PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AfMA Corporate Partners
Supporting Professional Growth
KEN GOLDBERG NATHAN REYNOLDS
Managing Director,
Modus Management Asset Services Manager (Fleet & Property
Services), Life Without Barriers
Working with business managers and
leaders, Ken combines a grounded
analytical approach with focus on practical
implementation to achieve substantive
results. Ken draws on a wealth of industry
and technical knowledge having previously
been General Manager in Asia-Pacific for
a prominent UK-based software company
specialising in enterprise-level fleet and
asset management solutions.
Nathan is a Chartered Accountant with
17 years’ experience across accounting,
mining, facilities management, finance,
and corporate management. Nathan has
been in the Not for Profit sector for three
years at Life Without Barriers and has
played an integral role in the insourcing of
the organisation’s fleet management and
telematics.
AfMA’s Commitment to Professional Development
Professional Development Forums
AfMA regularly hosts its Professional Development Forums in Victoria, New South
Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland capital
cities multiple times a year, and in New Zealand’s Auckland or Wellington. These
highly informative events offer topics of interest both locally and nationally, giving
educational and networking opportunities impossible to arrange elsewhere.
Diploma of Leadership and Management
Swinburne and AfMA have collaborated to construct a Diploma of Leadership and
Management contextualised to support and build the skills of fleet managers and
automotive industry managers from manufacturers, fleet management organisations
and supply chain specialists. The program is focused on the everyday challenges and
opportunities in managing their portfolios and teams, as well as providing effective
leadership for the organisation. The Diploma program is undertaken in five two-day
blocks of face to face Breakout Sessions, for a total of 10 days.
Australasian Fleet Conference & Exhibition
For over 20 years AfMA hosts the Australasian Fleet Conference & Exhibition. This
is the premier fleet conference in Australasian promoting knowledge sharing and
collaboration between fleet owners and suppliers of products and services. Speakers
are experts in their chosen field or fleet managers who have a valuable story to tell
about their journey.
International Study Tours
International study tours provide individuals a unique opportunity to network with fleet
management professionals from all over the world including Australia, New Zealand,
the United States and Canada and take back to their organisations the experience and
knowledge of the latest fleet technology, practice and educational programs.
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AUSTRALASIAN FLEET CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION AND FLEET AWARDS MAY 22-24 2019
LEE SAUERWALD QUENTEN SHEPHERD
Executive Manager Corporate Services,
Uniting Communities incl. Lifeline
Adelaide and President, Australasian
Fleet Management Association Manager – Procurement,
ADS Shared Services, Archdiocese of
Brisbane Archdiocesan Services
With thirty years’ experience across
corporate and fleet management including
over sixteen years in the Not for Profit sector,
Lee has a strategic focus on social, financial
and environmental sustainability. Lee joined
AfMA’s National Board in 2013, before
serving as Vice President for two years and
is now the current President of AfMA.
Quenten has been with Centacare & the
Archdiocese of Brisbane for the past 18
years managing several sectors including
Property, Finance & Procurement, and
managing the Centacare fleet. In 2016,
Quenten headed up a new Shared Services
department within Archdiocesan Services,
and acts as Procurement Manager for the
Archdiocese of Brisbane which includes the
responsibility of managing their fleets.
TIM ROBERTS ANDREW DOUGLAS
Director, FleetStrategy Coordinator Fleet and Depot Support,
Baw Baw Shire Council
With over two decades of commercial
fleet management and leasing experience,
previously the Executive Director for
FleetStrategy, Executive Director for
Easifleet and now the founding member
of Transport Safety Collaboration. Tim has
been involved with AfMA for the past 15
years as a Board Member.
Andrew Douglas is the current Coordinator
Fleet and Depot Support at Baw Baw
Shire Council and brings over 40 years’
experience across a wide range of roles
from Technical Officer to General Manager
covering both Public and Private Sectors in
Engineering, Construction, Power, and Fleet
Management. Andrew has an extensive
background in development and innovation
with the ability to achieve both cultural
and technological change along with cost
rationalisation.
AUSTRALASIAN FLEET CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION AND FLEET AWARDS MAY 22-24 2019
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