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Board

Glen Boreham (Chair)

Mr Boreham retired from his role as Managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand in 2011, where he managed a business of 15,000 employees and annual revenues of over $4 billion. He began his career in Australia in 1986 and held a series of senior management positions at IBM including roles in Europe and Japan. In addition, Mr Boreham has served on the Australian Government’s Information Technology Industry Innovation Council, as a member of the Business Council of Australia, as Deputy Chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association and as a Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. In March 2011, he was appointed to Chair the Australian Government’s Convergence Review.

Mr Boreham’s term expires 30 June 2014.

Ian Robertson (Deputy Chair)

Mr Robertson is a corporate and media lawyer who heads the media and entertainment practice of national law firm, Holding Redlich. He is also the managing partner of the firm’s Sydney office. He has worked in and for the media and entertainment industries for most of his career, including a position as the inhouse counsel for David Syme & Co Limited, publisher of The Age newspaper, in the 1980s, and as a senior executive of the video, post-production and facilities company, AAV Australia. He became a partner of Holding Redlich in Melbourne in 1990 and established the firm’s Sydney office in 1994. He is also a director of the publicly listed television production and distribution group, Beyond International Limited, and his former appointments include Board member of the Australian Broadcasting Authority, Director and Chair of Ausfilm, Director and Deputy Chair of Film Australia Limited, and Director of the Victorian Government film agency Cinemedia (now Film Victoria).

Mr Robertson’s term expires 30 June 2013.

Cherrie Bottger

Ms Bottger is the Head of Children’s Television and Documentary Unit at Network Ten Pty Ltd, presiding over a multi-million dollar slate of production and with responsibility for policy, programming, commissions, acquisitions and program development. Ms Bottger began her career in television in the 1970s and has produced many series, documentaries and children’s programs including the acclaimed children’s television series, Totally Wild, which is screened in 13 countries. She has previously held positions with the Seven Network, Grundy’s and the Nine Network. Ms Bottger is a Board member of Screen Queensland, a member of the Advisory Board of Queensland University of Technology’s Creative Industries Faculty and works closely with state and federal education departments.

Ms Bottger’s term expires 31 December 2012.

Robert Connolly

Mr Connolly is a well-known film and television producer, director and writer. His writing and directing credits include the critically acclaimed feature films Three Dollars, The Bank and Balibo, and his producing credits include the award-winning film, Romulus, My Father, The Monkey’s Mask and The Boys. Mr Connolly has won four Australian Film Institute Awards and has received a Centenary medal for services to the Australian film industry. He is also a principal in the film distribution company Footprint. He has served on various industry boards, including the NSW Film and Television Office, the Australian Screen Directors Association and the University of New South Wales Dean’s Council.

Mr Connolly’s term expires 31 December 2013.

Ross Entwistle

Mr Entwistle has been exhibiting and distributing motion pictures for almost 25 years, with experience in more than 18 international territories as an exhibitor, and having worked on over 150 films as a theatrical distributor in Australia. Mr Entwistle is the founding director of Limelight Cinemas, an independent cinema exhibition company, and was formerly Managing Director of Greater Union, where he was responsible for managing the largest cinema circuits in Australia and the United Arab Emirates. Previously, Mr Entwistle was Managing Director of Sony Pictures Releasing (Australia), and during the 1990s, held senior executive positions with Village Roadshow. Mr Entwistle is a former Chairman of the Australian Cinema Exhibitors Coalition, the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia and former President of the Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers. In 2008, he was named, along with Greater Union, as the ‘International Exhibitor of the Year’ at ShoWest, the world’s largest convention for the motion picture exhibition and distribution industries.

Mr Entwistle’s first term expires 3 August 2012.

Matthew Liebmann

Mr Liebmann has more than 15 years’ experience in the entertainment and media sector. In his current role as Commercial and New Business Director at Hoyts, he is a senior member of the executive team responsible for sales, business analysis, loyalty and new business opportunities in Australia and beyond. Prior to joining Hoyts, Mr Liebmann was General Manager of SKYCITY Cinemas, New Zealand’s largest cinema circuit. Mr Liebmann also spent six years as an entertainment and media consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, assisting many leading organisations in the areas of strategy, business planning, operational effectiveness and risk management. Mr Liebmann is the founding author and editor of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Entertainment & Media Outlook, writing the first five editions of this leading sector publication. Mr Liebmann also spent six years in a variety of roles at Village Roadshow during the 1990s.

Mr Liebmann’s first term expires 29 March 2013.

Rachel Perkins

Ms Perkins is an established filmmaker who has contributed extensively to the development of Indigenous filmmakers in Australia and, more broadly, the Australian film industry. In addition to her experience as an executive producer for both the ABC and SBS, Ms Perkins has had a successful film and documentary making career, directing the feature films Bran Nue Dae, Radiance and One Night the Moon, which received five Australian Film Institute Awards, as well as the critically acclaimed television series First Australians, which won the 2008 Logie Award for Best Documentary. Ms Perkins is from the Arrernte and Kalkadoon nations. She has previously served on the Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, the NSW FTO, the Australian Film Commission and is a founding member of the National Indigenous Television Service.

Ms Perkins’ term expires 31 December 2013.

Greg Smith

Mr Smith has over 20 years’ experience in the Australian film industry including as an executive producer and film financier. He has recently retired from the Board of Animal Logic, one of the world’s most highly respected digital production companies with credits including Happy Feet, 300, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hero, The Matrix and Moulin Rouge. He is a Director of Object, and a member of the NSW Innovation Council, as well as being a former Director of Film Victoria, the NSW Film and Television Office and Ausfilm.

Mr Smith’s term expires 30 June 2012.

Deanne Weir

Ms Weir is a business executive with over 20 years of corporate experience. She is currently the Group Director of Corporate Development with AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, with responsibility for corporate and product strategy, programming, and legal, regulatory and corporate affairs issues, including as General Counsel and Company Secretary. As part of her role with AUSTAR, she is a Board member of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, XYZnetworks Pty Ltd, and is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Media and Communication Law at the University of Melbourne. Ms Weir has previously been a member of the Museums Board of Victoria, the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust and the Council of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Ms Weir’s term expires 31 December 2012.