Meet our people

An ambitious team with big energy

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Meet the people of Tour de Cure

Tour de Cure started with an ambitious goal – to cure cancer and change lives. Working towards this mission is only possible thanks to our people who refuse to shy away from the enormity of our task.

Everyone at Tour de Cure – our board, our committee members, our staff and our volunteers – all bring positive a positive attitude and a relentless energy to solving the problem. It’s this relentless attitude that’s enabled us to raise $118 million and gives us the drive to keep going in our pursuit to find a cure for cancer.

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A clear and fearless direction

The direction of Tour de Cure is set by our board. The board all volunteer their time and expertise to provide strategic direction and governance, oversee financial sustainability and risk management, and ensure our long-term success. Our board members are:

Our Board Members

  • Bruno Maurel

    Bruno Maurel, OAM

    CHAIRMAN

    Bruno is the founding Chairman of Tour de Cure and has held senior leadership and strategy roles across the marketing and retail sector. He is the Executive Chairman of Creative Activation, a retail partner of Australia’s leading Brands with more than 5,000 employees across Australia and New Zealand. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds several Board positions for other companies such as The Consortium Clemenger, Eco-Commerce, Activate Australia and TCC-Distributors.

    Bruno is passionate about empowering people to reach their full potential. He is a devoted husband and father, and committed to giving back to society through his parish activities and his charity work. Warm, engaging and incredibly positive, Bruno believes that every day is a gift.

  • Mark Beretta

    Mark Beretta, OAM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Mark is Australia’s most watched sports presenter. Millions of Australians start their day with Mark and the Sunrise team on Channel 7. He has covered almost every major international sporting event, including 13 Olympic Games. Mark holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and before entering the media, worked with BHP, Andersen Consulting and Honeywell. A dedicated family man, Mark was recognised as the 2019 Australian Father of the Year, is also an author, 10-time Australian water ski champion, holds the rank of Major in the Australian Army (Reserve), and is a gun cyclist. He first joined us for Signature Tour in 2010, bringing along the Sunrise team and broadcasting live each morning from the road. Since then, he’s been back every year and signalled his commitment to the organisation by joining the Tour de Cure Board in 2011. A hugely popular and vibrant personality, Mark works tirelessly to fundraise and promote our work across his social networks.

  • Dominique Robinson, OAM

    BOARD MEMBER

    As a Consultant at Polczynski Robinson, Dominique specialises in commercial and property law for some of Australia’s leading companies. Along with her husband Andrew and their three children, Dominique supports a number of charities. She joined the Tour de Cure Board in 2008 after losing several close friends and colleagues to cancer. Full of energy and ideas, Dominique is the driving force behind some of our major fundraising events, including the hugely successful Tour de Cure Snow Ball and Spring Lunch, which she launched in 2013 and 2016 respectively. As Chair of the Tour de Cure Gala Events Committee, Dominique has built up an impressive database of sponsors, partners and volunteers. On Australia Day 2022, Dominique was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her contribution to charities.

  • David Mann

    BOARD MEMBER

    David is the CEO of Workplace Giving Australia, Good2Give and ShareGift Australia, responsible for advocating and enabling corporate and employee philanthropy in Australia and New Zealand. He is also an NED for RSL Lifecare alongside a number of smaller corporate entities. Prior to his current role, he was the Managing Director of Accenture’s Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa Mergers and Acquisitions practices, having worked in senior leadership roles for Accenture across the world. David brings extensive commercial perspective in the areas of execution of strategy, fostering innovation and taking advantage of new emerging technologies. He is a trusted advisor to government, advisory bodies and multi-national corporations, and has written, published and presented extensively. David and his family are all passionate cyclists, and have participated in over 20 tours including 9 Signature Tours. He joined the Tour de Cure Board in 2014 and chairs the TDC Audit & Risk Committee. David holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Masters of Finance and an MBA from INSEAD. He is a Graduate of the AICD and a Fellow of the GIA.

