Board of Directors
Racing Australia Constitution

Peter V'landys

PETER V'LANDYS AM

Racing NSW
Nominated Director

Appointed: 18/12/2023

Current positions

  • Director, Racing New South Wales.
  • Chief Executive Officer, Racing New South Wales.
  • Chairman, Australian Rugby League Commission.
  • Member NSW Arts & Culture Advisory Committee.
  • Secretary, Racing Appeal Tribunal.
  • Secretary, Racing NSW Appeal Panel.
  • Chairman, Racing Product Committee.
  • Chairman, Racing NSW Animal Care and Ethics Committee.
  • Member, Product Supply Advisory Group.
  • Chairman, National Jockeys Safety Committee.
  • Director, RacingCorp Pty Ltd.
  • Chairman, Australian Racing and Equine Academy.

Previous positions

  • Director, Racing Information Services Australia.
  • Executive Member, Australian Racing Board.
Greg Nichols

TIM EDDY

Racing Victoria
Nominated Director

Appointed: 16/07/2024

Current positions

  • Chaimain, Racing Victoria Limited.
  • Non-Executive Director, Western Sydney Airport.
  • Chairman, The Red Fox Group.
  • Chairman, Rennie Advisory
  • Chair, BIO101.

Previous positions

  • Managing Partner Operations – Oceania, Ernst & Young.
  • Global Vice Chair – Ernst & Young Global Services.

Expertise in transformation and change, growth strategies, risk management and governance best practice, and driving sound financial outcomes.

Graham Quirk

GRAHAM QUIRK

Racing Queensland
Nominated Director

Appointed: 17/06/2022

Current positions

  • Director, Racing Queensland.
  • Director, Unity Water.
  • Director, Graham Quirk Auctions Pty Ltd.
  • Board of Governors, International Institute of Business and Technology.
  • Consultant, Grace Education and Migration.
  • Consultant, Honest Grace Legal.
  • Proprietor, Peak Plains Thoroughbreds.
  • Executive Consultant PolicyWonks.

Previous positions

  • Lord Mayor of Brisbane 2011-2019.
  • Chairman Council of Mayors (South-East Queensland).
  • Oversaw the Pre-Feasibility and Full Feasibility Studies for the 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games from 2015-2019.
  • Elected Representative Brisbane City Council 1985-2019.
Rob Rorrison

ROB RORRISON

Racing SA
Nominated Director

Appointed: 30/04/2021

Current positions

  • Chairman, Racing SA Limited.
  • Chairman, Racing & Wagering SA Limited.
  • Executive Chairman, Climate Capital Pty Ltd and associated entities.
  • Senior Consultant, Taylor Collison Limited.
  • Senior Advisor, Capital Markets, Orion Minerals Limited.

Previous positions

  • Chairman Resources Asia, Macquarie Capital Limited.
  • Executive Director, Macquarie Capital Limited.
  • Non-Executive Director, Baiyin International Investments Limited.
  • Chairman, Twenty Seven Co. Limited.

Rob has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adeliade and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. His working career has predominately been in Corporate Finance and he has held a number of Australian and International private and Public Company Board positions.

Board Colin Holt

COLIN HOLT

Racing WA
Nominated Director

Appointed: 21/04/2022

Current positions

  • Director Racing WA.
  • Deputy Chairperson, Western Australia Voluntary Assisted Dying Board.
  • Director Western Australia Country Health Service.

Previous positions

  • Member of the WA Legislative Council for the Southwest from 2009-2021.
  • Former State Government Minister Housing and Racing and Gaming.

Colin is a Bachelor of Science (Zoology), graduate from the University of Western Australia, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Colin is driven to continue using his knowledge, work background and parliamentary service to contribute to the people and society of Western Australia. Colin lives and raised a family in country WA and he has worked in every region of the state. He has worked across Australia and established wide-ranging networks in community, business and political arenas.

Nicolle Rantanen

NICOLLE RANTANEN REYNOLDS

Thoroughbred Racing NT, Tasracing, Canberra Racing Club
Nominated Director

Appointed: 21/06/2023

Current positions

  • Deputy Chair, Thoroughbred Racing NT.
  • President, The Grange Golf Club.
  • Director, Clayton Church Homes.
  • Council Member, Adelaide University.
  • Council, Institute of Company Directors SA.
  • Director, Greyhound Racing SA.
  • Board Member Golf Australia.
  • Director, LLL Australia.
  • Various Committees including, Local Government SA, State Government SA, Medical Research Institute.

Various Committees including, Local Government SA, State Government SA, Medical Research Institute, Institute of Company Directors.

Previous positions

  • Advisory Board SA/NT CPA Australia.
  • Director, Harness Racing SA.
  • Director Credit Union SA Ltd.
  • Director, University of South Australia.
  • Director, Cancer Council SA.
  • Chief Executive, The Public Trustee, Attorney Generals Department SA.

Board Committees

Integrity Committee

The Integrity Committee is a committee of the Board of Racing Australia and is responsible to the Board for oversight of integrity matters to ensure ongoing confidence and support across the Australian Thoroughbred racing industry.

Equine Welfare Committee

The Equine Welfare Committee is a committee of the Board of Racing Australia and is responsible to the Board for oversight of health and welfare matters relevant to the Australian Thoroughbred racing industry.

Jockey & Industry Participants Committee

The Jockey & Industry Participants Committee is a committee of the Board of Racing Australia and is responsible to the Board for oversight of Jockey Industry participants welfare matters relevant to the Australian Thoroughbred racing industry.

Pattern & Development Committee

The Pattern and Development Committee is a committee of the Board of Racing Australia and is responsible to the Board for assisting the development and maintenance of excellence across Thoroughbred horse racing nationally.

Finance, Governance and Remuneration Committee

The Finance, Governance and Remuneration Committee is a committee of the Board of Racing Australia Limited and is responsible for co-ordinating the Board's oversight of, financial and reporting responsibilities, maintaining world's best practice of Racing Australia's IT Systems and Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity planning and preparedness as well as review and recommendation of annual operational and capital expenditure budgets, monitoring and reporting back to the Board.