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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
Bruce Cowley, Partner Minter Ellison
Mr Joe Foster, business consultant
Collin Myers, investor relations and public affairs consultant

Des Olling, company secretary
Professor Michael Powell, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Business), Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Mr Stephen Paul, retired Principal John Paul College
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
Barry Hopf has been QPEC's Education Coordinator since he retired as Principal of Bundamba State High School.

ECOMAN facilitators
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.

Bernie Miles is a former senior officer of the Department of Education.

Mr Ralph Angus is a retired senior accountancy executive of a major mining company, with experience in Europe and Australia.

Ms Judy Xavier is an accountant in private practice.

Des Olling, the Treasurer of QPEC, is also accredited as an ECOMAN facilitator.  He retired as a finance executive of a large public company and is now secretary/administrator of a Brisbane-based company with international interests.