RugbyWA Board
CHAIRMAN: Geoffrey Stooke OAM
PRESIDENT: Tony Harvey
BOARD MEMBERS: Terry Bradbury, Steve Fink, David Redpath, Charles Fear, Russel Perry, Brent Stewart, Vern Reid, John Welborn
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Greg Harris
GEOFF STOOKE OAM has been the Chairman of RugbyWA since 1988, and in 1999 he was awarded an Order of Australia for services to the game. Geoff is the Managing Director of the Standard Wool Australia Group of Companies. He has held senior management positions in the fishing and resources industries, and was also an officer in the army. |  |
TONY HARVEY has been on the RugbyWA board since 1990. He worked for Ampol and later managed his own service station before moving into real estate. Tony owns and operates a residential real estate and property management business, and has been in the industry for 18 years. |  |
TERRY BRADBURY has been on the RugbyWA board in one capacity or another (including Chairman) since 1976. He worked as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse before moving into the property development business. |  |
| STEVE FINK worked for computer giant IBM for 35 years before leaving the company in 2002 to become an industry consultant, specialising in high-end technology and hardware sales. |  |
| DAVID REDPATH is the Business Manager for the Australian Government Solicitor in Perth. He worked with the Federal Attorney-General’s Department for more than 30 years in a variety of senior management positions. David has served on the Board of RugbyWA since 1990. |  |
| CHARLES FEAR is Executive Chairman of Perth based investment bank Argonaut. He has had extensive experience in advising on Mergers and Acquisitions and Equity Capital Market transactions. He is the current President of the Western Australian Referees Association and a Director of the Force 15 Foundation. He has served as Chairman, Vice President and Treasurer of the Western Australian Cricket Association. |  |
| RUSSEL PERRY is currently the Chief Executive of a property development company involved in the Capricorn Project at Yanchep. He is a former Station Manager of Channel Seven (Perth) and one-time executive with the Nine Network. Russel was also a Member of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. |  |
| BRENT STEWART is the founder and chief executive of marketing planning and research consultancy, Market Equity, which was recently acquired by Aegis PLC and will be relaunched in Australia under the global brand of Synovate. He has sat on numerous government committees and working groups in industries ranging from beef to small business development. |  |
| VERN REID is the chief executive of the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Foundation, an independent body which raises funds for the hospital. He is a former marketing manager of the Fremantle Football Club, general manager of the Perth Wildcats and marketing manager of the 1987 America’s Cup Defence. |  |
| JOHN WELBORN was an inaugural player for the Emirates Western Force and is Western Australia's first born and bred Wallaby. John is a chartered accountant and heads up Private Client Activities for Investec Bank. A member of the Fox Sports commentary team, he is also a rugby columnist, and co-host of the Monday afternoon show on ABC radio. John is an executive committee member of the Rugby Union Players Association, and holds directorships of Force 15 Foundation and Future Now Learning for Life. |  |
