Hawks Chairman

Peter Bahlmann (Partner, Bahlmann Burke Lawyers)

Peter is a Solicitor and Barrister with specialised areas of legal practice in business & commercial, property law, wills and estates. A former Director at Illawarra Basketball Association, Peter has a strong passion for the sport and the Illawarra region. Peter’s legal expertise and previous community involvement in sport is a valuable asset to the interim Board of Directors.

Directors

Bill Dowson (CEO, Permian Self Storage & Permian Document Logistics & Illawarra Basketball Association Director)

A current Illawarra Basketball Association Director, Bill has continued to be recognised as a key contributor to Illawarra sport, he brings great experience from the small business sector and provides a tangible link to junior sport. He also holds the current positions of Treasurer & Community Board Member of the Illawarra Academy of Sport and the Residential Appeal Chairman of the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal.

Canio Fierravanti (Group Public Affairs Manager, University of Wollongong/ITC Group)

Canio brings great expertise in media management & communication, government relations & advocacy and stakeholder engagement. He is currently a Director at the Recreation and Aquatic Centre, University of Wollongong and has been instrumental in recent years in developing extensive links for the ITC Group with federal and state Governments and implementing an effective stakeholder strategy centred on focused profiling and strategic stakeholder engagement.

Arun Jagatramka (Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat NRE Limited)

He is a qualified chartered accountant with all India 1st rank and gold medal and has experience of more than 15 years in consultancy and merchant banking. Under his leadership, the production capacity of Gujarat NRE Coke Limited has expanded five times in the last eight years to make it the largest non-captive metallurgical coke manufacturer in India as well as the first Indian company to own and operate coal mines in Australia. Gujarat NRE Limited are the proud guarantor of the Wollongong ahm Hawks.

Andrew Newhouse (Principal, HLB Newhouse Accountants)

With over 25 years experience in a wide range of businesses, in providing audit, business and taxation advice to clients, Andrew brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the new organisation.. His areas of specialisation include business restructuring, structuring of assets acquisition and disposals, business setups, company secretarial matters and general business management support. Andrew is also a member and past president of the Illawarra Sunrise Rotary and has a strong passion for sport in the region.

Rosita O'Keefe (Senior Account Manager, Waples)  

Rosita O’Keefe has a wealth of experience gained from 20 years working in marketing and public relations for a range of financial, legal, banking, and tourism companies. A pro-active and forward thinker, Rosita has a unique blend of marketing skills and business acumen. Her ability to identify business opportunities and develop corresponding strategies has been a major contributing factor in many of the highly successful marketing and communication campaigns she has undertaken for both major brands and SMEs. Rosita is also a Board Member of The Housing Trust – a not for profit organisation providing crisis and long term community housing to people on low incomes in the Illawarra and is a member of both the NBCF Illawarra and International Women’s Day Illawarra fundraising committees.

Tania Brown (Chief Operating Officer, SMART Infrastructure Facility)
  
Tania has a range of experience in public policy, community consultation and stakeholder engagement. Prior to joining the University in 2009 she spent 13 years working for State and Federal Governments and her role as a Senior Ministerial Policy Advisor saw her dealing with the development, implementation and communication of government policies across a range of areas.  Her depth of understanding of the multiple Government tiers is highly regarded as are her extensive networks within government and industry.
 
A passionate and proud Wollongong resident, Tania brings a strategic and pragmatic approach while at the same time contributing to financial growth, corporate governance, stakeholder and media relations.  Tania is a current member of the NBCF Illawarra Committee and served as a foundation member of the Illawarra International Women’s Day (IWD) Committee from 2006 – 2008.