Aboriginal Housing Victoria is:
AHV ascribes to modern governance models and pays heed to the Principles and Recommendations of the ASX Corporate Governance Council. To that end, AHV has established a Governance Policy, Board Charter and Code of Conduct.
The AHV Board is comprised of non-executive directors that bring a diverse perspective to the Board’s consideration of strategic, risk and performance matters and are best placed to exercise independent judgement and review and constructively challenge the performance of management.
All directors must live in Victoria and a majority must be Aboriginal.
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Daphne has championed the cause of the Victorian Aboriginal community in voluntary, government and private sector roles for over 30 years. Daphne was a foundation member and elected to the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples Board for three terms.
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Janice is passionate about economic and financial systems where people and nature flourish, resulting in viable economies. She has more than 20 years of global investment and infrastructure asset management experience. Janice is an independent investment committee member of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Investment Corporation and an advisory board member of Cassinia Environmental.
She has held roles as Executive Director at IFM Investors, Fund Executive Director at Impact Investment Partners which has a focus on First Nations communities and a Partner at Deloitte (financial advisory). Janice has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
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Alan has over 20 years of experience in real estate development, infrastructure, and funds management roles in Australia, as well as internationally across the United Kingdom, Europe and South-East Asia. Previous roles include working as a Partner at PwC. He is currently a Partner at Cushman and Wakefield Advisory (Australia and New Zealand). Alan has been an AHV Board member since 2018, and was previously an asset management adviser to the Board.
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Damein Bell is a Gunditjmara man from southwest Victoria, Australia. Damein is an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity through the University of Melbourne and a Fellow with the Royal Society of Victoria. Damein worked with his community in achieving the UNESCO World Heritage Listing for the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape in 2019 and continues to work for the First Nations cultural rights, caring for country and Indigenous nation building.
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Robert Leslie was appointed to the AHV Board in 2015. Robert was the Chief Executive Officer of Yarra Community Housing for over 15 years and has extensive community housing and development experience. Robert holds a B.VSc. (Hons), and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (2012).
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Bevan is a corporate lawyer with expertise in commercial transactions, corporate advisory, corporate structuring and business development having held positions with leading law firms and companies.
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