Asialink announces new chairman

Thursday, December 8, 2005

Asialink is pleased to announce the appointment of new Asialink Chairman, Mr Sidney Myer.

Mr Myer replaces Mr Carrillo Gantner AO who has stepped down after 13 years as Chairman. Mr Gantner has accepted a position as Patron of Asialink, joining other patrons, Mr Baillieu Myer AO, Sir Ninian Stephen, former Governor-General, and Professor Wang Gungwu, Director of the East Asia Institute, National University of Singapore.

Asialink is also pleased to announce that Mr Philip Flood AO, former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Mr Peter Yates, Managing Director of Allco Equity Partners Limited, are the new Deputy Chairs of Asialink.

Asialink, based at the University of Melbourne, is Australia's leading centre for the promotion of public understanding between Australia and Asia. Through high-level business forums, international collaborations, public programs, education, and arts and cultural exchanges, Asialink has for more than a decade built on its vision of "Australians equipped for full participation in the Asian region."

Mr Sidney Myer is currently Chief Executive Officer of Yulgilbar Group of Companies, a diversified investment group. He has a strong association with Asia, having lived in Malaysia from 1991 to 1995 where he managed a joint venture investing in new and emerging business in Asia. In 2005 he was appointed as a founding member of the Australia Thailand Institute, set up by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to promote relationships and expand institutional, cultural and personal links.

Mr Myer is Director of The Myer Family Company, The Myer Foundation and a Trustee of The Sidney Myer Estate. He is also Chairman of the Beyond Australia Committee of The Myer Foundation, which supports Australian initiatives in Asia and the Pacific.

The Asialink Centre is an initiative of The Myer Foundation, based at the University of Melbourne.

Asialink, The University of Melbourne

Asialink announces new chairman