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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: wayne on October 03, 2013, 05:15:26 PM
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Peggy O’Neal the new Richmond president
Richmond will be the first club in AFL /VFL history to have a female president after Peggy O’Neal was voted into the role at a board meeting this morning.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-03/peggy-oneal-the-new-richmond-president
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Ah the old three card trick :clapping
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Is this serious
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Fantastic appointment :clapping :clapping
Her CV is sensational
Well done Peggy
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Is this serious
Why?
You have a problem with Peggy being our new President?
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Is this serious
Why?
You have a problem with Peggy being our new President?
No, what the stuff is your problem chief?
Just asked a question sheesh. Get off my back
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President Miss Peggy :lol
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Her CV is sensational
Shane Martin was promised the job if Dusty re-signed.
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http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-appoints-afls-first-female-club-president-20131003-2ux2q.html
:banghead
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whats wrong bents?
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We got a thread already bents old sock. Don't get worked up brother, who cares about the board or the president. They're all poo anyway.
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Fantastic news.
Peggy is a gun!
Well done Richmond!!!
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WP have you had much to do with Peggy?
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What does her husband do for a living?
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l don't see any problem why the new President Miss Peggy ;D cant do the job in todays business. Many women run companies & football is business. l wish her all the very best & congratulate her on being the first woman to run a VFL / AFL club & to help Richmond Football Club build a new history instead of living on a ruthless past. :clapping
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An American? Been in Australia 24 years? Errrr not overly excited that's for sure
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Mother :-*
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1) Snip, stick to the topic without the insults
2) have merged the new president stuff into one thread
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WP have you had much to do with Peggy?
Know Peggy fairly well through Inner Sanctum and a couple of other things
Class act is Peggy
Fantastic news.
Peggy is a gun!
Well done Richmond!!!
Agree with this
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If she was voted in above Speed and O'Shanessy she must be very switched on :)
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Had her pegged as a president type from Day 1. I'm almost looking forward to the thoughts of the mysognists on the board but for the fact that their comments wouldn't be intended as humour.
Anyways, all the best Peggy - we were promised a transformation program at Richmond nearly 3 years ago and this is another example - this appointment wouldn't have been dreamed of even 5 years ago.
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Pretty shrewd appointment that, has a pretty handy cv just quietly and beat a Melbourne cup field for the job, good luck peg :clapping
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BO if she was a horse in this hypothetical cup field ..who would she be?
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What does her husband do for a living?
He's a hairdresser :whistle
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BO if she was a horse in this hypothetical cup field ..who would she be?
Makaybe diva I would have thought G :shh
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LOL the obvious choice Bo
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Had her pegged as a president type from Day 1. I'm almost looking forward to the thoughts of the mysognists on the board but for the fact that their comments wouldn't be intended as humour.
Presume you're talking about the posters on this board since a majority at least of the club's board must have voted her into the job.
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Geee Caro will be upset losing the title of best horse
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BO if she was a horse in this hypothetical cup field ..who would she be?
Makaybe diva I would have thought G :shh
I was thinking Kiwi, no one had heard of Kiwi, cam to Aust and won the Melb cup
Or Ethereal (sp) you know the one that was trained by Sheila Laxman (sp)
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hope shes not a bolter WP
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Excellent appointment, has jumped on the tigers when they were at the lowest and bogged in, has excellent credentials and both Speed and O'shannasy have her back, unites the board, keeps us strong and on song.
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Great resume.
Benny can do all the talking while Peggy runs the ship Richmond over calm waters.
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Excuse my nativity, can anyone post some of her achievements / CV?
I've never heard of her.
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Had her pegged as a president type from Day 1. I'm almost looking forward to the thoughts of the mysognists on the board but for the fact that their comments wouldn't be intended as humour.
Presume you're talking about the posters on this board since a majority at least of the club's board must have voted her into the job.
Er, obviously.!
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Great move this, will also prevent the boys club mentality, well done to the RFC!!!!!
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Excuse my nativity, can anyone post some of her achievements / CV?
I've never heard of her.
Go to the RFC web-site and read the article about her appointment Pope - it's all there
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-03/peggy-oneal-the-new-richmond-president
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Clever move by the board. Congratulations Peggy.
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Fantastic appointment :clapping :clapping
Her CV is sensational
Well done Peggy
Sounds good, what is her CV?
:cheers
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Great move this, will also prevent the boys club mentality, well done to the RFC!!!!!
Correct! One hundred and twenty years of boys club boards have never seen a single premiership :wallywink
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Great move this, will also prevent the boys club mentality, well done to the RFC!!!!!
Correct! One hundred and twenty years of boys club boards have never seen a single premiership :wallywink
Good to see your not living in the past, the culture of society has never charged has it.... :thumbsup
Love your Avatar btw....hypocrit. Bored of you now .. :wallywink
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To be honest her CV aint that impressive. Diploma from Melbourne, studied in the USA.
Financial services background, which has had its problems over the journey.
Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Yeah look personally im not a fan and would've preferred one of the other men, but I sincerely hope she proves me wrong.
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To be honest her CV aint that impressive. Diploma from Melbourne, studied in the USA.
Financial services background, which has had its problems over the journey.
Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Yeah look personally im not a fan and would've preferred one of the other men, but I sincerely hope she proves me wrong.
Read again young man. (She has a Juris Doctor - post grad law degree).
Peggy has practised exclusively in superannuation and financial services for the past 20 years. She has particular experience with corporate superannuation funds, public offer superannuation funds and public sector superannuation funds.
Peggy was a consultant to the federal government's recent "Cooper Review" of the Superannuation System and was also appointed as a member of the Peak Consultation Group to advise government on implementation of the Stronger Super reform package.
Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Peggy was a partner and later a consultant at a large Australian-based international law firm.
Until 1989, Peggy worked as a lawyer in the USA, advising employers on employee benefit arrangements. This involved developing and designing pension plans, welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements.
Peggy was named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Melbourne Superannuation Lawyer of the Year. She was also named as one of Australia’s best superannuation lawyers in the peer review surveys published in the Australian Financial Review in 2013, 2012, 2011 and in 2010.
Peggy recognised in the 2013 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers (Australia) for her expertise in Financial Institutions law and in Investment law, as well as in the 2013 edition for her expertise in Investment Funds.
Peggy's areas of expertise include:
analysing the requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), including RSE Licensing requirements;
evaluating indemnity insurance policies for boards and directors;
litigation concerning superannuation issues, particularly judicial review of ASIC, APRA and SCT decisions;
advising employers about their Superannuation Guarantee and choice of fund responsibilities;
advising trustees on successor fund transfer obligations;
attending to superannuation issues in commercial mergers and acquisitions;
helping financial services entities comply with Corporations Act requirements, including licensing and disclosure;
advising boards on governance matters;
assisting trustees of superannuation funds in complying with RSE licence conditions and negotiations with APRA;
applications to APRA and ASIC for relief from regulatory requirements; and
handling commercial transactions for trustees including the acquisition of other trustee companies.
Peggy was admitted to practice in 1991 and joined Lander & Rogers in 2011.
Qualifications
JD - University of Virginia (USA)
Transfer oflegal qualification from USA – University of Melbourne
ASFA Diploma in Superannuation Management – Macquarie University
Memberships
Served as chair of the Law Council of Australia—Superannuation Committee from 2002 to 2006 and remains an emeritus member of that committee
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (having served on the Steering Committee of that association for six years) and member of Women in Superannuation
On the editorial board of the “Australian Superannuation Law Bulletin” and is the past Australian editor of the “International Pension Lawyer”
Author of the Australian chapter on pensions in the American Bar Association publication “International Labor and Employment Law”
Regular contributor to superannuation industry journals, a frequent lecturer at industry seminars, and a commentator on industry issues
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:sleep
A female president and a lawyer to boot. . Ring a ding ding. ::)
Lets hope she's better than our last female premier and/or prime minister.
And most of all I hope this doesn't mean our team will continue to play like Sheila's. I want to see some real mongrel coming from her let the boys know they will be playing in skirts if they lose to the scum again.
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Congratulations to Peggy. I think she will do a great job - as long as the board backs her and I think they will. Overall RFC creates history, the AFL will love this and we will probably get rewarded down the track. The new president is also a serious professional, I think she'll do great. :clapping
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Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Wasn't in Cairns this year but certainly attends most interstate games.
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To be honest her CV aint that impressive. Diploma from Melbourne, studied in the USA.
Financial services background, which has had its problems over the journey.
Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Yeah look personally im not a fan and would've preferred one of the other men, but I sincerely hope she proves me wrong.
Read again young man. (She has a Juris Doctor - post grad law degree).
Peggy has practised exclusively in superannuation and financial services for the past 20 years. She has particular experience with corporate superannuation funds, public offer superannuation funds and public sector superannuation funds.
Peggy was a consultant to the federal government's recent "Cooper Review" of the Superannuation System and was also appointed as a member of the Peak Consultation Group to advise government on implementation of the Stronger Super reform package.
Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Peggy was a partner and later a consultant at a large Australian-based international law firm.
Until 1989, Peggy worked as a lawyer in the USA, advising employers on employee benefit arrangements. This involved developing and designing pension plans, welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements.
Peggy was named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Melbourne Superannuation Lawyer of the Year. She was also named as one of Australia’s best superannuation lawyers in the peer review surveys published in the Australian Financial Review in 2013, 2012, 2011 and in 2010.
Peggy recognised in the 2013 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers (Australia) for her expertise in Financial Institutions law and in Investment law, as well as in the 2013 edition for her expertise in Investment Funds.
Peggy's areas of expertise include:
analysing the requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), including RSE Licensing requirements;
evaluating indemnity insurance policies for boards and directors;
litigation concerning superannuation issues, particularly judicial review of ASIC, APRA and SCT decisions;
advising employers about their Superannuation Guarantee and choice of fund responsibilities;
advising trustees on successor fund transfer obligations;
attending to superannuation issues in commercial mergers and acquisitions;
helping financial services entities comply with Corporations Act requirements, including licensing and disclosure;
advising boards on governance matters;
assisting trustees of superannuation funds in complying with RSE licence conditions and negotiations with APRA;
applications to APRA and ASIC for relief from regulatory requirements; and
handling commercial transactions for trustees including the acquisition of other trustee companies.
