board of directors and senior management


President - Ken Randall


President - Ken Randall
  • Member of the NPC Board since 1975. President since 1991.
  • Television presenter specialising in political issues and current affairs (ABC).
  • Publishes a newsletter dealing with Pacific region issues.
  • Awarded an OAM in 1997 for services in public affairs, largely due to his years of dedicated service to the National Press Club of Australia.

 

Vice President - Glenn Milne


Glen Milne
  • Currently Political Journalist with the Australian and News Ltd Sunday publications.
  • Federal Political veteran who joined the Press Gallery in 1985.
  • Walkeley Award Winner.
  • Former Chief Political Correspondent at Channel 7 for 10 years.

 

Vice President - Tony Melville

Tony Melville
  • Member of the Board since 2003. Formerly on NPC Board in 1998 and 1999;
  • National Public Affairs Adviser to the Australian Industry Group (AIG);
  • Former ABC News Reporter, DFAT spokesman and Diplomat (Atlanta, Deputy Head of Mission in Manila);
  • Former Media Advisor to Prime Minister Paul Keating.

 

Treasurer - Laurie Wilson


Laurie Wilson
  • Member of the Board since 1992.
  • Political correspondent for the Nine Network’s NIGHTLINE Program and is a principal of Stone Wilson Consulting, a Canberra management consultancy.
  • Has held a number of Directorships on the boards of both listed and unlisted public companies.

 

Board Member - Misha Schubert


Misha Schubert
  • Political correspondent for The Age, covering national affairs from the press gallery.
  • Regular panelist on ABC television's Insiders program.
  • Writes a political gossip column, House on the Hill, on parliamentary sitting days.
  • Has a Masters in journalism from Columbia University in New York.

 

 Board Member - David Speers


David Speers
  • Member of NPC board since 2005.
  • Sky News Australia’s Political Editor since 2000.
  • Previously worked as a political reporter for Southern Cross and Macquarie Radio networks.

 

 Board Member - Mark Kenny

  • Mark Kenny is the Adelaide Advertiser's Political Editor (since 2006) and heads up that paper's Canberra Bureau. He is a regular commentator on a variety of programs including Sky's Agenda program, Ten's Meet the Press and radio programs around the country.
  • Mark joined the News Limited stable from the ABC where he had worked in TV and radio across news/current affairs, local radio, and Radio National.
  • He is also a member of the Press Gallery Committee.

 

Board Member - Michael Brissenden

  

  • Political Correspondent ABC Radio
  • Foreign Correspondent in Moscow and Brussels
  • Political Editor of the ABC TV 7.30 Report since 2003

                                  
          Maurice Reilly        Marietta Rudolf                 
          Chief Executive      Marketing Manager           
                                                                

                    
          Paul Butler              Ross Pritchard
          Food & Beverage     Financial
          Manager                 Controller

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