MGI AUSTRALASIA NEWSLETTER Issue 10, December 2013
A WARM WELCOME TO ANOTHER ISSUE MGI Australasia has been under the international spotlight with the recent hosting of the MGI International AGM. This highly successful event was th held in Sydney on the 16 – 18 of October. I would like to congratulate Matt Moy and the staff of the MGI Sydney on organising the event which attracted 104 delegates and accompanying partners. The event certainly justified the eighteen months of effort that went into staging the event. Feedback from the attendees indicated that the Sydney AGM was one of the best international AGMs ever Melissa Smith, MGI Sydney has provided a first hand update on the AGM happenings and major discussion points in her article The city is Sydney! Not to be outdone by the MGI International AGM, MGI Australasia held its AGM in Melbourne in midJuly. Kevin Roe, MGI North Queensland gives his views on more than just the AGM content in his article entitled An AGM For All Seasons. The last six months has seen the completion of service on the MGI Australasia Executive Committee of two long standing members: Nick Watson, MGI Cairns; and Nick Francis, MGI Auckland. On behalf of MGI Australasia I would like to acknowledge the invaluable work of these two executive members. Both of whom have for many years commuted long distances to attend Committee meetings. Nick Watson provided Secretarial support to the Committee while Nick Francis served not only as a member of the MGI Australasian Executive Committee but also as our area representative on the MGI International Committee. Thank you to you both for your support and input into the development of MGI At the International AGM Grant Field stepped down from a position which he has held for six years as the MGI Australasian International Committee member. Under Grant’s stewardship a number of important changes have occurred in relation to the management and operations of MGI World. I would like to acknowledge Grant’s invaluable contribution in shaping MGI to become the organisation that it is today. His dedication and strategic insight means that Matt Moy who is our new replacement on the Committee has an exemplary model to follow.
A further thank you, this time to Grant, for his outstanding contribution. We have our usual partner profile. In this issue we have featured a relatively new face to MGI – Sam Pigliardo of the Perth firm – Parkinson. We also have an interview with the newly appointed MGI International Chairman, Erik Emilsson from Sweden. Talking about MGI International Chairmen, at the MGI International AGM, Des Caulfield, MGI Adelaide, and the MGI International Chairman from 2003 – 5, was toasted for his 40 year work history in the one firm. This is a remarkable milestone! Maree Caulfield, MGI Adelaide covers the local celebrations in her article Another amazing achievement. The MGI Australian Family and Private Business Survey 2013 was launched in July. MGI South Queensland held a breakfast with AMPLIFi (http://amplifigovernance.com/). Anne Stubbs, MGI South Queensland covers the event in her article, Record turnout for South Queensland Breakfast. We once again were represented at the Family Business Australian (FBA) National Conference held at the end of August in Launceston. Our thanks to Naree Brooks and Gary Douglas, MGI Melbourne and Des Caulfield and Angela Robins, MGI Adelaide for representing MGI at this event. We hope that you enjoy this newsletter and welcome any feedback for articles for the next edition.
Sue Prestney Executive Chairman MGI Australasia 1|Page
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