Peggy was admitted to practice in 1991 and joined Lander & Rogers in 2011.
Qualifications
JD - University of Virginia (USA)
Transfer oflegal qualification from USA – University of Melbourne
ASFA Diploma in Superannuation Management – Macquarie University
Memberships
Served as chair of the Law Council of Australia—Superannuation Committee from 2002 to 2006 and remains an emeritus member of that committee
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (having served on the Steering Committee of that association for six years) and member of Women in Superannuation
On the editorial board of the “Australian Superannuation Law Bulletin” and is the past Australian editor of the “International Pension Lawyer”
Author of the Australian chapter on pensions in the American Bar Association publication “International Labor and Employment Law”
Regular contributor to superannuation industry journals, a frequent lecturer at industry seminars, and a commentator on industry issues
That's exactly what i read and standby exactly what i said.
Doesn't do it for me but that's my opinion and you have yours :thumbsup
Lets hope she runs our club better than the industry she has served in for 20 years.
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Great move this, will also prevent the boys club mentality, well done to the RFC!!!!!
Correct! One hundred and twenty years of boys club boards have never seen a single premiership :wallywink
Good to see your not living in the past, the culture of society has never charged has it.... :thumbsup
Love your Avatar btw....hypocrit. Bored of you now .. :wallywink
My avatar is an old photo of my great uncle who recently passed away. A much loved man in our family and one of greatest mentors and influences in my life. Take all the pot shots at me you like but shut the stuff up about my avatar and poo you know SFA about!!
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To be honest her CV aint that impressive. Diploma from Melbourne, studied in the USA.
Financial services background, which has had its problems over the journey.
Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Yeah look personally im not a fan and would've preferred one of the other men, but I sincerely hope she proves me wrong.
Read again young man. (She has a Juris Doctor - post grad law degree).
Peggy has practised exclusively in superannuation and financial services for the past 20 years. She has particular experience with corporate superannuation funds, public offer superannuation funds and public sector superannuation funds.
Peggy was a consultant to the federal government's recent "Cooper Review" of the Superannuation System and was also appointed as a member of the Peak Consultation Group to advise government on implementation of the Stronger Super reform package.
Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Peggy was a partner and later a consultant at a large Australian-based international law firm.
Until 1989, Peggy worked as a lawyer in the USA, advising employers on employee benefit arrangements. This involved developing and designing pension plans, welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements.
Peggy was named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Melbourne Superannuation Lawyer of the Year. She was also named as one of Australia’s best superannuation lawyers in the peer review surveys published in the Australian Financial Review in 2013, 2012, 2011 and in 2010.
Peggy recognised in the 2013 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers (Australia) for her expertise in Financial Institutions law and in Investment law, as well as in the 2013 edition for her expertise in Investment Funds.
Peggy's areas of expertise include:
analysing the requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), including RSE Licensing requirements;
evaluating indemnity insurance policies for boards and directors;
litigation concerning superannuation issues, particularly judicial review of ASIC, APRA and SCT decisions;
advising employers about their Superannuation Guarantee and choice of fund responsibilities;
advising trustees on successor fund transfer obligations;
attending to superannuation issues in commercial mergers and acquisitions;
helping financial services entities comply with Corporations Act requirements, including licensing and disclosure;
advising boards on governance matters;
assisting trustees of superannuation funds in complying with RSE licence conditions and negotiations with APRA;
applications to APRA and ASIC for relief from regulatory requirements; and
handling commercial transactions for trustees including the acquisition of other trustee companies.
Peggy was admitted to practice in 1991 and joined Lander & Rogers in 2011.
Qualifications
JD - University of Virginia (USA)
Transfer oflegal qualification from USA – University of Melbourne
ASFA Diploma in Superannuation Management – Macquarie University
Memberships
Served as chair of the Law Council of Australia—Superannuation Committee from 2002 to 2006 and remains an emeritus member of that committee
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (having served on the Steering Committee of that association for six years) and member of Women in Superannuation
On the editorial board of the “Australian Superannuation Law Bulletin” and is the past Australian editor of the “International Pension Lawyer”
Author of the Australian chapter on pensions in the American Bar Association publication “International Labor and Employment Law”
Regular contributor to superannuation industry journals, a frequent lecturer at industry seminars, and a commentator on industry issues
That's exactly what i read and standby exactly what i said.
Doesn't do it for me but that's my opinion and you have yours :thumbsup
Lets hope she runs our club better than the industry she has served in for 20 years.
Fair enough. All I can say is she'll be smarter than 95% of the presidents she meets up with at the AFL meetings! Go Peggy!! :cheers
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If we are real lucky the other club presidents will underestimate her and she definately has the smarts to take them to the cleaners and get stuff from the AFL :gotigers
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To be honest her CV aint that impressive. Diploma from Melbourne, studied in the USA.
Financial services background, which has had its problems over the journey.
Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Yeah look personally im not a fan and would've preferred one of the other men, but I sincerely hope she proves me wrong.
Read again young man. (She has a Juris Doctor - post grad law degree).
Peggy has practised exclusively in superannuation and financial services for the past 20 years. She has particular experience with corporate superannuation funds, public offer superannuation funds and public sector superannuation funds.
Peggy was a consultant to the federal government's recent "Cooper Review" of the Superannuation System and was also appointed as a member of the Peak Consultation Group to advise government on implementation of the Stronger Super reform package.
Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Peggy was a partner and later a consultant at a large Australian-based international law firm.
Until 1989, Peggy worked as a lawyer in the USA, advising employers on employee benefit arrangements. This involved developing and designing pension plans, welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements.
Peggy was named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Melbourne Superannuation Lawyer of the Year. She was also named as one of Australia’s best superannuation lawyers in the peer review surveys published in the Australian Financial Review in 2013, 2012, 2011 and in 2010.
Peggy recognised in the 2013 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers (Australia) for her expertise in Financial Institutions law and in Investment law, as well as in the 2013 edition for her expertise in Investment Funds.
Peggy's areas of expertise include:
analysing the requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), including RSE Licensing requirements;
evaluating indemnity insurance policies for boards and directors;
litigation concerning superannuation issues, particularly judicial review of ASIC, APRA and SCT decisions;
advising employers about their Superannuation Guarantee and choice of fund responsibilities;
advising trustees on successor fund transfer obligations;
attending to superannuation issues in commercial mergers and acquisitions;
helping financial services entities comply with Corporations Act requirements, including licensing and disclosure;
advising boards on governance matters;
assisting trustees of superannuation funds in complying with RSE licence conditions and negotiations with APRA;
applications to APRA and ASIC for relief from regulatory requirements; and
handling commercial transactions for trustees including the acquisition of other trustee companies.
Peggy was admitted to practice in 1991 and joined Lander & Rogers in 2011.
Qualifications
JD - University of Virginia (USA)
Transfer oflegal qualification from USA – University of Melbourne
ASFA Diploma in Superannuation Management – Macquarie University
Memberships
Served as chair of the Law Council of Australia—Superannuation Committee from 2002 to 2006 and remains an emeritus member of that committee
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (having served on the Steering Committee of that association for six years) and member of Women in Superannuation
On the editorial board of the “Australian Superannuation Law Bulletin” and is the past Australian editor of the “International Pension Lawyer”
Author of the Australian chapter on pensions in the American Bar Association publication “International Labor and Employment Law”
Regular contributor to superannuation industry journals, a frequent lecturer at industry seminars, and a commentator on industry issues
That's exactly what i read and standby exactly what i said.
Doesn't do it for me but that's my opinion and you have yours :thumbsup
Lets hope she runs our club better than the industry she has served in for 20 years.
Who would u recommend , trout from wooded :lol
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If we are real lucky the other club presidents will underestimate her and she definately has the smarts to take them to the cleaners and get stuff from the AFL :gotigers
Maybe she can sweet talk Vlad to giving us a priority pick ;D
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1. Never underestimate a woman.
2. Speed and O'Shaunessy have her back and I am sure their input and the other board members input will carry weight.
3. This appointment will be seen as rogue yet unusual but in a smart move this opens a new market for us in attracting extra women as members as well. So from a marketing ploy ding ding.
I could not give a toss if we win a flag under her tenure I will celebrate it just as hard as I would if a bloke was President. Kudos to her and good luck. If anything in a time of crisis or in a time of success and joy a woman just knows what to say to keep you grounded or peed off whilst at the same time being proud or dirty on you whatever the situation. Just think of your mothers. :thumbsup
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To be honest her CV aint that impressive. Diploma from Melbourne, studied in the USA.
Financial services background, which has had its problems over the journey.
Cant remember seeing her in Cairns or Adelaide the last few years like the others, but im sure WP will tell me different.
Yeah look personally im not a fan and would've preferred one of the other men, but I sincerely hope she proves me wrong.
Read again young man. (She has a Juris Doctor - post grad law degree).
Peggy has practised exclusively in superannuation and financial services for the past 20 years. She has particular experience with corporate superannuation funds, public offer superannuation funds and public sector superannuation funds.
Peggy was a consultant to the federal government's recent "Cooper Review" of the Superannuation System and was also appointed as a member of the Peak Consultation Group to advise government on implementation of the Stronger Super reform package.
Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Peggy was a partner and later a consultant at a large Australian-based international law firm.
Until 1989, Peggy worked as a lawyer in the USA, advising employers on employee benefit arrangements. This involved developing and designing pension plans, welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements.
Peggy was named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Melbourne Superannuation Lawyer of the Year. She was also named as one of Australia’s best superannuation lawyers in the peer review surveys published in the Australian Financial Review in 2013, 2012, 2011 and in 2010.
Peggy recognised in the 2013 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers (Australia) for her expertise in Financial Institutions law and in Investment law, as well as in the 2013 edition for her expertise in Investment Funds.
Peggy's areas of expertise include:
analysing the requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), including RSE Licensing requirements;
evaluating indemnity insurance policies for boards and directors;
litigation concerning superannuation issues, particularly judicial review of ASIC, APRA and SCT decisions;
advising employers about their Superannuation Guarantee and choice of fund responsibilities;
advising trustees on successor fund transfer obligations;
attending to superannuation issues in commercial mergers and acquisitions;
helping financial services entities comply with Corporations Act requirements, including licensing and disclosure;
advising boards on governance matters;
assisting trustees of superannuation funds in complying with RSE licence conditions and negotiations with APRA;
applications to APRA and ASIC for relief from regulatory requirements; and
handling commercial transactions for trustees including the acquisition of other trustee companies.
