Board of Directors
Under AIM Qld & NT's Constitution a Board of representative members is chosen by the Professional Members of the Institute. Directors of the Board have a two year rotating term.
The following members of the AIM Board have been elected for the 2009 - 2010 term.
- Wayne Patterson FAIM, Chairman
- Mike O'Hagan FAIM, Deputy Chairman
- Carolyn Barker AM FAIM, CEO
- Bob Bishop FAIM
- Helen Brodie FAIM
- Grant Dearlove FAIM
- Graham Thatcher FAIM
Wayne Patterson is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of MultiTrode Pty Ltd, a privately held technology company with its headquarters in Brisbane and offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. MultiTrode exports world class ICT control and monitoring solutions for the water and wastewater industry in over 15 countries.
Wayne is a professional manager with over 20 years experience building or turning around businesses. Prior to joining MultiTrode, Wayne was CEO of National Transport Insurance (NTI) an internationally recognised leader in specialist insurance. From 1995 Wayne was State Manager for the leading car insurer AAMI in Queensland.
Wayne is a past chairman of AIM committees in Far North Queensland, Central Queensland and on the Gold Coast. Wayne is a past director or chairman of numerous volunteer and charity organisations and is actively involved in coaching early career executives. He is a director of private investment companies and a sought after advisor to company owners looking to build or exit businesses.
He holds a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor Degree in Business and Associate Diploma in Accounting.
Mike O'Hagan FAIM
Deputy Chairman
Mike O'Hagan is well-known as one of Queensland's most innovative businessmen. Twenty-two years ago he pioneered a unique business in short distance residential removals – MiniMovers with offices located on the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Mike remains the sole owner, and now chairs the MiniMovers Board of Directors.
He is a Commissioner for the Australian Fair Pay Commission, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mike has recently been appointed to the board of The Jonathan Foundation, a charity for disabled people.
He has also served as a Director of the Heart Research Institute Association (Qld), and for many years was a member of the Small Business Advisory Panel to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Carolyn Barker AM FAIM
Chief Executive Officer
Director
Carolyn Barker is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management - Qld & NT and Managing Director of TheCyberInstitute Pty Ltd, the Institute's international online learning company.
She is the Chair of both the Brisbane City Council City Business Advisory Board and the Griffith Business School Advisory Board. She is an experienced company director and corporate advisor.
Carolyn started her early professional career as a journalist, and then founded a number of businesses in the services sector. She has worked as an executive in both public and private sectors for the past 15 years. Her special focus is business building and organisational design.
She is the editor of the best selling McGraw-Hill Management Today Book Series and the creator of the Virtuous Leadership Framework.
Carolyn holds an undergraduate degree in Business and an MBA from the University of South Australia.
Bob Bishop has been in the telecommunications industry for over 40 years and is owner/CEO of TTGroup, the largest privately owned telecommunications company in Queensland.
Previously Bob spent 10 years with PMG/Telecom, first as a Technician, then as a Senior Telecommunications Consultant, 9 years as State Manager of STC (now Alcatel) and 7 years as State Manager of Ericsson Australia.
Bob has completed communications study tours of Austria, Vietnam, USA, Singapore, Israel and New Zealand and, as current President of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (QLD), joined a Trade Mission to Israel led by the Hon Alan Stockdale. He is a Board Member of the Balmoral Arts Academy, and Chairman of Queensland Government Bayside Health Community Council looking after the Redlands Hospital, Wynnum Hospital, Moreton Bay Nursing Care Unit and the Bay Islands. He sits on the Lord Mayor's Multicultural Round Table in Brisbane and is a founding Board Director of Sheldon College and the Sheldon College Foundation.
Helen Brodie is the current Queensland Commercial Manager of Australia Post.
Helen has significant Directorship experience including roles as the former Chairman and President of Australian Post-Tel Institute Queensland, Chairman API Travel P/L, Director API Promotions P/L, Director API National Board Director – Brodie Corporation Australia P/L and Director - Extrusion Technologies International P/L.
Helen is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Starlight Children's Foundation Advisor Board and the QUT Faculty Academic (Business) Board.
As an active supporter and steward of the Institute, Helen currently serves as Chairman of the Management Excellence Awards. Helen has also mentored in the Mentor Match program for Rural Women and Fostering Executive Women (FEW) program at QUT.
Grant Dearlove is the Special Practice Areas Legal Partner with Shine Lawyers. He is the former Managing Director of Colliers International's residential business in Australia which included the PRDnationwide franchise network. He has spent his life in the area of Professional Service and has studied leadership of professional service organisations at Harvard University.
Grant was a partner of a leading Brisbane law firm for 10 years prior to undertaking private business consultancy for a number of professional firms focused on strategic direction and growth.
Grant has a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws, a Master of Business Administration, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance.
Graham Thatcher has 35 years experience in the corporate world. He has held senior management roles in both national and multi-national organisations as well as having extensive experience in small business.
Graham is currently a Director of Ella Bache and his previous corporate positions include State Manager, Queensland – NRMA Insurance (Insurance Australia Group); State Senior Manager, Queensland – Medical Benefits Fund or Australia (MBF); and State Manager Consumer Sales and Service, Queensland – National Australia Bank (NAB).
In addition to Graham's role as a Board member, he is the Chairman of the Institute's Audit Committee. He is also the National Chairman of an industry specific Franchise Advisory Council.
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