlin Community Council.

Prior to Telstra, Tania was a lawyer at Allens Linklaters (formerly Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks), specialising in technology and intellectual property. Tania is also a Non-Executive Director on the boards of City West Water, Grey Innovation Group and Potential(x), and on the State Committee JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

Alongside his non-executive Director position at the .au Domain Administration, Angelo is also the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of VentraIP Australia, Synergy Wholesale and Zuver, making it the largest privately owned auDA accredited registrar group. Utilising his breadth of industry knowledge and experience to represent the best interests of all auDA stakeholders, Angelo is focused on delivering outcomes that benefit all community interests and the Australian digital economy.

Matt has also held executive positions at Macquarie Telecom Group and leadership roles at the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, United Energy and the airline sector.  He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Trustee of the McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Board Member of The Macfarlane Fund and Principal of Healy Advisory. 

She started her career as an engineer in IBM where she spent 23 years living and working across Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN, India and China. 

After leaving IBM, Jacqueline was appointed CEO of Infosys Australia and New Zealand, a position she held for six years. In the final years of her executive career Jacqueline was the CEO of SMS Management &Technologies, an ASX listed IT Services company and subsequently returned to IBM as the Vice President of Cognitive Transformation Services across the Asia Pacific Region.

Jackie is now a non-executive director (NED) and board advisor. She was a NED of NetComm Wireless (ASX: NTC) until 2019. In addition to her role as an elected Independent NED of auDA, she is currently an Independent NED of MLC Insurance. 

In addition, Jackie is Chair of International House Council, a residential college of Sydney University and is a Board member of Chief Executive Women.   

Jackie holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering with Honours from the University of Sydney and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Her directorship career covers ASX companies, NFPs, industry associations and government bodies.  She was Deputy Chancellor of the University of South Australia and represented Australia for several years on the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, based in New York.  She was a founding director of National ICT Australia Limited (NICTA), a research body funded by state and federal governments to improve the reach and quality of Australia’s IT research.  NICTA has now been incorporated into CSIRO.  Alice’s professional interests include strategic thinking, stakeholder reporting, ethical business practice and improving governance processes.