Our Ambassadors

Our community of Ambassadors are inspiring leaders who participate in the event and go above and beyond to support the campaign by raising significant funds and inviting other leaders to register. 

If you are interested in joining our Ambassador team in the future, please contact us at ceodaretocure@ccia.org.au.

Our Sydney Ambassadors

Albina Naum

Commerial Finance Transformation Lead, Suntory Oceania


Angela Fox

Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Dell

Brian O’Sullivan

Director | Former CEO | Advisor, CCI Board Member

Chris Dutton

Founder, The CEO Magazine

Clovis Young

Founder, Mad Mex

Dani Matthews

Co-founder & Chief Impact Officer, Abundium

David Fitzharris

Executive GM, Brickworks Limited 

Gareth Woodbridge

Managing Partner, Quadrant PE 

James Metcalfe 

Managing Director, JRM Hospitality & Recruitment

James Patterson

CEO, Knight Frank Australia

Jason Piggot 

General Manager - Marketing & Franchisees, Freedom Australia

Joel John

Partner, Deloitte

John Lehmann

Managing Director, News Corp

Kate & Matt Lainson

Owner, Cronulla Pools

Katie Finney

Director, Seven Network Operations Limited

Katrin Stoecker

Product Owner Commercial Markets, Zurich Insurance

Kelly Slater

Head of Operations – Customer Service, The Access Group

Kylie Wallbridge

CEO, Australian Liquor Marketers

Lauren & Geoff Lewis

Managing Directors, Bowerbird Interiors

Luke Hepworth

Owner, Hepworth Industrial West Pty Ltd

Mal Carseldine 

CEO, Lactalis Australia

Malcolm Parmenter

Managing Director, Partnered Health

Mark Elias

COO, Urban Property Group

Marnie Darren

Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Wellcom WW

Miles Wilson

Managing Director, O'Brien Glass

Monika Tu 

CEO, Black Diamondz Property Concierge 

Paul Anderson

CEO, Healius Limited

Rich Hirst

Co-Founder & CEO, Abundium

Rod Everitt 

Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Saffron Cosh

General Manager, Agrana Fruit Australia

Sandra Duarte

Co-Founder & CEO, Positive Leaders Training Company

Tara Veldman

Managing Director & Principal, Billard Leece Partnership

Our Melbourne Ambassadors

Brent Jewell

Group Dealer Development Manager, Maserati Australia & New Zealand

Brian O'Sullivan

Director | Former CEO | Advisor, CCI Board Member

Chris Dutton

Founder, The CEO Magazine

Deanne Withers

Director, All Ports International Logistics

Grant Hackett OAM

CEO, Generation Life

Jason Quirk

Director, The Access Group

Joseph Chou

CEO, Ironfish

Josie Sykes 

General Manager, Brickworks Limited 

Kristie Coade

CEO, AMC Commercial Cleaning

Leon Liu

Managing Director, Hexa Group

Luke Hampshire 

CEO, Airly

Michael Giansiracusa 

CEO, Whitbread Insurance Group

Mike Davis

CEO, Felix

Rod Prosser

Chief Sales Officer, Paramount / Network 10

Scott Bear

General Manager, Novotel Geelong

Tara Veldman

Managing Director & Principal, Billard Leece Partnership