Peggy was admitted to practice in 1991 and joined Lander & Rogers in 2011.
Qualifications
JD - University of Virginia (USA)
Transfer oflegal qualification from USA – University of Melbourne
ASFA Diploma in Superannuation Management – Macquarie University
Memberships
Served as chair of the Law Council of Australia—Superannuation Committee from 2002 to 2006 and remains an emeritus member of that committee
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (having served on the Steering Committee of that association for six years) and member of Women in Superannuation
On the editorial board of the “Australian Superannuation Law Bulletin” and is the past Australian editor of the “International Pension Lawyer”
Author of the Australian chapter on pensions in the American Bar Association publication “International Labor and Employment Law”
Regular contributor to superannuation industry journals, a frequent lecturer at industry seminars, and a commentator on industry issues
That's exactly what i read and standby exactly what i said.
Doesn't do it for me but that's my opinion and you have yours :thumbsup
Lets hope she runs our club better than the industry she has served in for 20 years.
Well we knew you and the usual insecure mugs wouldn't approve regardless of what her CV said that's a given.
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:sleep
A female president and a lawyer to boot. . Ring a ding ding. ::)
Lets hope she's better than our last female premier and/or prime minister.
And most of all I hope this doesn't mean our team will continue to play like Sheila's. I want to see some real mongrel coming from her let the boys know they will be playing in skirts if they lose to the scum again.
"On trend"
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Congratulations to her. Glad other contestants got behind her. Extremely important to have board room unity. Hope she follows the approach of March in office. It appears from reading her CV that she has principally worked in middle tier law firms and hopefully her considerable experience in the superannuation industry brings a cautious approach to the job. Good luck to her. The statement on the RFC website that she is one of Australia's best lawyers is a tad over the top.
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Excuse my nativity, can anyone post some of her achievements / CV?
I've never heard of her.
:huh you never heard of her well just goes to show how much you know about the Richmond Football Club right there. Do you barrack for Richmond ;D
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I'm really comfortable with this appointment. First class CV and shows the rest of the board are prepared to make decisions based on what they think is best for the club rather than just following some mindless and selfish protocol such as 'it's my turn'. Just another rung in the ladder of confidence I have in the future of our club. :clapping :gotigers
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I'm really comfortable with this appointment. First class CV and shows the rest of the board are prepared to make decisions based on what they think is best for the club rather than just following some mindless and selfish protocol such as 'it's my turn'. Just another rung in the ladder of confidence I have in the future of our club. :clapping :gotigers
First class post Smokey, :thumbsup
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Are you mr Peggy or something?
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I'm really comfortable with this appointment. First class CV and shows the rest of the board are prepared to make decisions based on what they think is best for the club rather than just following some mindless and selfish protocol such as 'it's my turn'. Just another rung in the ladder of confidence I have in the future of our club. :clapping :gotigers
First class post Smokey, :thumbsup
x 2
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Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in the first president's meeting. The 17 ohter male counterparts will let her have her token say on things football , have a little laugh behind their hands , then ask her to go make the coffees
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Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in the first president's meeting. The 17 ohter male counterparts will let her have her token say on things football , have a little laugh behind their hands , then ask her to go make the coffees
Since when have had a 18 person board :-\
I think you under-estimate Peggy and her value to the RFC
She was one of the driving forces behind committee that reviewed the operations etc of the clubs footy department during the last year of Wallace.
She chaired that committee IIRC and it's that committe's recommendations that led to (in part) the restructuring of the footy department that included the hiring of Dimma, improvement in funding in development etc.
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Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in the first president's meeting. The 17 ohter male counterparts will let her have her token say on things football , have a little laugh behind their hands , then ask her to go make the coffees
Since when have had a 18 person board :-\
I think you under-estimate Peggy and her value to the RFC
She was one of the driving forces behind committee that reviewed the operations etc of the clubs footy department during the last year of Wallace.
She chaired that committee IIRC and it's that committe's recommendations that led to (in part) the restructuring of the footy department that included the hiring of Dimma, improvement in funding in development etc.
Presidents meeting bro
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Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in the first president's meeting. The 17 ohter male counterparts will let her have her token say on things football , have a little laugh behind their hands , then ask her to go make the coffees
Since when have had a 18 person board :-\
I think you under-estimate Peggy and her value to the RFC
She was one of the driving forces behind committee that reviewed the operations etc of the clubs footy department during the last year of Wallace.
She chaired that committee IIRC and it's that committe's recommendations that led to (in part) the restructuring of the footy department that included the hiring of Dimma, improvement in funding in development etc.
