Board of Directors
WWF is governed by our Board of Directors, formerly known as the Executive Council. Directors are elected at the Annual General Meeting from the Governors. The Board sets our strategic direction and policy, approves the annual budget and conservation program, and regularly reviews the operations of the organisation.
As WWF is a supporter-based, not-for-profit organisation, a crucial function of the Board is to ensure we comply with the Corporations Law and the requirements of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
The Board of Directors is assisted by the Scientific Advisory Committee, the Finance Committee, the Risk Management Committee and the Nominating Committee.
The members of the Board are:
Dr Denis Saunders AM, BSc (Hons), PhD
President and Member, Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee
Member, Board of Directors since 2002; Chair, Sara Halvedene Foundation; former Member, Australian Heritage Council and Member, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists.
Andrew Burbidge, BSc (Hons), PhD
Director and Chair, Program & Conservation Committee
Member, Board of Directors since 2006; Chair, WWF Western Australia Advisory Committee; Chair, Threatened Species Scientific Committee (Western Australia) and Member, Expert Advisory Group advising Australian governments on the vulnerability of biodiversity to climate change.
Linda Funnell-Milner, LLB, DipEd
Director, Member, Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee and Member, Nominating Committee
Member of the Board of Directors since 2009; Corporate sustainability consultant and expert, specialising in greenhouse, energy and carbon footprints; former Chair of GRI Stakeholder Council (Amsterdam); Member, Board of Uniting Care NSW ACT.
Anthony Fitzwilliams Hyde
Director and Chair, Nominating Committee
Member, Board of Directors since 2005; Board Member, Abercrombie & Kent (Australia) Pty. Ltd, Board Member of Recreational Tourism Pty Ltd.
Peter Kingston, BCom, BLaws FCA FTIA
Director and Chair, Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee
Member, Board of Directors since 2006; Corporate Tax Partner, KPMG, since 1985; former Member of the National Board of KPMG and the Board of Governors, Highfields Preparatory School.
Diccon Loxton, BA, LLB
Director
Member, Board of Directors since 2004; Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson solicitors, since 1984; President, Banking and Financial Services Law Association; Governor, Ascham School Limited and Chairman, Australian Museum Foundation.
Brent Wallace, BCom
Director, Member, Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee and Member, Nominating Committee
Member, Board of Directors since 2006; CEO and founder of Galileo Kaleidoscope; former Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather, Australia and Non Executive Board Director, Blackmores Ltd.
Brian Wills-Johnson, BA, FPRIA
Director
Member, Board of Directors since 2003; previous Corporate Relations Manager, Alcoa; Chairman, St Georges College Board and Member, WWF's Western Australia Advisory Committee.
Dedee Woodside BSc (Hons), PhD
Director
Member, Board of Directors since 2007; Wildlife Ecologist, specialising in community engagement and natural resource management; Member, Board of the Cooperative Research Centre for Invasive Animals; Member, Board of the Australian National Wildlife Collection Foundation and newly formed Great Ape Futures Fund of Australia.
