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AJC Ltd Board of Directors

The affairs and general business of the Australian Jockey Club Limited are decided upon by a Board of Directors of elected individuals.

The Board of Directors meets once a month or more often if deemed necessary. These meetings are also attended by the Executive and senior managers as required.

Members of the Board of Directors also sit on various committees which meet on a regular basis to consider matters relating to audit, renumeration, licensed persons, The Australian Stud Book and superannuation.


The Australian Jockey Club Committee Members are:

  Member/Position Details
Ross Smyth-Kirk
Chairman 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in October 2006

Elected Chairman in June 2007

To retire from the Board in October 2021

Company Director
John Ingham
Vice Chairman 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in June 2002

To retire from the Board in June 2017

Owner/Manager Upstart Marketing Pty Ltd
Julia Ritchie
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in August 2000

To retire from the Board in August 2015

Filmmaker and Production Manager
Richard Kelly
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in June 2001

To retire from the Board in June 2016

Chairman and Managing Director, Burst Pty LTD
Director and Joint Chief Executive, Newhaven Park Stud.
Tom Ford
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in August 2003

To retire from the Board in June 2018

Former stockbroker and merchant banker
Peter Falk
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in August 2004

To retire from the Board in February 2019

Former stockbroker private client advisor, Bell Potter Securities
Sharon Skeggs
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in June 2005

To retire from the Board in June 2020

Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
James Mathers
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in June 2006

Elected Chair of Audit of Committee in 30 July 2008

To retire from the Board in June 2021

Chartered Accountant
Bob Guth
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in August 2007

To retire from the Board in August 2022

Real Estate Agent
Ron Finemore
 
Elected to the Board (formally Committee) in October 2007

To retire from the Board in October 2022

Executive Chairman Ron Finemore Transport.