Lawyer Peggy O'Neal has become the first female president in AFL history, taking

[Francois Jackson]

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

Lets hope she runs our club better than the industry she has served in for 20 years.

[Loui Tufga]

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

Good to see your not living in the past, the culture of society has never charged has it....

Love your Avatar btw....hypocrit. Bored of you now ..

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!!

[YellowandBlackBlood]

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

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!!

[Rampstar]

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 

[bojangles17]

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

Lets hope she runs our club better than the industry she has served in for 20 years.

Who would u recommend , trout from wooded 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

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 

Maybe she can sweet talk Vlad to giving us a priority pick

[Hellenic Tiger]

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.

[Owl]

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

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.

[yellowandback]

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"

[eliminator]

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.

[TigerMonk]

Excuse my nativity, can anyone post some of her achievements / CV?

I've never heard of her.

  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 

[Smokey]

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.      

[yellowandback]

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.      

First class post Smokey, 

[Coach]

Are you mr Peggy or something?

[WilliamPowell]

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.      

First class post Smokey, 

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