Ann Messenger is a Chartered Accountant who studied marketing and operations management before specialising in accounting and finance. Ann began her career in banking and has had a range of commercial experiences both in Australia and overseas, including six years in Latin America where, as an equities analyst, she covered emerging markets during the mid-1990s.
In Australia, Ann has worked in corporate finance and middle market advisory roles with accounting firms KPMG and HLB Mann Judd in the early 2000s before moving into Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles with organisations including the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. In recent years Ann has developed a strong interest in the not-for-profit and education sectors. Ann worked as General Manager of St John’s College (within the University of Sydney) from 2009-10 with responsibility for the financial and commercial management of the College. In 2011, Ann was appointed to the Mosman Council’s Development Assessment Panel.
Ann is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.
John Withers has extensive experience as a leader and manager in Defence, and more recently in the private and public sectors. After completing his schooling in Melbourne, John entered the Royal Military College and served as an officer in the Australian Regular Army for 25 years in the Infantry and the Special Air Service Regiment. After leaving the Regular Army in 1998, John moved to Hobart where he has worked in the private and public sectors.
John is currently a HR specialist with the Tasmanian State Government holding a number of positions in the Department of Education and more recently the Department of Justice.
For the past 17 years, he has been an active member of AIM in Tasmania serving as a member of the local committee of management, implementing and facilitating on the Aspiring Manager Program, and the IML Business Leadership Awards.
John is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.
Cherie is the CEO and Executive Director of Revelian where she is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the business. Here she delivers global solutions that utilise advancements in both technology and psychology, while optimising the individual potential of her team. Cherie joined Revelian (then Onetest) in 2003 as an intern, progressing to Head of Psychology in 2005, then became the CEO in 2015. During this tenure Cherie also managed the sales and marketing teams, client and technical services divisions, while holding not for profit Non-Executive Board positions after hours.
Cherie was recognised as the 2016 AIM Regional, State and National Leader/Manager of the Year in the Leadership Excellence Awards, and was also a QLD finalist in the 2015 Telstra Business Women’s Awards. Cherie is a registered Organisational Psychologist and Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Cherie understands people and how to motivate their behaviour to deliver successful business outcomes. She is a strategic thinker and an authentic, passionate leader. She values effective communication, credibility and the delivery of quality, commercial outcomes. She regularly presents at conferences, contributes to the media and guest lectures at a number of leading universities. She is also a wife and proud mum of two who loves to share a glass of wine with her girlfriends.
Diana De Hulsters has over 25 years of international experience in commercial and not for profit organisations. She has expertise in association management and was previously National Executive Officer at the Australian Organics Recycling Association Limited.
Diana commenced her career in Belgium in the international travel industry, specialising in travel to Australia and New Zealand. She moved to Adelaide in 2002 and after several international sales positions, including with AccorHotels, she side-stepped into association management for organisations such as the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Simulation Australasia and the Royal Institution of Australia.
Diana graduated with an MBA from the AIM Business School in 2014. She has completed the Company Directors Course and holds GAICD level membership at the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also holds membership of the Australasian and American Societies of Association Executives (AuSAE and ASAE). Diana is proud to have achieved Chartered Manager status as one of the first 100 people in Australia to do so.
Marie-Louise has over 32 years in sales and management experience in the energy, telecommunications and ICT industries. As part of the Extended Leadership Group at Jacana Energy, Marie-Louise has directly been involved with the recent establishment of the Commercial & Industrial business of the Territory’s largest retail electricity company. With her background in management at IBM, Optus, and now Jacana Energy, Marie-Louise has extensive management experience in complex changing businesses and is keenly interested in delivering value and strong governance.
Under her Chairmanship of the IML NT Council 2006 to 2012, IML NT saw its strongest ever recorded Membership and participation rates. Marie-Louise has a strong history of leadership in community organisations. Most recently these included being Chairman of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra Board and Chairman of the Anchorage Sister Cities Committee of the City of Darwin. Marie-Louise won the 2014 ALEA award for Community Leader of the Year.
Marie-Louise is a Life Member and Fellow of IML, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences.
Mike Zissler is the Chief Executive of the Australian Property Institute having been in that role since October 2014. Prior appointments include the Chief Executive Officer of Lifeline Canberra, the Commander of the Northern Territory Emergency Intervention and the Chief Executive Officer of a large ACT Government Department. He has extensive public sector experience having been in senior roles with a number of State and Territory Government agencies.
