V/Line Board
members
The boards of V/Line Passenger Corporation (VLPC) and V/Line Passenger Pty
Limited consist of the same members, with the board of the parent entity,
V/Line Passenger Corporation, reporting to the Minister for Public Transport
and the Treasurer.
Both boards adopt established
protocols and procedures to ensure that corporate governance is maintained at
the highest levels and that the strategic direction and overall performance of
V/Line's business can be developed and monitored in a diligent manner.
Board composition
Mr Frank Tait
Mr Tait is the chair of the boards of both VLPC and V/Line. His
career spans government as well as the rail transport and defence industries.
Along with his role on the V/Line boards, Mr Tait is executive director of the
Infrastructure Projects Division within the Department of Transport. He also
has a consulting business, advising boards, executive management and
entrepreneurs on business strategy, organisational development and recruitment
strategies.
Mr Michael Tilley
Mr Tilley is the chairman of Terrain Capital. He has worked in the
accounting and finance industries for more than 25 years and has broad senior
advisory and project management experience in all facets of corporate finance.
Mr Tilley is also chairman of Lower Murray Water authority and Free Eyre
Limited and a director of Vision Super Pty Ltd and North Queensland Metals
Limited.
Ms Fiona Bennett
Ms Bennett is the deputy chair of the boards of VLPC and V/Line.
She has held senior executive positions in leading listed companies and has
experience in commercial and financial management, governance, risk management
and audit across a range of industries, including retail, resources,
manufacturing and health. She has held a number of government, public and
not-for profit board positions and is currently a director of Alfred Health,
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Legal Services Board, WPC
Group Limited and Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Mr David Worth
Mr Worth is a Chartered Accountant and an experienced director and
adviser in the transport and logistics industry and the property industry. He
has had senior executive experience in corporate finance, supply chain
management, property development, corporate strategy and IT. He is a director
of two property investment funds associated with Marks Henderson Funds
Management, several development trusts established by Dacland Management for
Sophisticated Investors and Lowell Capital Limited, a small resource fund
manager.
Mr Simon Lane
Mr Lane is a
Director of Rail Advisory Services. He has worked in the rail industry for
nearly 30 years and since 1994 has held senior management positions in Victoria, New South Wales and Singapore. He is Chairman of the
Sydney Metro Authority in NSW and a director of the NSW Government’s
Public Transport Ticketing Corporation.
Management
Mr Rob Barnett
Rob Barnett is the CEO at V/Line Passenger Pty Ltd.
Rob has extensive and varied senior executive experience that extends across a
number of business sectors including Building Products, Consumer Goods, Packaging
Materials, Logistics, and Government owned enterprises.