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AIRAH's Board

Paul Jackson, F.AIRAH
President
Perth, WA
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Paul is the national contracts manager for ECS (Engineering Commissioning Services). He has over 35 years' experience in the building services industry. Having entered the industry as a service engineer, he has been involved in field diagnostics and commissioning of a wide variety of building services plant. Paul has a varied skill set encompassing mechanical, electrical, air conditioning, associated control systems, and BMS systems.

He has been extensively involved in the commissioning and project completion field including a range of very simple minor systems serving residential or light commercial through to large central plant systems in the resource sector in many parts of the world. Paul has also worked in various industry sectors including service, procurement, manufacturing, design and installation.

Bryon Price, F.AIRAH
Director
Melbourne, Vic
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Bryon is a mechanical engineer with notable experience in energy efficient buildings. He is strategic development director for the A.G. Coombs Group and has been responsible for a wide range of energy and environmental projects. These have included innovative and award-winning long term energy management roles with a number of major financial, commercial and retail organisations, and various commonwealth and state government departments. Out of this experience his particular area of knowledge and interest is “whole of life” energy and environmental management in buildings. Bryon also has a strong track record of constructive and successful industry and policy advocacy.

Chris Stamatis, M.AIRAH
Director
Canberra, ACT
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Chris is the director of CopperTree Analytics Australia. With over 10 years' experience in the HVAC industry, he has worked across multiple disciplines including mechanical design, building automation, and service. This has helped him understand the inner workings of air conditioning systems and how to analyse them.

He is passionate about building analytics and is continually working with building owners, maintenance providers, and consultants to improve how analytics is used in the industry. Chris is chair of AIRAH's Big Data and Analytics STG.

Liza Taylor, M.AIRAH
Director
Sydney, NSW
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Liza is the CEO and co-founder of Global IQ Group, a management consulting company specialising in the HVAC&R, sustainability and technology arena. She has spent the past 20 years working for some of Australia’s most loved brands – 3M, George Weston Foods, Pacific Brands, Hunter Douglas, and ActronAir. Her specialty is transforming ideas into business growth opportunities.

With over 10 years in the HVAC&R industry, her passion for business improvement led to the completion of a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt with The University of Technology. This project conducted an in-depth study with Housing Industry Association (HIA) to identify trends in the Residential HVAC category. Liza has completed a MBA (Executive) at AGSM and is a co-op scholar with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of New South Wales.

AIRAH Director – Mikaila Ganado, M.AIRAH

Mikaila Ganado, M.AIRAH
Director
Sydney, NSW
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Mikaila is an associate and part-owner at GWA Consultants Australia. She is a mechanical engineer and is actively involved in the design and construction management of various projects ranging from main plant and controls upgrades to essential services and fit-outs across all industry sectors. Mikaila specialises in whole building energy upgrades and is passionate about improving the energy performance of existing buildings.

Mikaila is the Associate Director and President of AIRAH's NSW division and Chair of the Women of AIRAH STG. She also represents AIRAH on the Standards Australia ME-62 Committee.

Ura Sarfejoo, M.AIRAH
Director
Sydney, NSW
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Ura is an experienced sales director with over 18 years of experience in the technical services industry, servicing clients in the commercial and industrial sectors. She has worked for global technology manufacturers like McQuay in Dubai, Trane (Dalkia) and Johnson Controls in Australia. Most recently she’s joined the sustainability and renewable energy sector, to gain a more holistic understanding of building management and energy efficiency. She currently is the country leader, integrated technologies – digital solutions at Johnson Controls.

Ura has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and in 2013 obtained a master’s degree in management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). Ura is also passionate about diversity and gender equality in the workplace. She was the founding chair of the Women of AIRAH STG.

AIRAH Chief Executive – Tony Gleeson, M.AIRAH

Tony Gleeson, M.AIRAH
Chief Executive
Melbourne, Vic
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Tony has over 25 years of international experience in the field of leadership, project and change management, and organisational integration. He is an innovative and energetic leader, skilled communicator and team builder, and an adept negotiator. He is recognised as a strategic business partner to executives throughout an organisation, developing and implementing projects and programs that facilitate attainment of corporate growth, revenue, and profit goals (both in a corporate and not-for-profit membership environments).

He has developed and implemented strategies and policies for organisations such as PWC, Deloitte, CPA Australia, and the Australian Institute of Management.

AIRAH Chief Operating Officer – Sami Zheng, Affil.AIRAH

Sami Zheng, Affil.AIRAH
Chief Operating Officer
Melbourne, Vic
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Sami is a CPA-qualified finance professional with a progressive 10-year career working within the hospitality industry and membership associations. She has solid all-round accounting skills in payroll, business activity statements, budgets, and reporting, as well as data modelling/analysis and process improvement.

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AIRAH Presidents

2021–current	Paul Jackson
2017–2021	Ian Harwood
2016–2017	Ania Hampton
2013–2016	Nathan Groenhout
2010–2013	Sean Treweek
2009–2010	John Bosci
2006–2009	Grant Hall
2004–2005	Dave Tanner
2003–2004	Peter Taylor
2002–2003	Phillip Carruthers
2001–2002	Ray Clarke
2000–2001	Peter Williams
1998–2000	Cees Lommers
1997–1998	Syd Foster
1996–1997	Ian Loney
1995–1996	John Shewan
1994–1995	Ray Cooper
1993–1994	Robert Ralph
1992–1993	Bob Worthington
1991–1992	Alan Obrart
1990–1991	John Collins
1989–1990	Doug Elms
1988–1989	Paul Tippett
1987–1988	Ross Devereux
1986–1987	Allan W Leth
1985–1986	Colin Elliott
1984–1985	Robin A Lyons
1983–1984	Alan M Brown
1982–1983	Ronald B Cook
1981–1982	Robin Barr
1980–1981	Peter Wallbank
1979–1980	H H Singleman
1978–1979	M R Brown
1977–1978	R W Skinner
1976–1977	Anthony D Colliver
1975–1976	Ian S Dewhurst
1974–1975	JJW (Bill) Siganto
1973–1974	F G Hogg
1972–1973	Donald M Caldecott
1971–1972	Brian J Croker
1970–1971	David Budds
1969–1970	W R Ahern
1968–1969	Robert T McKenzie
1967–1968	William H Skinner
1966–1967	S E Rollinson
1965–1966	W E Dobney
1964–1965	M Farmer
1963–1964	Samuel Hort
1962–1963	George B Elliott
1961–1962	H A Cartwright
1960–1961	W H Steadman
1959–1960	J F S Winton
1958–1959	Harry G Goldstein
1957–1958	H J Stoneman
1956–1957	B M Quin
1955–1956	Alan Pritchard
1954–1955	F L Goodman
1953–1954	J Fotheringham
1952–1953	J Perry
1951–1952	E E Couch
1950–1951	W L Patterson
1949–1950	H L Skinner
1948–1949	A Robinson
1947–1948	J H Liddle
1946–1947	A F E Gibbes
1945–1946	R L Hanson
1944–1945	R A Quigler
1943–1944	G H Coleman
1942–1943	P E Carpenter
1941–1942	E R Gordon

AIRAH CEOs

2016–current	Tony Gleeson
2010–2016	Phil Wilkinson
2009–2010	Ian Scott
2006–2009	Phillip Pryor
1999–2006	Jennifer Pelvin
1995–1999	Graham Charlton

This page was last updated July 26, 2022

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