Presidents meeting bro
Oops ;D
Points still stand though ;D
Reckon she will leave a couple of the other presidents in her wake. She wont be intimidated by any of them or Andy D ;D
Can see her saying "Black with one sugar thanks Andrew" ;D
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Peggy thinks we can win a flag next year or the year after
Source: afl site
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another ****ing crazy
american
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another ****ing crazy
You don't think we can win the flag next year? When can we win it?
american
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2016, Year of the Monkey
Chimping :cheers
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another ****ing crazy
american
:lol
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Ch7 news will have an interview with Peggy O'Neal sometime after 6pm
From twitter:
@_kate_osborn: Attention @Richmond_FC fans! Make sure you watch @7NewsMelbourne at 6pm to meet your new president, Peggy O'Neal. First woman in the role.
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O’Neal thrilled with strong support
richmondfc.com.au
October 4, 2013 4:04 PM
New Richmond president Peggy O’Neal has received overwhelming backing since her appointment to the role yesterday.
“It's been delightful the outpouring of support I've received from the other club presidents, just in the past few hours, as well as from the AFL and our members and supporters,” O'Neal said on 3AW.
“One of the big challenges for me will be returning all the calls and getting through the emails.”
O’Neal, a leading superannuation lawyer, who has been on the Tigers’ board for the past eight years, is the first female president in VFL/AFL history.
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But that groundbreaking fact hasn’t been a motivating factor for her.
“With my legal background, I’ve been the only woman in a room with men for a number of years now,” she said on 3AW.
“At Richmond, I’ve found the focus has been on capability. On the board we’re all volunteers and, if you’re willing to help and volunteer, there’s always a job for you at a football club.
full article:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-04/oneal-thrilled-with-strong-support
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Her first order of business should be to haul the CEO in and tell him if he ever writes another preachy article in the paper he is sacked.
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Give her go guys!!
Richmond thinking outside the square....
:thumbsup
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Peggy thinks we can win a flag next year or the year after
Source: afl site
Guess what, so do I, so great minds think alike :shh
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Excuse my nativity, can anyone post some of her achievements / CV?
I've never heard of her.
:huh you never heard of her well just goes to show how much you know about the Richmond Football Club right there. Do you barrack for Richmond ;D
Apologies I don't have the time or efforts to start another slagging match with you Monk, so i won't bite.
But honestly never heard of her. Don't see that as a bad thing, not interested in a President that is keen to get into the public eye and all over the TV screen, she's kept a pretty low profile since she's been there. I like that. She wants to be President for the right reasons. Don't think her CV is as impressive as Speed's or O'Shan's (in terms of relevant sporting experience) but the main thing is that the board is unanimous so she gets my vote. I like the fact we are the first club to appoint a female as President, soon it will be common and we can say we were the first. Here's hoping she is the best of the lot.
#teampeggy
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If we are real lucky the other club presidents will underestimate her and she definately has the smarts to take them to the cleaners and get stuff from the AFL :gotigers
Exactly my thoughts. Peggy 'whispering death' O'Neal
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RFC deserves a lot of credit for awarding the post to the best candidate rather than some stooge representing a faction. Imagine we had someone like Rex hunt as prez :lol
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Tiger president tips AFL premiership soon
Sam Lienert
Ninemsn
11:26 AEST Fri Oct 4 2013
New Richmond president Peggy O'Neal is confident the Tigers' AFL premiership drought will soon be over.
Richmond played finals for the first time in 12 years this season, losing an elimination final to Carlton.
O'Neal, an American-born lawyer who is the first woman to become president or chairman of an AFL/VFL club, said Richmond's next on-field goal was to make consecutive finals appearances.
That's something the Tigers last achieved in 1971-75.
But asked whether Richmond, whose 10th and most recent premiership was won in 1980, could add another within the next five years, O'Neal was hopeful it wouldn't take that long.
"We're hoping for a premiership in the next year, in the next two years," O'Neal told Melbourne's 3AW radio.
"But we see that as definitely on our horizon, our short-term horizon.
"What we're really trying to do is restore Richmond to the position of significance in the AFL and the broader community that it's enjoyed in the past and we want to see that as its future as well."
O'Neal was voted in on Thursday ahead of fellow board members Malcolm Speed and Maurice O'Shannassy, replacing Gary March, who was president for eight years.
O'Neal said being the only woman in a room full of men at meetings with fellow club presidents would be nothing new for her, given her legal background.
But she said she had never encountered sexism in the AFL and had received support from all quarters since her appointment.
"It's been delightful the outpouring of support I've received from the other club presidents just in the past few hours, as well as from the AFL and our members and supporters," O'Neal said.
"One of the big challenges for me will be returning all the calls and getting through the emails.
"But uniform support and enthusiasm from the other club presidents."
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8733765
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Though I'd throw this in here; should be up on the RFC web-site soon ;D
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New Director:
Kerry Ryan will fill the casual vacancy created by the departure of Gary March, who formally stepped down as president at last Monday night’s Jack Dyer Medal......
.... She has more than 20 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, both domestically and internationally, including spending nine years as a partner with international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Deacons).
Source: = me via email just received ;D
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All official now ;D
See:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-07/kerry-ryan-joins-richmond-board
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Got a nice jaw on her
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so does she support Richmond at least?
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RFC deserves a lot of credit for awarding the post to the best candidate rather than some stooge representing a faction. Imagine we had someone like Rex hunt as prez :lol
Well actually she was the 3rd best candidate. The two blokes were split on 4 votes each. They couldn't decide and infighting was iminent so she gets the gig.
