Mack Williams
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Board, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Member of Board Nomination Committee

Mr Williams had a long career in the Australian Diplomatic Service – including as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to the Philippines and the Republic of Korea and senior positions in Canberra. He followed this with a range of consultancies in the commercial (including Coca Cola Amatil) and academic (including the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney) sectors as well as active participation on the boards of a number of not-for-profit organisations.

Mr Williams has been Vice President of the Australia Korea Business Council, a member of the Australia Korea Foundation Board, President of the NSW Branch of Australian Institute of International Affairs and member of the board of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney.

Currently he is Chairman of the Cooperative Research Centre for Environmental Biotechnology, a member of the Clean Up Australia and the Worlds boards, Chairman of the Korea Australasia Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and a member of the Sight for Life board at Sydney Eye Hospital.

Dianne Hill
FCA, FAICD, MRSA, AIPM, BA Accounting
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit Committee

Ms Hill has 26 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant and is a former NSW President and National Councillor. She is a current member of the CA Advisory Group providing an ethical counselling service to members.

Ms Hill is a director of Austraining International Limited and of her management consulting company, Sector Research Pty Ltd.

She is also a former Director of the Australian Consumers Association (awarded Life Membership) and the Internal Audit Bureau of NSW.

Jon Hutchison
AM, BCom, CPA
Non-Executive Director, Member of Remuneration Committee

Mr Hutchison is the Chief Executive Officer of Business Events Sydney (formerly Sydney Convention & Visitors Bureau). Prior to this appointment, he held the position of Managing Director of the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC).

Mr Hutchison is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and is Chair of the Australian Centre for Event Management Advisory Board, UTS.

He is also a director of Tasman Cargo Airlines.

In 2006, Mr Hutchison was awarded membership of the Order of Australia for his service to tourism and business through promoting Australia as a travel destination and in leadership and advisory roles with industry organisations.

Bruce Milthorpe
BSc (Hons), PhD, FIEAust, FICE, FTSE, MAICD, B.A.(Hons) Ph.D. Grad Dip H. Ed.
Non-Executive Director

Mr Milthorpe is the Dean, Faculty of Science at the University of Technology, Sydney

He has 27 years experience in biomedical engineering and 10 years experience in senior leadership roles in the tertiary education sector.

Mr Milthorpe is a director of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, and an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Biomaterials and the Journal Materials Science: Materials in Medicine.

He is also a member of the Australian Research Council LEIF grant selection panel and a NHMRC grant review panel.

Alex Murphy
BA (Hons)
Managing Director

Mr Murphy has 20 years experience at Insearch in previous roles as Head of Sales & Marketing, Project Manager and Coordinator of Asian and European Languages.

Mr Murphy majored in Linguistics and Indonesian & Malayan Studies at The University of Sydney. He undertook research in Indonesian linguistics at the University of Sydney and lived in Indonesia from 1986 to 1989.

Mr Murphy has undertaken training in leadership and organisational dynamics through the former Australian Institute of Socio-analysis and the Tavistock Institute in the UK, and has been a member of the St James Ethics Centre since 1997.

William (Bill) Purcell
BCom (Hons) UNSW, Dip Jap St (Kyoto U of Foreign St) PhD UNSW
Non-Executive Director, Member of Remuneration Committee

Professor Purcell is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President (International & Development) at the University of Technology, Sydney. He was formerly Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Newcastle.

Professor Purcell has held a number of corporate board positions including Chairman and CEO of UON Singapore Pte Ltd, IDP Education Australia Ltd, and AHIEA Ltd.

Professor Purcell is currently a Director of Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd, International Education Association of Australia, and is a Trustee of the Mitsui Education Foundation. Professor Purcell also serves on the PVCI/DVCI Executive Committee of Universities Australia.

Professor Purcell was Professor of International Business at both the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales where he was Dean of Business and Head of the School of International Busines.

Professor Purcell has served as both a business and government advisor and consultant in Australia and across Asia. His expert fields are in the areas of international joint ventures and multinational enterprise theory and operations where he has published more than 100 refereed papers.

Patrick Woods
BSc, MBA, ACPA, FAICD
Non-Executive Director, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Board Nomination Committee

Mr Woods is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Prior to joining the University of Technology, Sydney in 2006, Mr. Woods spent 28 years in the private corporate sector and held numerous roles as Chief Executive Officer and company officeholder in various local and international companies in North America, Asia and the Middle East.

Mr. Woods is also a board member of the Pain Management Research Institute and the Finance Committee of Australian University Sport Inc.

Mr Nathan Patrick
BBus FCA
Company Secretary - appointed 22 October 2010

Mr Patrick was appointed the Chief Financial Officer of Insearch in February 2010. Prior to joining Insearch Mr Patrick had 25 years of experience in senior financial and management roles in the professional services, manufacturing and construction industries.

Mr Patrick is currently undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries.