SCLAA Board Of Directors

SCLAA

BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

NATIONAL
DIRECTORS

The SCLAA Board of Directors set the strategic direction of the association and help steer the professional body towards realising its long-term vision and goals, ensuring our members maintain at the core of every decision made.

Sue Tomic

Chair

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Experience

Sue Tomic-Non Executive Director, Board Advisor, Ex C Suite Professional,

An experienced Board Director, Board Advisor and Ex C Suite Professional, with expertise in leading strategic transformation across complex and highly- regulated industries including Freight, Port and Landside Logistics, Automotive, Software technology, Retail. Sue is a collaborative leader in the Boardroom with the ability to transform vision into strategic action. Governance and strong financial and emotional intelligence are Sue’s key strengths.

Sue’s previous executive capacity roles in Supply Chain & Logistics included CFO, CCO, GM Operations in the largest freight and intermodal terminals in Australia. She also provided Board and business advisory to some of the largest private owned companies in the industry, leading strategy and transformation to achieve sustainable business growth.

Sue joined Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) as Treasurer in 2019, was chosen as Vice Chair/Interim Chair in 2020 and officially assumed the Chair role in 2021. With the support of the Board, restructure, rebranding and a refocus on strategic objectives resulted in exponential growth, strategic alliances, many additional member benefits, Association awareness and industry reach in a very challenging market.

Sue is also the Managing Director of Chain Consulting Services, a boutique firm providing organizations with Business and Board advisory, a specialist in business turnaround, high level of expertise in M&A advisory, contract negotiations, sustainable growth strategies, risk mitigation and Corporate Governance.

Sue also serves on various Industry, Government and University Advisory Boards/Committees.

Natalie Wallace

Acting Vice Chair

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Experience

Natalie Wallace is a seasoned executive boasting over three decades of expertise in the realms of International Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Transportation, Warehousing, and 3PL Logistics. Her extensive background extends to providing comprehensive Supply Chain Solutions across diverse sectors such as Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Finance, Technology, Retail, FMCG, and E-Commerce Fulfilment. With a wealth of domestic and international experience.

Natalie has collaborated closely with prominent Blue Chip organisations, assuming various Senior Leadership positions. In these roles, she has adeptly delivered consultancy services focusing on Global Supply Chain transformation, E-Commerce Fulfilment optimisation, operational streamlining, and strategies aimed at enhancing cost-effectiveness and profitability. In addition to being SCLAA’s Acting Vice Chair, Natalie is also SCLAA’s Director for Queensland.

STATE DIRECTORS

Cathy Ann Jones

NSW Director

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Experience

Cathy-Anne has been an SCLAA member since her 20-year recruitment career brought her to the Supply Chain and Logistics industry 5 years ago. She currently works with companies across our industry, assisting with recruitment, and consulting on structure and talent acquisition strategies.

With a BA in Industrial Relations and Philosophy, Cathy-Anne has a unique understanding of people at work and industry level influence, and is a “connector” of people. She has assisted in rebuilding a strong NSW Committee across the last 2 years and is committed to the ongoing support of the team and the Association.

Previous held positions as Branch Co-ordinator for the Australian Post-Tel Institute (API) encouraging membership and engagement to the organisation, and contracted to Horticulture Industry Australia R&D (HIA) to assist in their structural conversion to a membership organisation, Cathy-Anne has a good understanding of the role and benefits of membership organisations.

Cathy-Anne is active at SCLAA local events, a member of the Awards and Judging committee, and promotes the Association to non-members and industry. She is looking forward to further assisting the Association in her NSW Director role.

Brett McGowran

SA/NT Director

Experience

Brett joins Bridgestone Australia in 2024 to support Supply Chain Optimisation for their Pacific region. Previously Brett has worked with the large multi-nationals BHP and Schneider Electric.

He has more than 20 years of experience in supply chains where he has held leadership roles across Asia Pacific related to Quality, Industrialisation, Procurement, Strategy and large-scale Transformations. During this time he has witnessed the evolution of Supply Chains throughout the world, as they have been disrupted and forced to become more tailored, more agile, more sustainable and fully digitized.

He strives to share his experiences and use his knowledge and networks to really support local organisations and to stimulate and grow the professional community that is SCLAA.

