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Boating Industry Association

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People

About

  • The Association
  • People
  • Divisions
  • Partners

Board of Directors

  • Adam Smith

    Adam Smith

    President (NSW)
  • Miriam Griffen

    Miriam Griffen

    Director (SA)
  • Andrew Hayes

    Andrew Hayes

    Director (SA)
  • Richard Hopkins

    Richard Hopkins

    Director (SA)
  • Jon Hunt

    Jon Hunt

    Director (NSW)
  • Nicholas Kitchen

    Nicholas Kitchen

    Director (QLD)
  • Darren Vaux

    Darren Vaux

    Director (Board-appointed)
  • Karen Baldwin

    Karen Baldwin

    Director (QLD)
  • Tracy Souris

    Tracy Souris

    Director (NSW)
  • Steve Williams

    Steve Williams

    Director (QLD)

State Council Chairs

  • Adam Smith

    Adam Smith

    President (NSW)
  • Miriam Griffen

    Miriam Griffen

    Director (SA)
  • Nicholas Kitchen

    Nicholas Kitchen

    Director (QLD)

Staff

  • Andrew Fielding

    Andrew Fielding

    Chief Executive Officer
  • Andrew Scott

    Andrew Scott

    Chief Financial Officer
  • Neil Patchett

    Neil Patchett

    General Manager Government and Public Relations
  • Nik Parker

    Nik Parker

    General Manager Member Services
  • Kim Fox

    Kim Fox

    Marketing & Communications Manager
  • George Bolton

    George Bolton

    Manager Business Support, SA & NT
  • Maria Hobbs

    Maria Hobbs

    Business Support Officer
  • Shane Wilson

    Shane Wilson

    Membership Programs Manager
  • Paul Chivers

    Paul Chivers

    Independent Risk Advisor
  • Glenn Baumann

    Glenn Baumann

    Accounts Assistant

Past Presidents

Boating Industry Association Ltd

Adam

Smith

2023 – present

Andrew

Fielding

2022 – 2023

Darren

Vaux

2019 – 2022

Alan

Blake

2016 – 2019

 

Boating Industry Association of NSW & SA Ltd (2014-2015)

Alan

Blake

2014 – 2015

 

Boating Industry Association of NSW Ltd

Alan

Blake

2013 – 2014

Darren

Vaux

2011 – 2013

Doug

Olding

2006 – 2011

Ian

McAndrew

1992 – 2006

Hans

Lamens

1991 – 1992

Peter

Hunt

1988 – 1991

Chris

Iacono

1985 – 1988

Robert

Greaves

1979 – 1985

Gordon

Townsend

1978 – 1979

Roderick

Wyllie

1976 – 1978

Robert

Greaves

1971 – 1976

Gerald

Stoddart

1969 – 1971

A.

Van Towsey

1966 – 1969

Peter

Hunt

1964 – 1966

S. O.

Bush

1963 – 1964

W.

Rogers

1960 – 1963

 

Boating Industry Association of South Australia Inc.

Andrew

Hayes

2012 – 2015

George

Bolton

2007 – 2012

Andrew

Hayes

2001 – 2007

John

Milham

1999 – 2001

Stan

Quin

1994 – 1999

Ian

Hay

1991 – 1994

Bruce

Fitch

1981 – 1991

Rob

Motteram

1979 – 1981

Bruce

Main

1977 – 1979

Don

Morton

1972 – 1977

John

Jervis

1971 – 1972

Don

Morton

1966 – 1971

Frank

Hannan

1964 – 1966

Alan

Packer

1963 – 1964

John

Taylor

1961 – 1963

 

Boating Industry Association of Queensland Limited (1974 – 2007)

Marine Queensland (2008 – 2015)

Matthew

Hodson

2014 – 2015

Greg

Nickerson

2012 – 2013

Sharon

Russell

2011

Barry Jenkins 2003 – 2010

John

Saunders

2001 – 2002

Ron

Collins

1998 – 2000

Tom

Wyld

1997

Graeme

Avers

1994 – 1996

John

DiBetta

1992 – 1993

John

Saunders

1989 – 1991

Greg

Nickerson

1986 – 1988

Hugh

McMaster

1983 – 1985

John

Small

1982

Gerry

Coyne

1981

Dick

Howard

1978 – 1980

Russ

Kirkwood

1975 – 1977

John

Noble

1974

 

Industry Stalwarts

Award Recipients

Bill

Alldritt

NSW

Life Member

Graeme

Avers

QLD

Life Member

Derek & Jeanine

Barnard

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Bill

Barry-Cotter

NSW

Hall of Fame

Robert

Basham

NSW

Life Member

Robert

Basham

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Wayne

Bayne (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

David

Binks OAM

SA

Life Member

George

Bolton

SA

Service to the Industry

Hon. Ron

Boswell

QLD

Life Member

William

Breakspear

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Dean

Brook

SA

Service to the Industry

Hon. Dean

Brown AO

SA

Service to the Industry

Ron

Collins (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

Simon

Cook

NSW

Life Member

Mike

Cooney

SA

Service to the Industry

Michael

Coory

SA

Service to the Industry

Neil

Cormack

SA

Service to the Industry

Ted

Dunn

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Bruce

Fitch (dec.)

SA

Life Member

Trevor

Gowland

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Robert

Greaves (dec.)

NSW

Life Member

Ron

Greening

SA

Life Member

Ron

Greening

SA

Service to the Industry

Anthony

Griffin

NSW

Hall of Fame

John

Haines Snr (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

Bruce

Harris

QLD

Hall of Fame

Paul

Harvey

SA

Service to the Industry

Ian

Hay (dec.)

SA

Life Member

Andrew

Hayes

SA

Life Member

Peter

Heinrich

SA

Service to the Industry

Richard

Hopkins

SA

Service to the Industry

Norman

Hudson

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Peter

Hunt (dec.)

NSW

Life Member

Peter

Hunt (dec.)

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Barry

Jenkins

QLD

Life Member

John

Jervis (dec.)

SA

Life Member

Hon. D.

Laidlaw

SA

Service to the Industry

Keith

Lambert

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Len

Lapthorne (dec.)

SA

Life Member

John

Lee-Bernstein

QLD

Life Member

Jeff

Leigh-Smith

QLD

Life Member

Chris

Lewis (dec.)

SA

Life Member

Ian

McAndrew (dec.)

NSW

Life Member

Don

McIntyre

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

John

Milham

SA

Life Member

Don

Morton (dec.)

SA

Life Member

John

Morton

SA

Service to the Industry

Rob

Motteram

SA

Life Member

Greg

Nickerson

QLD

Life Member

Keith

Nickerson (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

Barry

Nichols

QLD

Life Member

Kevin

Nichols

QLD

Life Member

Roy

Nichols (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

Doug

Olding

NSW

Life Member

Roy

Privett

NSW

Life Member

Richard

Pym

NSW

Life Member

Robert

Ross

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

G.

Ruffin

SA

Service to the Industry

John

Saunders

QLD

Life Member

Hugh

Shanks (dec.)

NSW

Life Member

E. J.

Small (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

Malcolm

Smith

NSW

Life Member

N.

Stanaway (dec.)

QLD

Life Member

Bruce

Steber

NSW

Robert Greaves Memorial Trophy

Hugh

Treharne OAM

NSW

Hall of Fame

Darren

Vaux

NSW

Life Member

Stephen

Vincent

NSW

Hall of Fame

G.

Williams

SA

Service to the Industry

Tom

Wyld

QLD

Life Member

The Boating Industry Association Ltd. acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land in which our organisation stands, and extends this respect to all First Nations people, including past, present and emerging.

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