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FACE OF THE FOUNDATION MEET THE POWERHOUSE BEHIND THE BBC FOUNDATION; THE BOARD. Each member brings a specific area of expertise and experience to the team comprised of old collegians, current parents and BBC Headmaster Graeme McDonald, Business Manager Chris Duffy, Director of Development Bren Arkinstall and BBC Chairman Jacqueline McPherson. Responsible for the overarching strategic direction and providing leadership in the Foundation’s financial initiatives, the board is integral to the continual enhancement of the BBC experience.
ANDREW MACARTHUR
ANDREW MACARTHUR
Treasurer of Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Andrew is the current Chairman of the
Parents and Friends’ Association. Bronwyn
BBC Foundation. He attended BBC
has more than 25 years experience in
from 1970 to 1975 and was a Prefect
international wholesale banking, in the
and House Captain. Andrew and his wife Felicity, a Somerville House old girl, sent their three boys Alastair (2008), Fergus (2009) and Callum (2012) to BBC. After leaving BBC Andrew attended the Queensland Agricultural College studying Agribusiness and has a Masters of Business Administration from Bond University. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Andrew is the Co-founder and Managing Director of the Plasvacc Group of companies, with operations in California and Queensland. He previously held the position of General
FIONA MEAGHER
JACQUELINE MCPHERSON
Manager of Pastoral Operations at Stanbroke Pastoral Company, which at that time was Australia’s largest pastoral
CHRIS DUFFY
markets and wholesale bank resourcing. She graduated from the University of Queensland with a BA (Hons), and gained her M.Comm degree from the University of New South Wales. Bronwyn has also undertaken Japanese language studies at Kochi University, International Christian University Tokyo and the University of Tokyo Japan. A native of Brisbane, she has lived and worked in Sydney, Tokyo and Hong Kong. In 2011, she relocated from Hong Kong to Brisbane with her family. Bronwyn’s son is in Year 11 at BBC and her daughter attends Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
FIONA MEAGHER Fiona has lived in Brisbane all her life and
company, with 27 stations, a staff over
was educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar
1000 and 560,000 head of cattle.
School and the University of Queensland
Andrew is proud of his connection to
from which she holds a Bachelor of Arts
Australia Agribusiness and has owned
and a Bachelor of Law. Fiona worked
and operated several rural properties, is a
as a solicitor for a number of years at
passionate supporter of rural and regional
Morris Fletcher and Cross which merged
business development and is committed to
to become known as Minter Ellison. She
providing opportunities for children from all
then became Group General Counsel and
areas at BBC.
Company Secretary for the Telecom New
BRONWYN MCENTEE
GRAEME MCDONALD
areas of risk management, audit, global
Zealand Australia group of companies. She was also Chief Operating Officer at
Bronwyn McEntee serves as a Director (ex
McCullough Robertson for several years.
officio) on the Board of the BBC Foundation
Fiona now consults part time, particularly
and is also Treasurer of BBC Parents
to professional services firms specialising in
and Friends’ Association and Assistant
change management, partner performance