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Our Committee

QPEC has a distinguished Executive Committee of senior business and professional people.

President
Ross Petfield AM, retired stockbroker and company director

Committee Chairman
Rod Young, General Manager Administration Bundaberg Sugar

Committee Members
Professor Christopher Auld, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Bill Brett, prominent Queensland businessman
Bruce Cowley, Partner Minter Ellison
Dr Peter Lennox, retired Principal Brisbane Grammar School
David Little, Director and former Managing Director Watpac Limited
Collin Myers, investor relations and public affairs consultant

Des Olling, company secretary
Professor Michael Powell, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Business), Griffith Business School, Griffith University
John Reynolds, Company Director (Bank of Queensland, Queensland Cotton, Chairman CH4)
Neil Roberts, Chairman Bank of Queensland
Neil Rickleman, General Manager Rowland Communications Group

QPEC engages several people distinguished in education and business to plan and implement the organisation's programs.

Education Coordinator
Bernie Miles has been QPEC's Education Coordinator since he retired as a senior officer of the Queensland Government’s Department of Education.

ECOMAN facilitators
Des Olling retired as a finance executive of a large public company and is now secretary/administrator of a Brisbane-based company with international interests.

Joe Abercrombie is a retired senior executive of a Government owned corporation; he has engineering and economic degrees. A former President of Engineers Australia, Joe devotes considerable time to judging the association's annual engineering awards.

Bob Kelsey is a retired senior executive of a large mining company; he specialised in business analysis and planning.

Barry Hopf is a former Principal of a Queensland State High School.