Peggy Bradbury !
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All official now ;D
See:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-07/kerry-ryan-joins-richmond-board
Yeh great , here we go. Who's next ? Brynne Edelsten ?
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so does she support Richmond at least?
Yes she does
But is that really a pre-requisite?
Not trying to be a smart you know whatskis either BTW, just raising the question. Seeing their responsibility is to business and ensuring it runs effectively and adheres to the laws of ASIC. They need to be able to seperate their passion for the club and their repsonsibility to it
Also, just throwing it out there because no-one asked the same question when Speed or Walsh joined the board, it was just assumed the answer was yes. ;D
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as long as shes one of us I will support it if shes an imposter she'll be out ;D
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Totally agree Ramps. Sorry WP but if you're not bleeding black and yellow, stuff off!
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Totally agree Ramps. Sorry WP but if you're not bleeding black and yellow, stuff off!
I agree they should be Richmond people just putting it out there for possibly discussion
As I said no one asked the question when Speed & Walsh joined the board. Why ask about this person?
I want the best people on the board, Richmond people who have business smarts but can put aside their passion for the Club when needed to make the right decisions for the club (read business)
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Totally agree Ramps. Sorry WP but if you're not bleeding black and yellow, stuff off!
I agree they should be Richmond people just putting it out there for possibly discussion
As I said no one asked the question when Speed & Walsh joined the board. Why ask about this person?
I want the best people on the board, Richmond people who have business smarts but can put aside their passion for the Club when needed to make the right decisions for the club (read business)
You can be an overweight, left handed, Jewish, lesbian transvestite nazi for all I care - just gotta barrack for the Tigers
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@Richmond_FC twitter:
"Grab today's Herald Sun for a feature on our new president Peggy O'Neal #gotiges"
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https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/388793709338169344/photo/1
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What I want to know is, can you be a transvestite and Nazi rolled into one?
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so does she support Richmond at least?
Yes she does
But is that really a pre-requisite?
Not trying to be a smart you know whatskis either BTW, just raising the question. Seeing their responsibility is to business and ensuring it runs effectively and adheres to the laws of ASIC. They need to be able to seperate their passion for the club and their repsonsibility to it
Also, just throwing it out there because no-one asked the same question when Speed or Walsh joined the board, it was just assumed the answer was yes. ;D
Totally agree with that. If she was a bloke, no one would be asking "so does she even barrack for richmond??" Sexism in its modern form. We're all for a female prez in theory, but we ask questions we wouldn't of a bloke. No issue here at the moment, whatsoever. I'll reserve my judgement for a few seasons down the track.
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so does she support Richmond at least?
Yes she does
But is that really a pre-requisite?
Not trying to be a smart you know whatskis either BTW, just raising the question. Seeing their responsibility is to business and ensuring it runs effectively and adheres to the laws of ASIC. They need to be able to seperate their passion for the club and their repsonsibility to it
Also, just throwing it out there because no-one asked the same question when Speed or Walsh joined the board, it was just assumed the answer was yes. ;D
Totally agree with that. If she was a bloke, no one would be asking "so does she even barrack for richmond??" Sexism in its modern form. We're all for a female prez in theory, but we ask questions we wouldn't of a bloke. No issue here at the moment, whatsoever. I'll reserve my judgement for a few seasons down the track.
I was aware that Peggy was on the board but before I think her surname was Haines or something so initially I thought it was someone else. I am not a sexist Im just an old school greek boy just asking the hard questions. I think Peggy will do a great job and I wish her the best. I thought I also made that clear earlier in this thread.
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I was aware that Peggy was on the board but before I think her surname was Haines or something so initially I thought it was someone else. I am not a sexist Im just an old school greek boy just asking the hard questions. I think Peggy will do a great job and I wish her the best. I thought I also made that clear earlier in this thread.
In my experience that makes you just a tad sexist.
:cheers
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Sexism is hardly the end if the world
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Can we be antigay marriage or is that NOT PC enough ? :shh
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IDGAF what you are.
It takes all types.
:cheers
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I was aware that Peggy was on the board but before I think her surname was Haines or something so initially I thought it was someone else. I am not a sexist Im just an old school greek boy just asking the hard questions. I think Peggy will do a great job and I wish her the best. I thought I also made that clear earlier in this thread.
In my experience that makes you just a tad sexist.
:cheers
only just a little bit :lol
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Sexism is hardly the end if the world
Yes your right, sexism is not the end of the world. It just stops it from progressing.
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Tiger women
Norrie Ross
Law Institute Journal
December 2013 87 (12) LIJ, p.22
Richmond Football Club has become the home turf of two high-flying commercial lawyers – Peggy O’Neal at the helm as president and Kerry Ryan on the board.
When Americans dream of becoming president they imagine having an office at the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington and not the ME Bank Centre on Punt Road, Melbourne.
But Virginian Peggy O’Neal made that unlikely move when she was elected president of Richmond Football Club in October, the first time an AFL club has had a woman at the helm.
Not that her elevation to president had anything to do with intense politicking. It was just reward for years of behind the scenes toil and fund-raising for a club that was on its knees when she arrived in Melbourne in 1989.
