Multicultural Business Chamber of Australia Incorporated
Board of Directors
Christopher Peters AM OI JP (Chairman)
Chief Executive
ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry
12a Thesiger Court
Deakin ACT 2600
Ph: 02 6283 5240
Fax: 02 6260 3369
cpeters@multicultural.com.au
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) awarded by the Governor-General of Australia (2004)
Order of Isabel la Católica (Official Cross) awarded by His Majesty the King of Spain (2008)
Mike Kinniburg (Deputy Chairman)
Director
Multicultural Business Chamber of Australia Incorporated
12a Thesiger Court
Deakin ACT 2600
Ph: 02 6283 5240
Fax: 02 6260 3369
mike.kinniburgh@multicultural.com.au
Janaka Perera
mail@multicultural.com.au
Founding Director
Hon. Al Grassby AM OI
(Deceased 23/04/05)
Details of Directors
Christopher Peters AM OI JP
JQ, SFCDA, Dip CD, FAIM, FSAE, FAICD.
Chairman
Chartered Director. Chairman of the Corporate Directors’ Association of Australia Limited. Life Senior Fellow of the Corporate Directors' Association. Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Chief Executive and Executive Director of ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limited, Confederation of ACT Industry. Chairman of the Indigenous Business Chamber of Australia Limited and Deputy Chairman of the Tourism Industry Council (ACT & Region) Limited. Other directorships include Oakhill Corporation Pty Ltd, Oakhill Services Pty Ltd, Megacorp Pty Ltd, Balbara Pastoral Company Pty Ltd, Canberra Police & Citizens Youth Clubs Inc. Board Member of three government statutory authorities: ACT Vocational Education and Training Council, ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies.
Honours:
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) awarded by the Governor-General of Australia (2004)
Order of Isabel la Católica (Official Cross) awarded by His Majesty the King of Spain (2008)
Michael David Kinniburgh
JP, FCDA.
Deputy Cairman
Fellow of the Corporate Directors' Association, Associate Diploma in Administration and Office Management, Advanced Certificate in Personnel Management, Certificate in Disaster Management, Certificate in Occupational and Survey Analysis, and Qualified TQM and QA Facilitator. Director, Corporate Directors Association of Australia Limited. Past Chairman, ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limited. Past Chairman, Confederation of ACT Industry. Managing Director, Indigenous Business Chamber of Australia Limited. General Manager, Greenthorpe Pty Limited. Member of the ACT Government’s Crime Prevention Council, a Board Member of the Regionally Based CAPITAL Superannuation, a Member of the Ministerial Advisory Forum and an Honorary Ambassador for the ACT Government’s Business Development Program. President, Canberra Services Club Limited. Former: defence officer; Regional Manager and Government Liaison Officer, TNT Security and Communications; Chair, ACT Governments Community Policing Advisory Committee; Regional Manager and Government Liaison Officer, Group 4 Securitas. Holds a National Security Clearance of Top Secret.
Details of Founding Director
Hon. Al Grassby AM
Widely recognised as the Father of Multiculturalism in Australia. Born in Brisbane of parents with Spanish and Irish descent. As a child he spent many years overseas where he acquired a deep understanding of different cultures. Australian Federal Minister for Immigration 1972-74 where he initiated extensive reforms in immigration, citizenship and human rights legislation. Director of International Operations, Australian INFO International – including a special assignment for UNESCO with an international schools program in 7 countries; review of multicultural information services by NSW Health Services; examined Aboriginal Australian experience of land management in North Australia; drafted land management curriculum for Charles Sturt University; advised Fuji Ryokka Corporation of Japan; involved in establishment of joint Thailand/Australian enterprise; conducted the writing of Burnum Burnum’s Aboriginal Australia. Al Grassby died on 23 April 2005.
In its 4 July 2006 edition, "The Bulletin" magazine listed Al Grassby as one of 100 Most Influential Australians.
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