APM Board & Leadership

Darren Fittler – Independent Non-Executive Director

Darren Fittler (Vision impaired) is a Partner at Gilbert and Tobin Lawyers in Sydney with expertise in laws specific to charities and not-for-profits and he has generalist knowledge of company and corporate law.

In 2024 Darren won the Financial Times Innovative Practice Award for the Asia Pacific for leading the way on innovative legal practice.

He is currently Director of Media Access Australia. He holds degrees in social work and law from UNSW.

Darren is a Board member of Vision Australia and has volunteered on other charity boards.

Nev Power – Independent Non-Executive Director

Nev was appointed to the Board of APM in October 2021 as an Independent Non Executive Director.

Nev has more than 30 years’ experience in the mining, steel and construction industries and has a proven track record in the delivery of major infrastructure projects, mining, minerals processing and steel manufacturing and distribution.

Nev served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Fortescue Metals Group Limited from 2011 until 2018. At Fortescue, Nev was a prominent advocate for development in regional Australia and increased indigenous employment and business development opportunities.

Prior to Fortescue, Nev held Chief Executive positions at Thiess and the Smorgon Steel Group adding to his extensive background in the mining, steel, and construction industries.

In March 2020, Nev was appointed by the Prime Minister, Hon Scott Morrison, to lead an expert advisory board, the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC). The Commission assisted the Government in its strategic advisory role in providing a business perspective to Government on Australia’s economic recovery. The NCCC concluded in May 2021.

Nev has an extensive background in agribusiness and aviation, holding both fixed wing and helicopter commercial pilot licences.

He is a Fellow of both Engineers Australia and the AusIMM and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Neville holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Business Administration.

Mark McGowan

Mark was appointed to APM’s Advisory Board in October 2023.
 
Mark served as the 30^th Premier of Western Australia from 2017 until his retirement in 2023. While Premier, he also held the Treasury portfolio and was Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade, Federal State Relations and Public Sector Management.
 
Prior to entering the WA Parliament as the Member for Rockingham in 1996, Mark was a legal officer for the Royal Australian Navy, serving at naval base HMAS Stirling, south of Perth.
 
Mark also holds advisory roles with BHP, Mineral Resources and Bondi Partners.
 
Mark has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland.

Sally Sinclair

Sally was appointed to APM’s Advisory Board in November 2023.

Sally Sinclair has a track record of successful governance and leadership in non-government organisations, most recently as CEO of the National Employment Services Association (NESA) for over 21 years. Having initially established NESA as its Inaugural Chair over 25 years ago, through working closely with the NESA Board, members, and key stakeholders,

Sally developed NESA as the peak body for the employment services sector in Australia.

Sally has four decades of domestic and international expertise in the design, development, and delivery of employment services.

Her experience includes the provision of strategic advice to local and international governments and stakeholders, not for profit organisations, and the private sector on optimising the design, development and delivery of world leading public employment services through policy development, programme formulation, sharing best practice, building sector capacity and professional capability, and implementing outsourcing arrangements including related procurement and contracting mechanisms.

Throughout this period Sally has held numerous high level Ministerial and government appointments, as well as membership of international advisory Boards, industry expert groups, and community-led initiatives.

During this time Sally has been instrumental in informing key stakeholders domestically and internationally on addressing employment and inclusion challenges including strengthening the integration of employment, education, and training, and increasing employment of disadvantaged job seekers including Indigenous job seekers, people with disability, long-term unemployed, women, youth and mature aged.    

Sally holds a BSc (Hons), majoring in neuropsychology, from the University of Melbourne.

Uschi Schreiber OAM

Uschi is an experienced senior executive with a career spanning business, government and non-government sectors.

In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of Australia for services to business, government and in support of gender equality.

Uschi is the Chair of the Board of Everyday Independence which delivers professional, therapy based support to Australia‘s NDIS participants, and prior to joining the Advisory Board, Uschi was the Chair, Health Care at APM.

She has significant experience as a senior public servant in government, leading social, economic and legislative reform processes, including at central agency level.

Uschi is a member, Director and Chair of several global businesses and committees which have driven transformational change across a wide range of complex organisations.

She has worked to progress women's issues globally by initiating global programs on gender parity, participated in a number of programs in support of the World Economic Forum and acted as an advisor during the creation of the Women Political Leaders Global Forum.

Uschi holds academic qualifications at Masters level from universities in Australia and Germany.

Liz Forsyth

Liz is Global Lead for Forsyth Clement, a newly established global advisory firm focused on the provision of advisory services in the Human Services; Justice and Health sectors. 

Previously Liz led APM’s Aged Care and Disability Services business along with its Strategic Growth function for two and half years. 

Prior to this role Liz was KPMG’s Global Industry Lead for Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare, Global Sector Head for Government and Global Human Services Lead. 

Liz has a passionate interest in working with vulnerable people and communities. 

Her professional career has concentrated in this arena and Liz has worked in Australia and a range of countries (including the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, New Zealand) and at a global level (e.g. with the United Nations and World Bank). 

Liz’s training as a Social Worker enables her to bring valuable skills in all aspects of her work. 

Across her career, Liz has been dedicated to producing better outcomes for citizens, improve access to opportunities for all and to support communities to be inclusive and welcoming of difference.