Mike has a British Army background and trained as a Paramedic/Registered Nurse before specialising in Paediatrics in the NHS. Arriving is Australia in 1988 Mike has undertaken a Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration and a Masters of Business Administration and has specialised in organisational development and change often working with organisations undergoing governance, constitutional and financial crisis.
Mike is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management.
Stephanie is an experienced senior marketer, working with business leaders nationally to create tailored and integrated marketing strategies aligned to business objectives.
With an established background in marketing, communications and branding Stephanie’s experience has been varied from working in a small start-up to national law firm Minter Ellison and global firm PwC. Currently at PwC Stephanie operates in a national role acting as an advisor to senior leaders across the business on all matters of marketing. She also acts as an Executive Coach on personal brand to high performing firm Partners.
Stephanie is a member of the Institute and has been involved with IML for a number of years, most recently serving on the Institute of Managers and Leaders Emerging Leaders Advisory Board.
Chris has over 20 years’ experience in the restructuring and advisory sector, across a wide variety of industries. In recent times, Chris’ primary roles have been in advising on or managing, or reporting on complex situations with multiple stakeholders, particularly in the Mining, Property, Infrastructure and Private Public Partnership (PPP) sector, with clients ranging from domestic and offshore banks, hedge funds, state governments and private companies.
Rob Soros is a management consultant with several years of experience working with multinationals, corporates, government and social enterprises in developing business strategy, evaluating social impact and addressing strategic risks.
With a background in crisis management and strategic communication across a diverse range of sectors, Rob has held various leadership roles with regular advisory services to CEOs, Senior Directors and Directors. With interests in social enterprises, he is a strong proponent of social entrepreneurship and ethical leadership.
Rob is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, having most recently served as Chair on the Emerging Leaders Advisory Board during the final phases of AIM Group’s amalgamation and subsequent spin-off of its education and training business. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School.
John Withers has extensive experience as a leader and manager in Defence, and more recently in the private and public sectors. After completing his schooling in Melbourne, John entered the Royal Military College and served as an officer in the Australian Regular Army for 25 years in the Infantry and the Special Air Service Regiment. After leaving the Regular Army in 1998, John moved to Hobart where he has worked in the private and public sectors.
John is currently a HR specialist with the Tasmanian State Government holding a number of positions in the Department of Education and more recently the Department of Justice.
For the past 17 years, he has been an active member of AIM in Tasmania serving as a member of the local committee of management, implementing and facilitating on the Aspiring Manager Program, and the IML Business Leadership Awards.
John is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.
Melissa Sinopoli is the Commercial Practice Group Leader at MacDonnells Law, overseeing the 40+ commercial team state-wide.
She practices predominantly in the areas of corporate and commercial law and has experience in a variety of commercial matters and has advised small, medium and large businesses, private companies, public companies and not-for-profit organisations in an array of industries, as well as government-owned corporations and local governments.
Melissa was a finalist in the national Lawyers Weekly Senior Associate of the year in 2015 and has previously won the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland lawyer of the year Award. Melissa is also a Board member of various Boards and is the CEO and Founder of an innovative digital start-up in the legal space.
Rebecca is a passionate marketer and leader. The pace, the continuous development in the digital space and ability to be dynamic are just some of the many things that she loves about the ever evolving business landscape.
Rebecca has been personally acknowledged as the 2015 IML Young Manager of the Year and is based in South East Queensland.
Matthew started the Pepper Innovation Centre in late 2015 for Pepper Group. Pepper Group is a diverse global financial services organisation, with operations across Australia, Europe and Asia. The Innovation Centre was established in response to the Group’s strategic direction to help uncover, understand and meet unmet customer needs. As the Head of Innovation, Matthew leads the overall innovation programme and strategy with his team of portfolio managers who specialise in user experience, human-centred design, data science, cloud engineering and software development.
Matthew is an experienced financial services professional, working across senior project and operational management positions for both Pepper Group and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He has also been a judge in the global finals of the Challenge Cup event held by 1776, the global startup incubator.
Matthew holds a Doctorate from the University of Newcastle where the focus of his study was on Corporate Social Responsibility. He also holds an Executive MBA and Bachelor of Business. Matthew has also recently been appointed to sit on IML’s Emerging Leaders Board from 2017.
Matthew is a passionate innovator, Melbournian and confident leader whose focus is on making things happen.