The Tigers have been Ms O’Neal’s passion for more than two decades and she has managed to mix her tireless volunteer work for the club with a high-powered career as a commercial lawyer.
Ms O’Neal, who has been a Richmond board member for eight years, said it was “deeply humbling” to become the AFL’s first female president and an acknowledgement of the important role played by women in the competition.
She could be forgiven for feeling the burden of expectation but she carries it lightly, thanks to a mixture of humour, an impeccable legal and commercial background and good old American get up and go.
“When you are in America and you’re caught up in everything American you never expect anything like this”, Ms O’Neal told the LIJ. “But I’ve always loved sports. When I was in high school it was typical of small town America. I was always in the cheer squad. I followed a lot of college sports when I went away to university. I played girls gridiron football for a little while and loved basketball.”
Ms O’Neal, an expert in financial services, employee benefits and pensions, was a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills for 14 years and is currently a consultant with Lander & Rogers. She serves on a number of boards as a non-executive director and her legal expertise led to her appointment as a consultant to the Cooper Review of Australia’s superannuation system.
In the same month that Ms O’Neal became Richmond club president, Kerry Ryan, also a commercial lawyer, was elected to fill a casual vacancy on the club’s board.
Both Ms O’Neal and Ms Ryan praise the progressive attitude at Punt Road and the determination of the club’s hierarchy to be as inclusive of women and as many diverse groups as possible.
After graduation from the University of Virginia Ms O’Neal worked as a lawyer in the US for several years before coming to Australia. Her first taste of footy was watching the classic 1989 Hawthorn-Geelong grand final on television and although this strange sport confused her it also captivated her.
Tired of hearing the traditional Melbourne social ice-breaker “Who do you barrack for?” she plumped for Richmond, mainly because she lived in the suburb and it was only a short walk to the MCG. She loved the community feel around footy and within a short time she was attending every home game and becoming involved in the Save Our Skins campaign which raised a million dollars in a few months and saved Richmond from extinction.
“Footy is just a great game,” Ms O’Neal said. “So I fell in love with the game first and just got more and more involved over time with things around the club and found there is always a job for a volunteer if you are willing to take it on.
“Little by little I got involved in different levels of sponsorship and different levels of membership and helped set up one of the coteries. People said, ‘you should have been here in the ’70s. They used to be good’. I didn’t know what that meant. I now understand what that means.”
Ms O’Neal accepts the focus on her gender and she is happy to be a role model for women.
“A lot of young women have written to me saying that it inspires them to think they could have a role,” she said. “I’m hoping that if people were holding back thinking that there’s no place for them this might give them a little nudge.
“As with lots of organisations you start to feel more comfortable if you see people like you involved. That’s the whole thing about diversity. It’s not just gender, it’s race, religion and age and all of those sorts of things.”
Ms O’Neal has become president at an exciting time for Richmond. The club has gone decades without a premiership but played its first final in 12 years in 2013. Debt has been wiped out, membership has topped 60,000 and finally there is hope that the club might return to the glory days of those “Tigers of old”.
Ms Ryan’s involvement with Richmond Football Club goes back to her childhood. She comes from a family of Tigers supporters and she and her three sisters are all passionate about the club. As a schoolgirl her favourite player was Geoff Raines and she wore a jumper with number four on the back.
“I didn’t have a duffle coat. I just had a jumper and a scarf,” Ms Ryan said. “It is a generational thing for me. I grew up barracking for Richmond and going to the games and developed a love of football from that.”
Ms Ryan has more than 20 years experience as a commercial lawyer, both domestically and internationally, including nine years as partner with Norton Rose Fulbright.
Ms Ryan stepped down as a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2009 and continued to work for the firm as special counsel, consulting in various areas of the business. Earlier this year she ended that association to concentrate on a full time board career. She has been on the board of CPA Australia since 2007 and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
“My engagement with the club has been through the Tommy Hafey Club and Tigers at Law and more recently the Richmond in Business Initiative. It provides an avenue to network with others who have an interest in the Tigers and the success of the club,” Ms Ryan said.
Like her board colleague, Ms Ryan believes that diversity at the higher echelons of Richmond is a major plus for the club they both love.
“I think diversity at board level is a good thing. And I don’t just mean gender diversity. Diversity in terms of ethnicity and different perspectives,” Ms Ryan said. “Richmond is very progressive in that it embraces diversity and that is something I support.”
And her legal training will also be useful at board level.
“A legal background equips you well as a director in certain areas,” she said. “Having an understanding of corporate law and directors duties helps and also I think it is particularly useful for duties around corporate governance, risk management and compliance.”
http://www.liv.asn.au/Practice-Resources/Law-Institute-Journal/Archived-Issues/LIJ-December-2013/Tiger-women
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The President's speech at our season launch ...
VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2014-03-11/oneal-at-season-launch
“In 2010 – just four short years ago – our membership stood at 42,000. We had debt approaching $5 million and a football team that was struggling to compete,” O’Neal said.
“It is a stark reminder of how far we have come as a football club and equally, how hard we have had to work to get there.
“We must continue to work exceptionally hard and keep lifting the bar on and off the field if we are to continue to thrive in the extremely competitive environment that is AFL football. That is not negotiable.”
Full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-03-11/-tigers-roar-into-season-2014