Board of Directors
Dr Gary H. Weiss AM
Dr Weiss was appointed a Director on 3 September 2017 and Chairman on 29 September 2017.
Dr Weiss is currently the Executive Director of Ariadne Australia Limited. He is Chairman of Cromwell Property Group, and is a Non-Executive Director of Myer Holdings Limited and Thorney Opportunities Ltd.
Dr Weiss was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 2019 and is also a Commissioner of the Australian Rugby League Commission.
Dr Weiss was formerly Chairman of Estia Health Limited, Ridley Corporation Ltd, Clearview Wealth Limited and Coats Plc, is a former Non-Executive Director of Premier Investments Ltd, Pro-Pac Packaging Limited, The Straits Trading Company Limited, a former Executive Director of Whitlam, Turnbull & Co and Guinness Peat Group plc and sat on the board of Westfield Holdings Limited and a number of other public companies. Dr Weiss has also been involved in managing large businesses with operations in many regions including Europe, China and India and is familiar with investments across a wide range of industries, corporate finance and private equity type deals.
Dr Weiss holds an LLB (Hons) and LLM from Victoria University of Wellington and a Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD) from Cornell University. He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Dr Weiss is Chair of the Safety & Risk Review Committee and member of the Audit & Risk Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
Mr Randy A. Garfield
Randy Garfield was appointed a Director on 14 August 2017. During his 43 year travel industry career Mr Garfield spent over 30 years working in senior executive roles specialising in global marketing and sales, sponsorship development and sales operations.
As Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Travel Operations at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, he led the worldwide sales, convention services, resort contact centres and distribution marketing efforts for the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Adventures by Disney, Aulani-a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii and Golden Oak. Throughout his 20+ year Disney career he also served as President of Walt Disney Travel Company, one of the largest tour operators in the USA.
Prior to joining Disney Randy also served as Vice President of Sales for Universal Studios Hollywood starting in 1986 where he helped generate record attendance and trail blazed the launch of Universal Studios Florida by crafting their pre-opening sales plan. He moved to Orlando in summer 1989 as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales/Chief Marketing Officer and led the business through its preopening and launch, and also served in a leadership role on the team which formulated the expansion plan including a second theme park as well as hotels and a massive retail, dining and entertainment complex.
Randy’s current directorships include Deep Blue Communications, Rocky Mountaineer, US Travel Association and Destination Canada.
Previous Board roles include the US Travel Association (Chairman) and Brand USA. Randy is an inductee into the US Travel Hall of Leaders, and has been recognised three times as one of the most extraordinary sales and marketing minds by Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International.
Randy is a member of the Safety & Risk Review Committee and Audit & Risk Committee.
Mr David Haslingden
David Haslingden was appointed a Director on 6 July 2015 and brings to the Board considerable international business experience, particularly in the US and Australia.
David is a director and major shareholder of Blue Ant Media Inc, a Canadian company that owns and operates production companies and cable networks in Canada and around the world. He is also Chairman of the Australian Geographic Society.
Previously, David was Chairman and a non-executive director of Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited, President and Chief Operating Officer of Fox Networks Group and Chief Executive of Fox International Channels. David holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from The University of Sydney and a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge.
David is Chair of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and a member of the Safety & Risk Review Committee. David is also Chair of the Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation. David was appointed Lead Independent Director in May 2018.
Erin Wallace
Erin Wallace was appointed as a Director on 1 January 2022 and brings to the Board extensive experience as a senior executive in operations management, the hospitality and theme park industries and business process improvement.
Erin is the former Chief Operating Officer at Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., a role she held from 2016 through 2019. In this role she was responsible for leading more than 9,000 employees at 18 lodges throughout the United States. Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. is America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts and has over seven million guests a year.
Before joining Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., Erin was the Chief Operating Office of Learning Care Group, Inc. from February 2015 to August 2016, where she led more than 16,000 employees in delivering operational excellence to the families served at more than 900 schools throughout its umbrella of five brands.
Prior to that, Erin’s 30 year career at the Walt Disney Company spanned many roles in Theme Parks and Resorts concluding with Executive Vice President of Operations Strategy, Planning, Revenue Management and Decision Sciences, encompassing all of Disney Parks’ domestic and international sites. After joining Disney as an industrial engineer in 1985, Erin’s roles included Senior vice President of Walt Disney World Operations where she oversaw the largest and most popular resort destination in the world, Vice President of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and General Manager for Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s All-Star Resort.
Ms. Wallace is a Distinguished Alumni at the University of Florida where she graduated with honors and a BSIE, and an MBA from The Crummer School of Business at Rollins College.
Ms. Wallace is a current Director and Chair of the Governance Committee at FirstService (FSV) and is a Trustee of Rollins College.
Jemma Elder
Jemma was appointed as a Non-Executive director of the Company on 1 October 2024.
Jemma brings to the Board extensive experience as a senior executive with 20 years in roles focused on business strategy and growth, technology and e-commerce, sales and marketing. She is a leading South East Queensland businesswoman and has grown her expertise in board and senior management positions across diverse industries including leisure, aeromedical aviation, health, retail and professional sport.
Jemma is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing and International Business - Queensland University of Technology. She is also a Tourism Graduate, International Attractions & Amusement Parks Association (IAAPA).
Jemma is presently Group Executive and Chief of Partnerships for LifeFlight, the largest aeromedical service in the southern hemisphere, and is currently an independent Non-Executive Director of both the Australian Road Safety Foundation (since March 2023) and the Gold Coast Titans professional rugby league club (since January 2021). She is also an advisory Board member to personalised number plate businesses, myPlates and TasPlates. Jemma was previously an independent Non-Executive Director on the Boards of the Queensland Eye Institute Foundation and South Bank Medical Group.
Jemma is a former Managing Director with the Publicis Groupe, with responsibilities including the personalised number plate businesses in Queensland and New Zealand, and she held executive management roles with Dreamworld, SkyPoint and previously owned Coast Entertainment Group businesses Goodlife Health Clubs and AMF Bowling. She started her career in tourism marketing, having held roles at Tourism and Events Queensland and Waterbom Park in Indonesia.