ABOUT US

Stephen Spargo AM is a former long serving partner of Allens, a leading Australian law firm and former President of Golf Victoria. He has extensive experience in golf and is a former captain of Commonwealth Golf Club. Other positions he has held include former Chairman of The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited, Vice-President of the Melbourne Cricket Club and he was a former director of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, and Australia-Japan Innovation Fund. He is currently a director of Cormack Foundation Pty Ltd and is Chair of the Victorian Golf Foundation and Commonwealth Golf Club Foundation.

Bonnie Boezeman AO is a passionate philanthropist with an extensive corporate career spanning over 45 years including nearly 23 years with Time Warner Inc, culminating with the last 13 years as Managing Director and Chair of Time Life South Pacific. Bonnie has served on numerous philanthropy, public, private, start-ups, and government boards across the globe including being the inaugural Chairman of PayPal Australia 2006-2012, and at present is the Managing Director of Business Benefits International Pty Ltd and specialises in strategy and marketing. Bonnie has a passion for sport, and has been on the NSW Corporate Olympic Committee for over 30 years, and is an avid golfer. Bonnie has been the driving force of the AGF Junior Girls Scholarship program, which was born out of her foresight and generosity having originally established and funded the program at her local club,  Killara Golf Club, Sydney.

John Groom is an experienced company director who currently serves as Director of Advancement and Alumni Engagement at The Hutchins School in Hobart, Tasmania.  A demonstrated leader with an extensive background in the areas of fundraising, stakeholder engagement and strategy, he has a proven track record of delivering high-impact services that enable organisations to thrive. John is also a keen golfer and has a passion to make golf more accessible to diverse communities across Australia.

Paul Taylor is a critically acclaimed fund manager and a revered figure in the Australian investment industry. He is the Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Australian Equities Fund and Country Head - Equity Investments - for Fidelity International. Paul graduated from the University of Queensland and has worked at various management consultancies in Brisbane before receiving a scholarship that allowed him to attend London Business School to study a Master of Finance. After setting up Fidelity’s Australian investment arm in 2003, he has grown it to a business of approximately $17 billion in funds under management. His innate ability in this field saw him elected to the Fund Managers’ Hall of Fame in 2015.  He is a trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art. 

Cameron Wade has an extensive background in the game of golf which commenced at an early age as a caddy and aspiring player.  He has worked in the golf industry for over 30 years in various leadership and management roles at club, state and national level and now as the Executive Director of the Australian Golf Foundation. Cameron has a genuine passion for the game and the positive impact that it makes to society and the broader community.

Richard Allen has spent more than 20 years as a journalist, principally with BRW magazine and Channel Nine, and currently operates a communications consultancy – Oxygen Financial Public Relations Pty Ltd.  He has an extensive background in golf, including serving as the captain of Royal Melbourne Golf Club, authoring a golf book and writing hundreds of articles on the game for a variety of publications and is a former director of Golf Australia.

Patricia Cross AM is a highly experienced and respected Company Director and Chair, having for 25 years served on 9 large listed company boards in Australia and the UK, including NAB, Qantas, Wesfarmers, Macquarie, and Aviva plc. She currently chairs OFX Ltd and serves on the boards of Transurban Ltd, the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Patricia has also served on multiple government, not-for profit and advisory boards. Her executive career was in senior executive roles at Chase, BNP and the NAB in the US, Europe and Australia. Having played since the age of 3, Patricia has a keen interest in golf that includes being a director of the National Golf Club as well as a member of Royal Melbourne and Sorrento Golf Clubs. The Founding Chair of the 30% Club in Australia, Patricia has a strong interest in diversity, inclusion and accessibility for golf.

Matthew McKenna has had nearly 30 years of experience in the technology industry including leadership positions at Hewlett Packard, Telstra, Oracle and most recently at ServiceNow driving digital transformation agendas for large Enterprise clients. He was also Captain at Kingston Heath Golf Club from 2020 to 2023 during which time the Club secured the Presidents Cup in 2028 and built a new short course designed to broaden the appeal of golf across generations, genders and abilities. Matthew is currently a director of Golf Australia.

Matthew Unsworth is a financial services professional with 25+ years’ experience across global markets. Matt has held senior management positions in both the investment banking and investment management industries and spent a considerable part of his career working overseas. Matt holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Melbourne Business School. He is currently head of distribution and investor relations for the Victor Smorgon Group and is a keen golfer with a passion for junior development.