Our Directors

Dale Simpson

FAICD, FIOD (Life), FGIA, Non-Executive Director, Director Career Development

Dale is a Fellow with both the AICD, GIA and a Fellow for life with the IOD.  He holds a Masters degree in Career Management and Coaching  and has various studies in a range of disciplines from Politics to psychology.  He is the Managing Director of a management consultancy firm specialising in performance, leadership and career management.

Dale has worked in the Human Resource Management and Development field for more than 35 years and has delivered career and leadership programs in Australia, India, Singapore and Malaysia at both Graduate and Executive level. His passion is centred on the career journey of company directors and how they take up their role to effect the best outcomes for the organisations they serve.

Dale is currently a Director with Universal Village (fair-trade). Dale has also been Chairman of Crisis Support Service Inc, (Suicide Help-Line Victoria & Mensline Australia), Deputy Chair of Norwood (psychiatric services), and a Director of the Men’s Health Alliance representing CSS.

Simone Rumore

B. Com, FAICD, CIECL

Simon Rumore has over 12 years’ experience in board and governance advisory work, including the design and delivery of governance education programs such as director and officer duties.

He is the Managing Director and Co-founder of Peakstone Global, a global governance advisory firm operating across Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.

Simon’s board experience includes roles as Deputy Chair of Open Minds Australia and Amnesty International Australia. He has chaired committees responsible for governance, nominations, remuneration, safety and membership engagement. He is currently the independent Chair of the Governance, Nominations & Remuneration Committee of Settlement Services International (SSI) and a member of the International Corporate Governance Network's Human Capital Committee.

Simon’s management career started as a recruitment consultant in Belfast before progressing to be an organisational development consultant, HSEC executive and interim executive supporting publicly listed, government and not for profit organisations. 

He is a certified coach and mentor focusing on working with non-executive directors.

Neelesh Mehta

FAICD

A director who drives performance and game changing profitability.

Neelesh brings experience spans mergers and acquisitions; investments; capital raisings; corporate restructuring; finance; governance and treasury management.

As a senior executive in dominant (top 10) broking house in India, Neelesh managed investments on behalf of many of India’s ultra-high net worth individuals and corporate houses. He also helped establish more transparent and robust governance and operating procedures.

Since moving to Australia in 2004, Neelesh has been Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director of a number of organisations where he has continued to provide strategic and financial advice and manage corporate investments across various markets.

A director with a reputation for shaping the DNA of organisations in competitive landscapes, achieving game-changing profits.

Our CEO

Mark Sims

B.Bus, B.Comp, MBA, ACSTH, GAICD

An entrepreneurial oriented business leader with a passion for growth through hands-on strategic planning and innovation. With over twenty-five years of demonstrated cross-cultural and international business leadership, Mark has experience working in Fortune 100 corporate and start-up-venture capital backed environments to drive growth, transformation, innovation and develop new markets. 

Mark has driven cultural and digital transformation within complex multi-billion organisations by combining internal innovation, external innovation and venture capital activities within the same program. 

More recently Mark developed the Global Advisory Program – a selective and individually customised accelerator program that connects market ready startups with global advisors through an engaged and actively managed Advisory Board.

Our Ambassadors

Andrew Donovan

Board Adviser, Non Executive Director, founder of Thoughtpost Governance and co-founder of Consigliere Private Counsel.

Andrew is widely recognised as a thought leader on board performance and corporate governance in Australia and Internationally.

The author of the Thoughtpost Four Functions of Directorship, Andrew was a senior facilitator and contributor to the development of directorship theory with the Australian Institute of Company Directors for more than a decade.

He is a Fellow of the AICD, a graduate of the Company Directors Course (Order of Merit) with a Bachelor of Commerce from the Australian National University.

Andrew is a company director of 25 years and a board advisor who works with boards wishing to use governance for comparative advantage.

Amanda Derham

BA (Monash), FAICD, Founder, Advisor, non-Exec Director, CEO, startup investor, Amanda has more than 30 years of board experience in public, private and for purpose sectors, including V/Line Pty Ltd, Anglicare Vic Inc, Golf Victoria Ltd and Burra Foods Pty Ltd.

A Graduate of the AICD Co Directors Course and Fellow, Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts (Japanese & French language), and Grad Dip Bus & SS, Monash Univ.

Active in the innovation sector Amanda’s Super Power is the courage to listen and hear stakeholders with a view to collaborate.

Kristin Michaels

Kristin is a contemporary Chief Executive with more than 15 years’ experience within healthcare organisations. She is also a seasoned Director across a range of sectors, coach and mentor.

Kristin is a futurist, passionate about re-creation, exploring the why and disrupting areas that need change. She has in-depth experience in organisational improvement within a healthcare environment.

 Kristin has an evidenced ability to build and maintain partnerships in complex political and stakeholder environments. She has a specific interest in partnership and re-design, and systems level change.

 Kristin holds qualifications in Arts, Organisational Leadership, Governance, Health Service Management and Strategic Foresight.

 She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is accredited as an International Partnership Broker.

Brad Sherringham

(BComm, CPA)

A proven and successful leader, Brad’s strong business acumen is balanced by his down to earth approach and dedication to supporting the performance of all businesses and those around him through good governance.

Carmen Izurieta

Carmen is a senior executive with over 20 years experience gained across leadership roles in Not for Profit, Professional Membership Organisations, Peak Body and University sectors.

In particular, Carmen has deep experience in corporate governance having spent 13 years in various senior roles at the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2017, Carmen Co-Founded the Global Governance Initiative, a governance advisory and consulting organisation focused on making governance information, education and tools accessible to all.

Carmen’s most recent roles include Chief Operating Officer at Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Australia's largest autism specific service provider with one of the biggest autism school programs in the world, Executive Director at Aged & Community Services Australia and General Manager Corporate Services Australian Dental Association. Carmen is currently the CEO at North West Disability Services and is also a member of the Catholic Care Diocese of Broken Bay Advisory Council.