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Neville Bell OAM, GAICD
Position: Chairman
Special responsibilities: Chair of Master Planning Sub-committee and Member of New Business Development
Sub-Committee.
Qualifications and experience: GAICD. 30 years’
experience in banking, finance and property development.
Chairman 7 years BRC, Director Queensland Turf Club
1998-2009. Neville has raced horses for three decades,
mainly in Brisbane with occasional runners interstate,
highlighted by Sky Heights wins in the 1999 AJC Derby
and 1999 Caulfield Cup.
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Richard Morrison
Position: Vice-chairman
Special responsibilities: Chairman of Racing Product and
Training Operations and BRC Foundation Sub-Committees
and Member of Master Planning Sub-Committee.
Qualifications and experience: Richard is a property
professional with more than two decades’ experience in
commercial agency and development. He is director of
Morrison Project Consulting, a broad service real estate
advisory firm operating across investment, development
and agency sectors. A racehorse owner since the mid
1990’s, Richard is a passionate racing enthusiast who has
raced many horses in Brisbane and interstate. He is also
a committee member of the Kingston Town Club (KTC)
which hosts annual racing events that raise funds for
various charities.
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Curt Schatz
Position: Director
Special responsibilities: Chairman of New Business Development Sub-Committee and Member of Master Planning Sub-Committee.
Qualifications and experience: LLB. Curt is Managing Partner of Mullins Lawyers’ and leads their property and hospitality practice. He has more than 30 years’ experience in property, liquor and gaming law. He has owned and bred racehorses in Australia and New Zealand for more than two decades.
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Simon Gleeson
Position: Director
Special responsibilities: Member of Finance, Governance
and Risk Management, Master Planning and Racing
Product and Training Sub-Committees.
Qualifications and experience: BAgrEcon, GAICD.
Simon is an Economist by qualification and is the CEO
at Droughtmaster Australia. He has a strong commercial
and financial background through his experience working
in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Simon is also
a Director of Gleeson Thoroughbred Connections which
breeds and sells horses through the auction houses of
Magic Millions and Inglis.
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Terry Svenson GAICD
Position: Director
Special responsibilities: Member of Finance, Governance and Risk Management and Membership Sub-Committees
Qualifications and experience: BA, GradDip.Mgt, GAICD. Terry is Chief Executive Officer at Queensland Cricket. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of a global consumer goods business and has held numerous NonExecutive Director roles across business and sport. Terry has extensive business strategy, leadership, consumer marketing, and corporate governance experience. Terry has owned and raced horses with trainers across Brisbane and Sydney.
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Steve Gagel
Position: Director
Special responsibilities: Chairman of Finance, Governance
and Risk Management Sub-Committee and Member of
New Business Development Sub-Committee.
Qualifications and experience: BComm, FCA, GAICD.
Steve is a Director at Prosperity Advisers Group and has
extensive accounting and business experience across a
broad range of industries and management operations
including tourism and hospitality, hotel operations and
the wider sporting industry. Steve has a genuine passion
for the horse racing industry and with his wife continue to
invest in the industry with shares in a number of horses.
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Jennifer Creaton
Position: Director
Special responsibilities: Member of Finance, Governance and Risk Management, Master Planning, Membership and BRC Foundation Sub-Committees.
Qualifications and experience: Jennifer has worked in the financial services industry for over 22 years. Jennifer currently works as an Executive Manager for an ASX-listed banking and insurance group in the implementation of risk frameworks and ensuring that decisions, processes and procedures are performed within legislative and regulatory requirements.
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James Frayne
Position: Director
Special responsibilities: Member of Finance, Governance and Risk Management Sub-Committee
Qualifications and experience: B.Bus, CA, MBA, MAICD. James is the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for an emerging ASX listed software company. He has over ten years’ experience in public practice accounting and leading finance functions. James has owned horses based in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Toowoomba.
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