Board

Colin Emmott, a Chartered Accountant and Partner of HLB Mann Judd, has been in the profession for over 35 years. He is well regarded by many WA businesses, providing a broad range of business advisory services including succession planning, taxation and compliance, strategic planning consulting and management advice.

A Registrar of the Pharmacy Registration Board of WA since its inception in 2010, Colin was also Registrar of both the Chiropractors and the Optometrist Registration Board for over 25 years prior to National registration. Colin is also the Independent Chair of ReddiFund and Mates in Construction (WA). He also sits on the Board of the National Body, Mates in Construction Ltd. Colin is the immediate past Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in WA, a position he held for eight years.

A Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Colin holds a Bachelor of Business from the WA Institute of Technology (now Curtin University). He is also a Registered Company Auditor and a Registered Tax Agent.  Colin Emmott joined the Board in April 2014.

Bill Cutler joined the Senses Australia Board in January 2005 and assumed the Presidency in May 2014. Bill has a working background of 42 years in banking, including offshore postings in Fiji, Hong Kong, Singapore and London.

Bill has held the positions of Deputy Chief Manager, London and Head of Banking Operations, Perth.

John Groppoli was appointed to the Board in 2005. He was a partner of national law firm Deacons (now known as Norton Rose) from 1987 to 2004 where he specialised in franchising, legal compliance and corporate governance.

He was Managing Partner of the Perth office of Deacons from 1998 to 2002. John left private practice in 2004 and is currently Managing Director of RGM Equity comprising of Milners, a national importer, distributor of European, US and Japanese homewares/appliances, Aviva an importer and national distributor of optical products and accessories and Supply Chain Link a nice third party logistic provider for SMESs and interstate companies.

John is a director of AHG Ltd and TFS Corporations Ltd.

Dr Ruth Shean is the Director General of the Western Australian government’s Department of Training and Workforce Development. Prior to this, Ruth was Commissioner for Public Sector Standards.

Her other previous government CEO roles include Director General of the Disability Services Commission (from 1999 – 2006), and Director General of the Department for Community Development.

Ruth has also been a non-government CEO (of the Cerebral Palsy Association), and has held leadership positions on both state and federal government reviews and committees. She has also been on governing councils of both Curtin and Murdoch Universities. Ruth Shean was co-opted onto the Board in June 2011.

Bruce Campbell-Fraser is the Manager of Media and Public Affairs at Water Corporation.  Bruce has extensive policy and political experience, having spent the past decade as a senior government advisor – both at a state and federal level.

Most recently, Bruce served as a Senior Advisor to the Federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Previous roles include Principal Policy Advisor to former Premier Alan Carpenter, Strategic Management Advisor to former Premier Geoff Gallop and Chief of Staff to both the former WA Minister for Health and the former WA Minister for Energy, Science and Innovation. Bruce Campbell-Fraser was co-opted onto the Board in November 2011.

Beth has worked in the international mining and professional services industries in site, project and corporate roles in China, Indonesia, UK, USA and Australia. She has considerable experience working with multiple stakeholders from diverse cultural and technical backgrounds on commercial, strategic and community issues.

Now a consultant, Beth advises boards and executive management on strategy and risk management, commercial and continuous improvement initiatives. A chartered accountant.  Beth Gordon joined the Board in February 2014.

Danny Murphy is Managing Director of LWP Property Group Pty Ltd; LWP specialises in development of medium to large scale residential projects with its head office in Ellenbrook, Western Australia.  Projects are located in Perth, regional Western Australia and in New South Wales. LWP’s role includes syndication, project management, marketing and selling of projects under its control.

Danny has over thirty five years experience in the urban development industry in Australia including a period of 13 years in a range of senior positions with a national land development company.  In 2000, he formed LWP to take over the property operations of Sanwa Property Group Pty Ltd.

Danny is a Chartered Accountant, has a Bachelor of Economics (Adelaide University) and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and Member of the Governance Institute.

He is a member of the Finance Council of the Catholic Archidiocese of Perth and Chairperson of the Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation and Huntlee Academy (NSW).

Tom Leeming has a son with autism and intellectual disability who receives therapy services from Senses Australia.  Tom is also the principal at Nous Group a leading Australian management consultancy firm.

Tom previously held senior positions in the Western Australian public sector including the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Department of Treasury.  Tom has been closely involved in the State Government’s reforms to its relationship with the not-for-profit sector since 2008 and is involved in a broad range of policy areas including health, disability, child protection and Aboriginal affairs.

Prior to moving to Western Australia in 2006, Tom worked in international development with the British and European Governments, advising African Governments on economic and social policy.  Tom Leeming joined the Board in November 2015.