Officers of the Trustee
Victorian Traditional Owners Funds Limited (VTOFL), is a not-for-profit public company limited by guarantee and formed in September 2011 under Australian company law. Its sole member is the Secretary for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, and the company operates as a normal commercial entity, with a cost-effective management structure.
With effect from 1 July 2018 the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) registered VTOFL as a charity and the Australian Taxation Office granted exemption from income tax. Accordingly, VTOFL is currently bound by the regulatory and reporting standards of the ACNC rather than those of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).
Directors
Neil Westbury AM PSM (Chair)
Certificate in Aboriginal Studies
Neil is a Director (and former Chair) of Machado Joseph Disease Foundation;
and Director of Westbury and Associates Pty Ltd. Neil was previously a Board
member of the Indigenous Land Corporation, General Manager Reconciliation Australia,
Assistant Secretary Native Title Special Projects, Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet, Visiting Fellow in Public Policy ANU.
Neil has over 50 years’ experience working in Indigenous Affairs for governments, the private sector and Indigenous organisations. Mr Westbury has also maintained a strong interest in issues relating to native title including as an expert advisor in the development of the Traditional Owners Settlement Act 2010 and ensuring improved access for Indigenous peoples to financial services.
Neil was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM ) in the Kings Birthday 2026 Honours List for his significant service to the indigenous communities of Northern Territory and Victoria.
John Evans,
PhD (Education), GradCertHE, MAppSc, MSpSc, BSpSc
John is the inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement
responsible for leading, guiding and governing the strategic direction of Swinburne
University of Technology in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiatives
and strategies.
He is originally from Wiradjuri country in New South Wales. Professor
Evans has had an exceptional career in research and teaching, with a strong
background in industry and community engagement.
John’s prior role was as Professor of Indigenous Health Education in the School of Public Health at UTS.
He holds adjunct appointments at University of Sydney and Massey University, New
Zealand.
Sue Dahn AM
BCom, MBA, Grad Dip App Finance & Investment
Sue is a Consultant at Pitcher Partners and Non-Executive Director/Adviser at HESTA Super.
Kim Bowater
BSc (Hons in Mathematical Statistics), Chartered Financial Analyst
Kim is a Director of Consulting at Frontier Advisors. Her experience at Frontier
has involved over 30 years of investment consulting to institutional asset owners and
investment research in a range of asset classes.
Kim is a member of Frontier's Investment Committee, Client Portfolio Review Committee and Leadership Team.
She has more than 25 years industry experience in the superannuation and finance
industry and was previously employed at Deloitte and Towers Perrin.
Secretary
Lisa Norden
BBus(Acc), CPA, GAICD
Lisa has more than 30 years of financial experience in industry and not for profit organisations in the roles of CFO and Company Secretary. Lisa has an Australian Chartered Secretaries Corporate Governance Graduate Diploma and an Australian Institute of Company Directors Course Diploma.
Lisa is CFO and Company Secretary of Building 4.0 CRC Ltd; and an executive director of AuScope Ltd.
Lisa was appointed Secretary in June 2020.