Doug Christie
Chairman (Chief Barker)
International Ambassador (Board Member Variety International)
Executive Committee
Doug is a specialist in Marketing, Communications and Brand strategy and execution. He has had considerable international business experience at both CEO and Board levels particularly in the Banking, Media and Telecommunications sectors. He is Managing Director of the marketing, communications and media company Focus Communications Group. Doug is a past Chairman of Variety Victoria (2003-2006), and is a Life Member. He is also an International Ambassador for Variety and an Australia Day Council Life Ambassador. Doug is a past Deputy Chairman of Life Education Victoria. He has been on the Variety Victoria Board since 2000.
Gillian Hund
Deputy Chairman (Deputy Chief Barker)
Executive Committee
Originally trained as a teacher working in both Australia and overseas with primary aged Special Needs Children. Gillian then turned her interests to publishing and established Copeland Publishing Pty Ltd with a business partner in 1989. ‘Sydney’s Child’ was the first parenting title launched and the company has since grown to a national newspaper business publishing six parenting titles which have a total circulation of over 450,000 papers per month, Australia wide.Gillian brings to the board not only a wealth of Marketing and Public Relations knowledge but also an insight of the lives of special needs children and their families, through her teaching experience. She has been on the Board of Management since 2007.
Vito Interlandi
Treasurer
Executive Committee
Vito Interlandi is a Director of Business Advisory Services. He has more than 15 years professional practice experience, following a successful career in industry. Vito has a specialised interest in business development and the strategic impact of taxation on day-to-day decisions. He has been on the Variety Board of Management since 2006.
Rod Collins APM
Executive Committee
Rod is now an Emergency Services specialist consultant. As former senior officer (Superintendant ) with Victoria Police he headed up Emergency Management Coordination throughout the State. He is also a former head of the Homicide squad. Rod was awarded the Australian Police Medal for his work with police and charities. At Variety he has had considerable influence by being Bash Chairman for the last decade - and as such was awarded a Life Membership. He has been on the Variety Board since 1999.
Evangeline Arulrajah
Evangeline has a background in Social Work and has worked in Australia and Overseas in a broad range of settings such as Hospitals and alternative school and therapy centre in Sweden for teenagers. She is also a qualified lawyer having worked in top tier firms in the private sector in areas such as commercial litigation, construction, insurance, corporate and government. She also has in house experience and is currently working as a senior corporate lawyer for the Victorian Government.
Joe Barber
Joe Barber is founder and CEO of Modapt as well as founder and Director of Third Screen Media; two organisations involved in the mobile web and mobile marketing industries respectively and both with operations and activities in over 9 countries. Joe is also a strategic advisor to a number of start up technology firms and provides guidance on the journey from "inception to liquidity". Joe has been involved in technology for over 30 years including founding and raising capital for a number of start ups and managing regional operations for some of the world's major technology players. Joe has had vast international experience with long periods in the North American market, distribution of products throughout Asia and Europe and a business in Malaysia. He travels regularly to world conferences and is a regular speaker on technology as well as a respected monthly contributor for Marketing Magazine sharing his insights and ideas.
David Cornwell
David is a senior corporate lawyer with over 20 years practising experience in Australia, Asia and New Zealand. David has previously been a partner of a large Australian law firm and, a partner of a leading US firm based in Singapore, and was of Counsel with a prominent New York law firm. David has spent a number of years practising in Asia based from Singapore. He has extensive Australian and international experience in general corporate law, projects, financing, corporate advisory and private equity transactions.
Anne Henshall
Anne Henshall is the Marketing Manager of The Capital – Bendigo’s Performing Arts Centre and has been working in both marketing and major events for the past years broken only by two years as Chief of Staff of the daily newspaper, the Bendigo Advertiser. Anne has played a key role in the delivery of events for Bendigo such as the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, the Bendigo Easter Festival and was the creator of Bendigo’s Kids Character Carnival. She has held a position on the Board of the Bendigo Trust as well as having a long association with Scope in central Victoria as a member of staff, fundraiser and as a member of the Centre Association.
Mike Brady
Long term Variety supporter has served the Variety Board for many years as well as being one of our Variety Celebrity Ambassadors. Mike has been a regular on the VicBash,has taken part in the Variety Splash and performed regularly at our signature event, the Variety Great Grand Final Lunch. Mike Brady is well known as the creator of one of Australia's biggest selling singles of all time - Up There Cazaly - and continues as a leader in the entertainment industry with his Port Melbourne based business, Bradyworks.
David Rayner OAM
Life Member David Rayner is a Director of RSP Automotive & Industrial Pty Ltd & Rare Spares Pty Ltd and has been a long standing Variety supporter. His service to the children’s charity includes 9 years as a Board Member and 14 years on the Bash Committee, including 5 years as Bash Chairman. David has participated in 24 Bash events, including 3 international events. David was awarded a Variety International Presidential Citation in 2002 in recognition of his dedication to Variety. In 2012, David was inducted into the Order of Australia, receiving an Order of Australia Medal in the General Division principally for his service to charity.
Sue Stanley
Sue is an active supporter of the children’s activities and programs at Variety. She is the Director of Fitcorp and is involved in a number of charities including the Blue Ribbon Foundation, and Vicsport. She has been on the Variety Board of Management since 2005.
Richard Symon
Richard is co-founder and Chair of the Financial Services Foundation Ltd, a supporter and partner of Variety in raising funds for children’s charities. Established in 2003, the Foundation hosts the annual “A Monetary Affair” ball, Melbourne’s charitable event for the stockbroking community.
Richard has 25 years experience in stockbroking and is currently Executive Director of ASX listed MDS Financial Group. Richard was the CEO of NSX Ltd, the operator of the National Stock Exchange. Richard has served in executive roles with SDIA (now Stockbrokers Association of Australia) and Prudential-Bache Securities. He co-founded and was CEO of Sharetrade Australian Stockbroking which was sold to PBL’s listed subsidiary eCorp.
Richard is a Fellow of Finsia, Affiliate of SAA and was a Member of the Australian Stock Exchange.