Board of Directors
Martin Copley
Chair
Martin Copley
Chair
Martin Copley is the founder and chairman of AWC. More than 10 years ago, Martin purchased an area of land in southwestern Australia for conservation. From this small beginning, Martin has successfully promoted the development of AWC as a national conservation organisation dedicated to practical, on-ground conservation.
Martin’s objectives for AWC are to make a practical contribution to conserving native fauna and habitats while raising awareness of Australia’s diverse natural heritage.
Prof Tim Flannery
Director
Prof Tim Flannery
Director
Tim Flannery is one of Australia’s leading thinkers on environmental issues. An internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer and writer, his books include The Future Eaters, The Eternal Frontier, and Beautiful Lies: Population and Environment in Australia.
Tim spent a year as professor of Australian studies at Harvard and from 1999 to 2006 was Director of the South Australian Museum. In 2007, he will take up a Professional Chair at Macquarie University in Sydney. Tim was named Australian of the Year in January 2007.
Prof Peter Underwood
Director
Prof Peter Underwood
Director
Professor Peter Underwood is a doctor, academic, farmer and conservationist. Currently however, he is mainly occupied with writing; biography, fiction and poetry. He lives in Perth and Denmark on WA's south coast, but has travelled widely - particularly in the Developing World - both for work and pleasure.
Ross E. Ledger
Director
Ross E. Ledger
Director
Ross E. Ledger is a Chartered Accountant in practice and company director. He is a past Board member of Sir Charles Gairdner hospital and a past District Governor of Rotary International. Ross is currently a trustee of the Stan Perron Charitable Trust and the Spinifex Foundation Inc.
Graeme Morgan
Director
Graeme Morgan
Director
Graeme currently manages private investments with interests in renewable energy, private equity investments and property. Graeme is a director and major shareholder of Solar Systems Pty Ltd, a developer of solar concentrator (photovoltaic) power stations. He is also the founder and trustee of the Wind Over Water Foundation, a Prescribed Private Fund whose activities include funding conservation, medical research, arts and social programmes.
Keith Ince
Director
Keith Ince
Director
Keith has extensive experience in all aspects of investment management in a career spanning 27 years.
After working for a private investment company which became Wardley Investment Management Ltd (now HSBC Asset Management), Keith co-founded County Natwest Investment Management Ltd (now Invesco) and, in 1994, established Portfolio Partners Ltd. He is currently the CEO and Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management Ltd.
Keith has tertiary qualifications in accounting and is a fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and a member of CPA.
Lea Ferris
Director
Lea Ferris
Director
Lea Ferris is a sculptor and yoga teacher by profession. She has 8 years experience as a director of Riverside Holdings Pty Ltd. She is also a qualified and experienced urban planner and has excellent interpersonal and communication skills which will assist with the development of business networks for AWC. She has a passion for wildlife and will assist with development of our vision and strategy.
Ross Grant
Director
Ross Grant
Director
Ross Grant is Chairman of Grant Samuel Group Pty Limited, an independent investment banking firm which he established in 1988. He was previously an Executive Director of Macquarie Bank Limited having joined Hill Samuel Australia Limited (the predecessor of Macquarie Bank Limited) in 1975.
Ross holds degrees in Mathematics (B.Sc (Hons) – Otago University), Economics (M.Com –Canterbury University) and Business Administration (MBA – University of NSW). He is a Director of The Centre for Independent Studies.