Chairperson: Martin FoleyChair of Alfred Health and Director of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and RISING Festival
MAP Co is overseeing the delivery of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation, Australia’s largest ever cultural infrastructure project, encompassing The Fox: NGV Contemporary, the major refurbishment of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building, and the creation of a new 18,000sqm urban garden.
It also takes on the management and operations of Fed Square and is responsible for connecting a single continuous art, civic, and cultural precinct stretching from Fed Square through Southbank.
Once the transformation is complete, MAP Co will also manage and activate the new 18,000 square metre urban garden that will connect the Melbourne Arts Precinct in a seamless and immersive cultural experience.
The Board
Deputy Chair: Christine WyattMs Wyatt is currently the Deputy Chair of the Board of the Suburban Rail Loop Authority and a Director of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority and the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria. Ms Wyatt led the State’s Planning, Building and Heritage policy portfolio and regulatory systems, as Planning Deputy Secretary.
Paul BarkerMr Barker is a trustee of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust and member of the Boards of the Suburban Rail Loop Authority and the Bradman Foundation. He has served as a Board Member of the Interim Melbourne Arts Precinct Board, and as acting Chair and Director of the Fed Square Pty Ltd Board. He is a financial and professional services professional with extensive Board, Committee and Executive level experience in Australia and Internationally.
Cath BowtellMs Bowtell is the current Chair of the Royal Women’s Hospital Board and Industry Fund Services. She is an experienced Board director and has held senior leadership positions across the superannuation sector and in industrial relations.
Aneetha de SilvaMs de Silva is the Managing Director, Government for Aurecon’s Australia and New Zealand business and is a leading public infrastructure expert. She is President of Roads Australia and sits on the boards of Aurecon Group, LaunchVic and the North East Link State Tolling Corporation.
Belinda DuarteMs Duarte is the current CEO of Culture is Life, an organisation that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth connect with their culture. She holds a range of appointed and voluntary positions including Honorary Director of the Western Bulldogs Football Club and Deputy Chairperson of the Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Corporation. Ms Duarte has held a range of other director roles including Co-Chair of Reconciliation Victoria and Deputy Chair of Responsible Gambling Victoria.
Tony Ellwood AMMr Ellwood is a leading figure in the Australian arts sector and is Director of the National Gallery of Victoria. Mr Ellwood has served on many state and Commonwealth committees, including the Visions of Australia Committee, Museums Australia National Board, Victorian College of the Arts Board and Academic committee, the Art Exhibitions Australia Board and the Japan-Australia Foundation Board.
Ari SussMr Suss is Chief Executive Officer of Fox Special Projects Group in the Linfox Group of Companies and a Director of Yarra Valley Water, Luna Park Melbourne, Avalon Airport Australia and Australia India Business Council (Vic Chapter). He previously served as a director and board member of Carlton Football Club and Fed Square Pty Ltd.
The Team
Katrina SedgwickDirector & CEO
Michael O'LearyDeputy CEO & Project Director
Damien De GrootDirector, Fed Square Commercial & Operations
Mary ParkerDirector, Corporate Communications
Michael ParryDirector, Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation
Lachlan TanDirector, Policy, Strategy & Governance
Sarah TuttonDirector, Programming & Interpretation