Rakesh Bandipelli

VIC/TAS Director

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Experience

Rakesh Bandipelli is a hands-on, solution focused professional with experience in Warehousing, Distribution and International freight. Proven to have the technical expertise needed to operate and support new logistics systems that are being rapidly adopted and lead system with operational enhancements. Through being able to see the wider picture, have earned a reputation as someone who is forward thinking, hardworking and professional, delivering measurable, successful results while driving continuous improvement.

Rakesh has joined SCLAA in 2018 and since that time has worked extensively with the association in organising events and strongly believes that being a member with SCLAA is the best way possible to learn and prosper in the industry.

Brian Lynn

WA Director

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Experience

Brian’s background in Supply Chain and Logistics spans more than twenty years, three continents, and multiple industries in roles encompassing inventory, technology, operations, transport and project management.

Brian has been in Australia for more than seventeen years and has been a member of the SCLAA for the vast majority of this time, progressing through the role of State President to a position representing WA on the association’s National Board.

He’s extremely grateful for the networking, educational opportunities and career development that membership of the SCLAA has afforded him and relished the prospect of developing more industry leaders.

Natalie Wallace

QLD DIRECTOR

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Experience

Natalie has collaborated closely with prominent Blue Chip organizations, assuming various Senior Leadership positions. In these roles, she has adeptly delivered consultancy services focusing on Global Supply Chain transformation, E-Commerce Fulfilment optimization, operational streamlining, and strategies aimed at enhancing cost-effectiveness and profitability.

INDEPENDENT
DIRECTORS

Don Nardella

GOVERNMENT LIAISON

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Experience

Don serves on several charitable boards in Victoria, primarily on the Hands on Health Australia Ltd and the Djerriwarrh Education and Community Services Inc Boards. He has had a long career in public life as a Victorian Member of Parliament for 26 years and was Shadow Minister for many portfolios ranging from Assisting in Workcover to consumer affairs. In 2014, he was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Don has served in many leadership positions throughout his career

Edward Chow

Treasurer Portfolio

Experience

Edward has over 15 years in the audit and assurance profession and has been responsible for the delivery of large public and private company audits, internal controls evaluation, cash flow forecasting and budgets and the preparation and review of general-purpose financial statements. He spent a number of years at EY before joining the ranks of top tier firms. Edward is also a Partner at Walker Wayland NSW, a top 20 accounting firm in Australia.

Edward currently works with companies at different stages of their life cycles across a wide range of industries including the supply chain and logistics industries. Edward is passionate about all aspects of a business with a particular focus on developing strategies to enhance and streamline business processes.. Edward is a registered company auditor, a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and a member of the Chartered Accountants Australian and New Zealand (CAANZ).

Ben Fahimnia

PD, EDUCATION & TRAINING

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Experience

Ben Fahimnia is a Professor of Decision Sciences at the University of Sydney. Ben is a globally distinguished researcher and a renowned supply chain consultant with a diverse background in business/management, applied mathematics, engineering, and psychology.

Ben leads multidisciplinary teams working on a range of projects related to digital transformation, risk management, human intuition in supply chain decision-making, pairing intuition with data analytics, and sustainable operations. He has helped practitioners and policymakers develop decision-making skills and tools to create and manage efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains.

To date, Ben has successfully managed over 140 projects in different sectors, for which he has received numerous awards from professional associations, research organisations and government agencies.

Stephen Lakey

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

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Experience

Stephen is a senior supply chain technology consultant focusing on helping companies identify the best approach to solving challenging technical and business problems.

Stephen is dedicated to enabling organisations to digitise their supply chains to delivery greater efficiencies and increasing productivity for a sustainable future and to lower business costs. Stephen is passionate about equipping the next generation of leaders with the skills and experience they need to be successful and is a great advocate of the SCLAA mentoring program.

Prior to joining the board, Stephen was President of the SCLAA Victorian & Tasmanian Division.

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SCLAA

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

NATIONALDIRECTORS

Sue Tomic

Chair

Natalie Wallace

Acting Vice Chair

STATE DIRECTORS

Cathy Ann Jones

NSW Director

Brett McGowran

SA/NT Director

Rakesh Bandipelli

VIC/TAS Director

Brian Lynn

WA Director

Natalie Wallace

QLD DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENTDIRECTORS

Don Nardella

GOVERNMENT LIAISON

Edward Chow

Treasurer Portfolio

Ben Fahimnia

PD, EDUCATION & TRAINING

Stephen Lakey

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

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