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The Tabcorp Board consists of the following Directors. All Board committees consist of Non Executive Directors. Information about Board committees is available in the Governance section of this website.
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John Story
Chairman since November 2007 and Non Executive Director since January 2004
Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Laws; Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
John Story was previously a Director of Jupiters Limited, acquired by the Tabcorp Group in November 2003. He was a Partner of the law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth for 36 years until his retirement on 30 June 2006. He practised in the areas of corporate and commercial law and served as the firm’s Queensland Managing Partner and National Chairman. Mr Story is Chairman of Suncorp-Metway Limited and a Director of CSR Limited. He is also Chancellor of the University of Queensland and Commissioner of the Public Service Commission (Queensland).
Mr Story is Chairman of the Tabcorp Nomination Committee. He is also a member of the Tabcorp Audit Committee, the Tabcorp Remuneration Committee and the Tabcorp Risk and Compliance Committee.
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Elmer Funke Kupper
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since September 2007
Bachelor of Business Administration; Master of Business Administration
Elmer Funke Kupper joined Tabcorp in February 2006. He commenced as Chief Executive Australian Business and in March 2007 was appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer. In September 2007 he was appointed to the Board as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to joining Tabcorp he held several senior executive positions with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, including Group Managing Director Asia Pacific and Managing Director Personal Banking and Wealth Management. Previously Mr Funke Kupper was a senior management consultant with McKinsey & Company and AT Kearney. He is Chairman of the Australasian Gaming Council.
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Paula Dwyer
Non Executive Director since August 2005
Bachelor of Commerce; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia; Fellow of AICD; Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Ms Dwyer is a Director of Suncorp-Metway Limited, Healthscope Limited, Astro Japan Property Group and Alpha Investment Management Pty Ltd. She is also a Member of the Takeovers Panel. In the not-for-profit sector, she is a Director of CCI Investment Management Limited and Vice President of the Baker Heart Research Institute. Ms Dwyer is a former member of the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority and of the Victorian Gaming Commission from 1993 to 1995.
Ms Dwyer is Chairman of the Victorian Joint Venture Management Committee and Chairman of the Tabcorp Audit Committee. She is a member of the Tabcorp Nomination Committee, Tabcorp Remuneration Committee and the Tabcorp Risk and Compliance Committee.
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Jane Hemstritch
Non Executive Director since November 2008
Bachelor of Science (First Class Honors); Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; Member of Chief Executive Women Inc.
Jane Hemstritch was Managing Director - Asia Pacific for Accenture Limited where she was a member of Accenture’s global executive leadership team and headed up its business portfolio in Asia Pacific spanning twelve countries. Mrs Hemstritch is a Director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Santos Limited. She is also Deputy Chairman of The Global Foundation and a Member of the Research and Policy Council for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.
Mrs Hemstritch is a member of the Tabcorp Audit Committee, Tabcorp Nomination Committee and the Tabcorp Risk and Compliance Committee.
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John O’Neill AO
Non Executive Director since May 2008
Diploma of Law; Fellow of Australian Institute of Bankers; Foundation Fellow of AICD
John O’Neill is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Australian Rugby Union Limited.
He is a former Chief Executive Officer of Football Federation Australia and was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the State Bank of New South Wales, Chairman of the Australian Wool Exchange Limited and Chairman of Events New South Wales.
Mr O’Neill is Chairman of the Tabcorp Risk and Compliance Committee. He is also a member of the Tabcorp Audit Committee and the Tabcorp Nomination Committee.
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Brett Paton
Non Executive Director since October 2008
Bachelor of Economics; Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia; Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Brett Paton is Chairman of the corporate advisory firm Palladio Partners.
He was Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Global Investment Banking at UBS and was a Member of its Australian Executive Committee, Chairman of the Equity Markets Committee and Chairman of the Capital Commitment Committee, its underwriting committee.
Mr Paton is a member of the Tabcorp Audit Committee, Tabcorp Nomination Committee and the Tabcorp Risk and Compliance Committee.
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Zygmunt Switkowski
Non Executive Director since October 2006
Bachelor of Science (Honors); PhD (Nuclear Physics); Fellow of AICD
Zygmunt Switkowski was the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Telstra Corporation Limited from 1999 to mid 2005, and is a former Chief Executive Officer of Optus Communications. He worked for Kodak (Australasia) for 18 years, serving as the Chairman and Managing Director from 1992 to 1996. Dr Switkowski is a Director of Suncorp-Metway Limited and Healthscope Limited. He is also Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and Chairman of Opera Australia.
Dr Switkowski is Chairman of the Tabcorp Remuneration Committee. He is also a member of the Tabcorp Audit Committee, Tabcorp Nomination Committee and the Tabcorp Risk and Compliance Committee.
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