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1985
Hamish McCormick has returned to Australia from Geneva after four years working with the Australian Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organisation. Now based in Canberra, Hamish is assistant secretary of the APEC and regional trade policy branch in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
1986
Hiromasa Yamazaki has recently been promoted to president, Nomura Singapore Limited. Hiromasa was the first Nomurasponsored student from Japan. Brian Rumbold and wife Margaret are running their own management consultancy, WorkWords Consulting, working in the area of corporate communications. They have just moved to new offices in North Sydney to accommodate recent growth. Their consulting activity is supported with services in information design, writing and electronic publishing. Their two sons are now in their 20s: Daniel has graduated, is married and working in management consulting; while Brendan is completing a degree in IT.
1987
Andrew Pedler has moved to Brisbane with Wilson HTM as a senior research analyst. Andrew writes that as the rest of Australia sweltered in the summer heat, they have been blessed with great weather in Brisbane.
Paul Pinn has been promoted to vice president, Asia-Pacific consulting operations for Oracle.
Morrison Carter is living in Cleveland, Ohio. In December 2000 he added a fifth and last child to the pack, Josiah David; the others are Darren, Ariella, Micaela and Christina. Morrison’ s wife, Kirsten, owns an interior design firm, while Morrison is busy running( part owner) an engineering and manufacturing company with 250 employees, which serves the heating and cooling industries. Morrison is also on some board positions and is soccer coach to three teams. Morrison would love to hear from any classmates passing
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through Cleveland, e-mail: mcarter @ beckettcorp. com.
1988
Stephen McPhail was appointed principal of Morel & Co in 2000 alongside founder Jenny Morel. Morel & Co is the leading investment bank specialising in the technology sector in New Zealand. Stephen passes on his greetings to classmates, e-mail: s. mcphail @ morel. co. nz.
Christopher Walker is running life coaching programs for First Nation communities in Canada. His work( through Walker International and its Real Spirit workshops) has tackled tough social issues in the first two years of what will be a five-year program.
Peter Tan has relocated to Thailand as managing director, Zurich National Life Assurance Co, a joint venture of Zurich Financial Services of Switzerland and National Financial Services of Thailand. He is keen to hear from any ex-classmates who are now living and working in Thailand. Contact Peter on( w) Tel:(+ 66 2) 661 7888, e-mail: peter. tan @ zurich. com.
David Stephens moved with his family to Boston in 2000. David is now CEO of AECventure, which is a B2B exchange for the architectural, engineering and construction industries. His wife Sue has published her second book – Side by Side – about relationships, which followed Motherhood – Making It Work For You. Book number three will be out in 2001. In Boston they all love the snow, especially Ella( aged six) and Clare( aged four).
1989
Patrick Hanrahan is pleased to announce the birth of his son Patrick‘ Jack’ Lighthall Hanrahan. Jack joins sisters Siobhan Violet( aged six) and Minna Mary Ann( aged four) and mum, Daintrie. Patrick is a performance management consultant based in Houston, Texas and can be reached at: patrickh @ texas. net.
George Bijak is now director of Newport Capital Group – a Sydney-based technology investment bank specialising in M & A, capital raisings and venture capital
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funds management. Contact at: georgeb @ newportcapital. com. au.
Sonny Costin has relocated to Orlando, Florida, as senior vice president and general manager, CHEP International. The new role involves the launch of a new product in the Americas and Europe. Sonny’ s American wife Patricia and their two children, Harrison and Hannah, are enjoying their new location. Threeyear-old Hannah was especially pleased when she learned that she now lives in the same city as Mickey Mouse.
1990
James Anderson reports that his wife Theresa Collignon( MBA UNSW’ 90) has had a baby boy – James Johannas, who joins their two girls, Anneke and Isabella.
Terry Daubney is living in Narrabri in north-west NSW with wife and daughter and working for Namoi Cotton Co-operative – Australia’ s largest cotton processor and marketer. Terry was recently appointed general manager, southern region, responsible for all processing and grower services activities from the Namoi Valley to the Victorian border. Before joining Namoi Cotton in mid-1999, he worked in banking and management consulting.
Ian Scott, vice president and director, The Boston Consulting Group, has taken over as managing partner for BCG’ s office in Singapore in addition to his role as head of BCG’ s Energy Practice in Asia-Pacific. Ian has been with BCG in Sydney, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore since joining BCG on completion of his MBA.
Maxwell Twartz, co-owner of Technical Audio Group( TAG) with Anthony Russo( MBA 1987), was honoured with the much-coveted Entech Distributor of the Year award for 2000 at the Entech Gala Awards evening. The externally-audited awards were based on a popular vote by industry professionals.
1991
James Hastie left AT Kearney and joined Deutsche Bank last year, concluding an“ obligatory but thoroughly enjoyable stint in management consulting”. He also competed in the 2000 Sydney to
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Hobart race as the bowman on Ninety Seven, coming fourth on IMS handicap.
Paul Couvret and Atsumi Fukui( GMQ 1998) are looking forward to the second birthday of their twins, Nicolas and Genevieve. Paul’ s consulting business is making steady progress with recent work in the finance and law sectors. In his limited spare time he’ s learning to fly helicopters. Atsumi has completed her transition from clinical medical practice to corporate management with her appointment as associate medical director of the Australian subsidiary of Sanofi-Synthelabo – a French pharmaceuticals firm.
Janice Chan is now general manager of M & C Saatchi( advertising agency) in Hong Kong. Janice writes that anyone in the same class who happens to stop in Hong Kong should feel free to contact her on Tel:(+ 852) 2862 1766 or e-mail: janiceychan @ hotmail. com.
1992
Cindy Carpenter and husband Rob had their second child, Elliot, during the Sydney Olympic Games. Cindy has been a consultant with BCG for eight years. Coincidentally, an MBA’ 92 colleague, George Frazis, who also has been with BCG for eight years, had his fourth child, Patricia( the first girl), with wife Amanda at the end of August 2000.
Chris Callen has moved his hospitality legal practice into Andersen Legal and now has the mobile and e-mail address his friends have been badgering him into. Contact Chris at: christopher. callen @ au. andersenlegal. com.
Dane Binney was working at AAPT Sat, which was recently taken over. He is now Internet services business manager for NEWskies, which offers satellite / telecommunication services from its new offices in Kent Street, Sydney. His wife Donna gave birth to their second child in early October 2000.
Andrew Kemp is keeping busy continuing his consulting for the pharmaceutical industry, but in April last year he also bought a new beauty supplies wholesaling business, About Face. The
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