Our Board

Chairman: John Harvey

John joined the Board of Fed Square Pty Ltd in July 2006. John is a professional director and also sits on the Boards of David Jones Ltd, Australian Infrastructure Fund Ltd, Templeton Global Growth Fund Ltd, Australian Pacific Airports Corporation and APN Funds Management Ltd. He chairs the audit committee of many of those companies and has a background in accounting and law. He was the CEO of Price Waterhouse in Australia and subsequently PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has also been the CEO of Mt Eliza Business School and oversaw its merger with the Melbourne Business School. Other companies John has served as a non-executive director include Opera Australia, Docklands Authority, and the MCG Trust.

Board Member: Helen Kapalos

Helen Kapalos began her career as a reporter on ABC Radio in Newcastle in 1994 before moving to SBS after winning a national scholarship.
During her time at Nine Network’s regional affiliate NBN, she wrote, directed and produced an award-winning documentary on the closure of Newcastle’s BHP steelworks. Soon after she was approached by the Nine Network to join their news team, where she reported on several breaking local and national stories. She played a key role in the 2004 Athens Olympics coverage and upon her return was appointed host of Late News program Nightline. She also presented the news on the the flagship current affairs program Sunday, alongside host Jana Wendt.
In 2008, Helen Joined Network Ten, where she presents the flagship 5pm news service with industry stalwart Mal Walden.
Helen continues to utilise her extensive journalism credentials, when she is called on to report on breaking stories for the Network, including the 2009 devastating Black Saturday bushfires, in Canberra for the appointment of the country’s first female PM, and more recently, at the scene of the Victoria floods and Christchurch earthquake.

Board Member: Liberty Sanger

Liberty Sanger is a Principal and Director of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.  She is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and practices in the area of WorkCover and common law. Before joining Maurice Blackburn in 1997, Liberty was a project officer for Transport and Warehousing Skills Australia. Liberty is a deputy board member of an Emergency Services and State Super fund. She is a regular contributor to ‘The Friday Wrap’ with Jon Faine on ABC 774. She is the former Chair of the Liquor Control Advisory Council and the Media Code of Conduct Working Group on Body Image. She has also formerly held board directorships with YWCA Victoria and the Victoria Law Foundation.

Board Member: Louise Staley

Louise is a Research Fellow and Director Food and Environment Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs and an Account Manager with grain marketing firm GRAINassist. Louise joined the Board of Fed Square Pty Ltd in September 2011 and she is a board member of East Grampians Health Service. Prior to relocating to rural Victoria, Louise was a senior portfolio manager at AXA Australia where she specialised in telecommunications investment. She has previously been Deputy Chair of the Australian Film Commission and a board member of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.