  • Dave Curran

    BOARD MEMBER

    After a career in banking and technology, Dave now sits on a number of boards that are aligned to his passion of making Australia a more resilient, capable and compassionate country. He is incredibly proud of Tour de Cure’s leadership in the fight against cancer and has ridden and supported many of TdC’s signature, corporate and country tours. Dave also sits on the boards of the ASX, QBE (AusPac) and Quintessence Labs and is the chair of the Westpac Scholars Trust.

  • Clive van Horen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Clive is CEO of Suncorp Bank and led the creation in 2021 of Suncorp's Spirit to Cure program in partnership with Tour de Cure. Previously he worked at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where for several years he led the Can4Cancer (also in partnership with Tour de Cure). Both corporate partnerships have continued to expand and innovate with excellent engagement of staff, business partners, friends and family, raising cumulatively over $10m since inception.

    Clive first started riding a bike after seeing the inaugural Can4Cancer event and being drawn to its purpose and challenge. He joined the Tour de Cure board in 2020 and serves on its Experience Committee.

Specialised expertise

Taking the board’s vision and turning it into actionable plans is the role of Tour de Cure’s committees, made up of experts in business, finance, medicine, law, marketing, PR and event management. These volunteer-led committees are essential to the smooth running of Tour de Cure and help to maximise our impact. Our committees are:

  • Grants committee: Overseeing the peer review of applications for Tour de Cure funding

    Paul Mirabelle (Chair), Julie Briscoe, Dr Michael McAuliffe, Dr Chuck Bailey, Prof. Andrew McLachlan AM, Daren Armstrong, Dr Shane Belford, Dr Jennifer A. Byrne, Dr Luke Baker, Dawn Hinds

  • Gala committee: Producing and managing the Tour de Cure Snow Ball and Spring Lunch

    Dominique Robinson (Chair), Adeline Moya, Alastair Paterson, Anabela Santo, Caitlin Maurel, Cassandra Prothero, Craig White, Dee Montague-Jones, Diana Woodford, Dora Mantikos, Francesca Peskops, Gary Holmes, Jane Thorpe, Jane-Maree Hurley, Janie Simpson, Lisa Downs, Maz Coote, Noah Mirshahi, Ross Blainey, Santina Porpiglia, Teri Power, Vanessa Cheng, Victoria Logan, Will Brunton

  • IT committee: Reviewing our IT and technology capabilities

    Steve Thom (Chair), Saurabh Verma, Dat Lieu, Connor Hughes, Anandh Maistry, Dave Curran, Nick Payne, Angela Kelly  

  • Audit and Risk committee: Identifying the safety risk and compliance requirements of our tours and events

    David Mann (Board Sponsor), Kate Beattie, Jamie Kelly, Dave Munday, Michael Ford, Terese Wood

  • Experience committee: Engaging with teams to make our tours inclusive, fun and safe

    Clint Bowen (Chair), Chris Richardson, Matt Glass, Zac Morris, Natasha Evans, Dellanie Burke, Heidi Bramberger, Kerryn Westcott, Clive Van Horen (Board Sponsor), Claire Robertson, Emily Nelson

  • Marketing committee: Supporting and guiding Tour de Cure to gain maximum returns from our marketing efforts and explore new revenue opportunities.

    Mark Dawson, Tori Lopez, Brendon Cropper, James Kemp, Michelle Yeates, Kristine McCarthy, Mark Renshaw, Ryan Lonsdale.

  • Victorian committee: Engaging and growing the Victorian Tour de Cure community

    Kate McMahon , Matt Glass, Megan Foster, Jarrad Pyke, Heidi Bramberger, Dennis Meehan, Reg Crawford

  • People and Culture committee: Ensuring we invest appropriately in our people (employees and volunteers) to support our growth with a strong culture

    Rob Phipps (Chair), Jacqui Logan-Powell, Jamie Sinclair, Andrew Blakemore, Ben Hamer, Matthew Skinner

 

Dedicated daily support

Bringing everything to life on a day-to-day basis is our small but enthusiastic team of employees. Our staff include specialists in not-for-profit management, fundraising, events, volunteer management and corporate partnerships.

Our tight-knit team work together to keep Tour de Cure’s programs running in efficient, cost-effective ways, so we can direct more funds to bold research projects, as well as cancer prevention and support campaigns.

Want to know more?

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