Tamsin is a Section Manager in the not-for-profit, healthcare-related sector. Her role covers a range of responsibilities including managing the coordination of educational activities, sponsorship procurement, promotion of and branding for the section, and leading key healthcare-focused projects.
Tamsin began her career in medical research and was awarded a PhD in 2013. Following this, Tamsin was appointed as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide. She then transitioned out of research into healthcare management and is currently undertaking a Master of Business Administration, which is near completion.
Tamsin is a strong advocate for emerging leaders both in South Australia and nationally, and looks forward to supporting her peers through this challenging stage of career progression.
Rob Soros is a management consultant with several years of experience working with multinationals, corporates, government and social enterprises in developing business strategy, evaluating social impact and addressing strategic risks.
With a background in crisis management and strategic communication across a diverse range of sectors, Rob has held various leadership roles with regular advisory services to CEOs, Senior Directors and Directors. With interests in social enterprises, he is a strong proponent of social entrepreneurship and ethical leadership.
Rob is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, having most recently served as Chair on the Emerging Leaders Advisory Board during the final phases of AIM Group’s amalgamation and subsequent spin-off of its education and training business. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School.
Never one to be bored, Tom fills his time with many roles across various industries. Currently Managing Operations for an Adelaide based logistics company Tom also has a keen sense of community and volunteering and is the State Chair of the Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia, and is the Chairman of an Adelaide Food Relief Charity.
With experience from the fast-paced sectors of Retail Management and The Defence Force Tom’s passion is leadership, strategic planning and creating a positive work environment.
Currently Studying a Master of Business Administration, his goal is to work with and in boards to achieve positive outcomes through smart policy. Tom has also been known to enjoy the occasional plate of chicken wings at his local eatery.
Stephanie is the founder and CEO of PROJECT FUTURES a not for profit organization that raises awareness and funds for anti-human trafficking projects in Australia and Cambodia.
In 2014 Stephanie was named one of The Financial Review and Westpac’s 100 Women of Influence and joined IML’s Emerging Leaders Board in 2015 after being named as one of their 30 under 30 achievers.
Michael is an engineering professional with experience on projects up to $AU3.5 billion in value within Australia, and internationally with a Fortune 500 company.
After graduating from Monash University, he worked as consultant with Beca within infrastructure, utilities, mining and industrials. Michael moved to Norway in 2012 to design and build drillships with Cameron International.
Returning to Beca as a Project Manager, he is currently providing advisory services to Melbourne Airport. He is studying his M.B.A. at Melbourne Business School.
As Chief Executive of IML since June 2015, David is responsible to the Board for the delivery of IML’s 3-year Leadership Matters strategy, and for the leadership of the wider IML team.
His real passion is in setting and driving strategy for the benefit of IML’s Members and defining IML’s internal culture for the benefit of employees.
Please contact David at any time.
As GM Finance & Operations and Company Secretary, Susanne holds a dual role at IML. Susanne is very excited to be involved at all levels, from Governance, to strategy setting and then the implementation at an operational level.
On a day-to-day basis Susanne looks after all aspects of the organisation’s administrative services, including finance & accounting, HR, IT and legal affairs. As Company Secretary Susanne supports the Board in their role as the governing body of IML and ensures that we meet all compliance obligations.
Please contact Susanne at any time.
As General Manager of IML since October 2015, Sam is responsible for leading the Analytics, Accreditation and Assessment team. This includes some of IML’s flagship products and services such as AIM Corporate Membership, Affiliate Membership, National Salary Survey, People Analytics & Management Diagnostic Tools, University Accreditation, Chartered Manager Program, Skilled Migration Assessment and AIM’s Research agenda.
Please contact Sam at any time.
Lauren joined IML in March 2016 and is a member of the Leadership Team. As the GM for Marketing and Brand, Lauren is responsible for managing the strategic approach to marketing and positioning IML as the peak body for managers and leaders in Australia.
Lauren manages the planning and execution of all IML marketing and communication activities including media presence, branding, content, the IML voice, advertising, website development and our digital strategy.
Please contact Lauren at any time.
Margot joined IML in August 2015 and has responsibility for end-to-end Member experience and Member acquisition.
Member engagement at IML is delivered via a broad range of benefits such as mentoring, professional development events, signature events, Australian Leadership Excellence Awards, Member lounges, the Knowledge Centre, the magazine, our Member Services ‘hub’ and more.
Margot’s real passion is leading a team of professionals who get excited about delivering value to Members (and attracting new Members, of course).
Please contact Margot at any time.
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