Board

Immigration Place Australia (IPA) is an incorporated not for profit organisation.

The Board of Immigration Place Australia is chaired by Lt Gen Laurie O’Donnell AC (Retd) and is encouraged and supported in its endeavours by its Ambassadors, sponsors and donors without whom the project would not be possible.

The Board

  • Lieutenant General Lawrence George O’Donnell AC (Retd)

    Chairman

    General O’Donnell is the Chairman of the Board of Immigration Place Australia. Lawrence (Laurie) has dedicated his life to the service of his country. Born in Quairading, Western Australia he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon…

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  • Graham French

    Deputy Chairman

    Graham French is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Immigration Place Australia. As a graduate of architecture he began his career in Canberra working for Commonwealth Works.

    He spent nine years at Leightons where he held several roles including …

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  • Emmanuel Notaras

    Treasurer and Company Secretary

    Emmanuel (Manny) Notaras is the Treasurer of the Board of Immigration Place Australia. Born in Canberra in 1946 he is committed to the local community and to the National Capital.

    Manny began his career in the Commonwealth Attorney General’s …

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  • Geoff Bowland LGE MIE Aust CPEng

    Director

    Geoff Bowland is a member of the Board of Immigration Place Australia and a former chairman of the steering committee for the project. He is a consulting Engineer with over 40 years experience in municipal, civil, structural and environmental engineering.…

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  • Gianni De Bortoli

    Director

    Gianni De Bortoli is a member of the Board of Immigration Place Australia and initiated the establishment of this project. Born in the Venice area of Italy in 1937 he migrated to Australia on the “Orealla” in 1959.

    He returned to Italy some years…

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  • Imants Tillers

    Director

    Imants Tiller is a member of the Board of Immigration Place Australia. Born in Sydney in 1950 of Latvian parents, Imants’ degree in architecture from the University of Sydney (1969 – 1972) ran parallel to an interest in installation and conceptual…

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The Board is assisted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

PwC is one of Australia's leading professional services firms, bringing the power of its global network to help Australian businesses, not-for-profit organisations and governments assess their performance and improve the way they work.

Our people are energetic and inspirational and come from a diverse range of academic backgrounds, including arts, business, accounting, tax, economics, engineering, finance, health and law. From improving the structure of the Australian health system, to performing due diligence on some of Australia's largest deals and working side-by-side with entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals, PwC brings a unique combination of knowledge and passion to address the challenges and opportunities that face our community.

A key value of PwC and its people is the ability to embrace differences. The diversity of the firm's workforce is a direct reflection on the immigration history of our great country and PwC is proud to be associated with IPA.

For further information, please contact:

Mark Sands
Direct line: (02) 6271 3242
Email: mark.sands@au.pwc.com

or

Eugene Kalenjuk
Direct line: (02) 6271 3604
Email: eugene.kalenjuk@au.pwc.com