Our Board
Australian Sailing Board
Alistair Murray AM (President) | Shevaun Bruland (Vice President) |
Jo Keen | Richard Hudson |
Heather McCallum | Grant Simmer OAM |
Luke Paterson | Rich Wormald |
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Profiles
Alistair Murray AM (President) |
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Alistair’s involvement in sailing spans across a wide front over many decades. Currently Chairman of Ronstan, a company he recently retired from having commenced in 1976, Alistair was instrumental in the development of the Australian industry and overseas markets, securing long term distributors and instrumental in setting up an office in the United States. Alistair has been recognised with numerous export and business Awards, in Victoria as well as nationally. Alistair has supported sailing serving on many Committees and Boards including Sail Melbourne, Sail America, Volvo Ocean Race Stopover, Boating Industry Association of Victoria, Bayside Business Network, as well as Board member and past President of AIMEX. Alistair started sailing at the age of 11 with his father in a Corsair dinghy. Since then, he has sailed Fireballs, Lasers, Ultimates, Etchells, Tasars, 11 Meter One Design and numerous keelboats. He has won numerous State Titles, National Titles and a World Masters Championship. |
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Shevaun Bruland (Vice President)
Shevaun is a keen sailor, having learned to sail as a young adult, and over the past 20 years having raced in two- handed dinghies, sports boats, one-design keelboats, classic yachts and offshore ocean racers. She has successfully completed three Sydney to Hobart races and in recent years campaigned her Mills 45 keelboat with her husband in both inshore and offshore races and regattas around the country. Since the recent sale of her offshore keelboat, Shevaun continues to sail competitively whenever the opportunity arises, most recently in the Melges 24 class. Shevaun also enjoys kiteboarding recreationally and is involved in junior sailing as a parent of two daughters who are learning to sail. |
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Jo Keen
Jo is a senior executive and General Counsel with extensive experience in the energy sector. Jo provides strategic commercially focused legal advice including the development and implementation of governance frameworks to enable Boards and organisations achieve optimum outcomes through robust decision making. Jo has a deep commitment to safety, leadership, diversity and inclusion and is an experienced not for profit Company Director. |
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Grant Simmer OAM
The Cup veteran competed in 11 America's Cup cycles as crew or team leadership for four wins, including his role as Navigator on Australia II’s historic victory in 1983. He helped design the winning 2003 and 2007 boats for Alinghi before joining Oracle Racing for the 2013 and 2017 campaigns. A member of Ben Ainslie Racing in 2017, Grant was CEO of INEOS Team UK through to the completion of the 2021 Americas Cup in Auckland. Grant previously served on the Australian Yachting Federation board, finishing that stint in the year 2000. Before joining the AYF Board Grant led the Australian Offshore Group which looked out for the interests of offshore sailing and influenced the formation of the AYF’s Offshore Committee. |
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Richard Hudson
Richard has an extensive background of serving on boards including a directorship with Yachting New South Wales. He has also been vital to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club's Youth Development program which has trained hundreds of youth sailors in the past 20+ years. His accounting and sailing knowledge combined, have also assisted Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club to develop asset replacement policies. |
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Heather McCallum
McCallum was previously Rear Commodore of Tasmania’s Derwent Sailing Squadron and has a background in private enterprise, digital startup, advisory, public accounting, and social housing infrastructure. McCallum brings a wealth of experience in innovation and digital strategy as a previous CFO and shareholder of a digital media company, with an understanding of how technology can enhance sports administration and engagement. Heather was part of the team that built the original Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht tracker and subsequently consulted to companies undertaking R&D in surfboard design, composite masts, kite surfing foils and boards. |
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Rich WormaldA Chartered Accountant, Rich Wormald is an experienced Executive Director, with leadership experience across a range of industries including Retail, Consumer Goods and Financial Services. He currently leads Mastercard’s businesses in Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific and has led the business to become market leader over the last five years. Richard is a keen sailor and member of Sandringham Yacht Club, from where he sails keelboats, and Royal Brighton Yacht Club where he coaches foiling windsurfing in the iQFOiL class. |
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Luke Paterson
An active sailor, Paterson currently sails Etchells and Flying Fifteens and is part of a team working towards the 2024 Fremantle Etchells World Championships in Fremantle. |