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 Cleanevent, as a global organization of some 7,500 employees, has always focused on finding the best way to manage its business around the world and overcoming the challenge of the Group head office being in Melbourne Australia, while our operations have taken us from London to Seattle and from Sydney to Orlando over the last 20 years.
We have always been of the firm belief that each of our regions and divisions must operate independently and be managed locally in order for our management teams to deliver the best results we could expect from them. We are proud to say that we believe we have achieved that.
The role of the Group office has, and will continue to be, to support and assist the regions by providing the "know how" and "logistical advantage" of quite an impressive global resource. We are proud to have achieved the level where the whole group operates under the International Financial Standards and Guidelines and that our reporting and operations are as transparent as any of the well respected public companies.
To enable our business units to achieve that independence and transparency we have over the years established regional advisory boards, which report through myself to the Holdings Board which ultimately has the responsibility of directing our Group.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to these boards and their members.
The Holdings Board is made up by the following Directors:- Michael Naphtali, Chairman
- Nicko Mavro, Managing Director and Group CEO
- Craig Lovett, Founder and Executive Director
- Justin Liberman, Director
- Graeme Maher, Director
- Ivan Dalla Costa, Group Finance Director and CFO
The board is also advised by our Auditors, Deloitte, represented by Tim Gullifer, partner and Chris Arnott who chairs our Australian business units' forum.
Graeme Maher, a long serving senior retail executive and owner, recently retired from Westfield after a lengthy career as the director of HR and retailer relations is the newest addition to our board.
The Chairman, Michael Naphtali is also co-Chairman of Hindal Corporate - a corporate advisory and investment services group. Michael has worked extensively with Cleanevent as he has with many other growing companies. He was Managing Director of the Pratt Group where he remains a Non Executive Director. He has a close association with Jagen and also sits on various communal boards such as the Yachad Scholarship Fund, the Yachad Accelerated Learning Project Ltd, Habitat Trust Fund, Jirrawun Arts, JNF Environmental Scholarship Fund and the Maccabi Victorian Sports Foundation.
Our UK advisory board is made up by the following Directors:- Tony Hallett, Chairman
- Tom Gibbons. CEO
- Nicko Mavro, Director
- Ivan Dalla Costa, Director
- Trevor East, Director
- Adrian Jones, CFO
The board is also advised by our UK Auditors, Harris and Trotter, represented by Russell Selwyn, partner.
Trevor East, a senior executive and director in the sports, events and media industry both globally and in the UK, is the most recent addition to our Board.
Our USA advisory board is made by the following Directors:- Allan Ball, Chairman
- Jason Brock, Chief Operating Officer
- Bill Becker, Director
- Patrick Leahy, Director
- Nicko Mavro, Director
- Ivan Dalla Costa, Director and CFO
Bill and Patrick, both senior executives in the venue management, sports and entertainment industry, are the most recent additions to our Board.
Bill Becker started in facilities in 1965 working for Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings at Met Stadium in Minnesota. In 1976 accepted a job with the City of Orlando as operations manager of the Sports Complex Division. He became Deputy Director of Orlando Centroplex in 1982 and then Director in 1995. The Centroplex managed and operated the public assembly facilities for the City. This includes an 18,000 seat arena, a 70,000 seat football stadium, a 3,000 seat baseball park, a 100,000 sq. ft convention centre, a 2,500 seat performing arts centre and a 900 stall harness horse training centre. Bill retired in 2004 after 28 years with the city.
The work ethic and commitment of all our Directors to their board has been exemplary. They provide in depth scrutiny, advice and support to the local divisions and ensure that our corporate goals and objectives remain in focus.
Over the next few editions of TeamTalk, I will be introducing you to some more of our Directors.
As I have not had the opportunity since my appointment to talk about our boards around the world, I would like in this article to acknowledge their hard work and commitment. Their presence and efforts are making the world of difference. We sincerely thank them for all their work in making Cleanevent a great global company.
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