Robert Blaze

CHAIR AND elected DIRECTOR, AAGE
Senior Manager - Learning & Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Clough

Adv Dip Business Administration

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Appointments

AAGE Board: June 2015 - May 2017, October 2019
AAGE Chair: October 2023

Skills and Experience

Robert is the Senior Manager - Learning & Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Clough, an Engineering and Construction company. He has been in the Graduate Recruitment and Development space for over a decade.

His expertise includes the design and delivery of Internship and Graduate programs, leadership development, coaching, digital learning creation and bespoke program design.

Ann Brinkamp

elected Director, AAGE
Manager - Early Careers, Monadelphous Group

BCom (DHBW Stuttgart)

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Appointments

AAGE Board: August 2023
Committee Appointment: Co-Chair, Associate Member Advisory Group

Skills and Experience

Ann is the Manager, Early Careers at Monadelphous Group based in Perth and possesses 20 year experience across Talent Acquisition and Talent Development across private, not-for-profit and member-based organisations, both in Europe and Australia.

Her background in Early Talent Development ranges from Program Strategy and Design, through to end-to-end execution and review, targeted a variety of Early Talent Cohorts including VET and tertiary education pathways.

Joanne Dean

elected Director, AAGE
Senior Manager, Early Careers, Ashurst
B Education

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Appointments

AAGE Board: August 2023
Committee Appointment: AAGE Nominations Committee

Skills and Experience

Jo is the Senior Manager, Early Careers at Ashurst and has over 15 years' experience in Early Careers across Legal and Retail industries. Her expertise includes attraction, selection and development of early careers talent. Strengths include leadership, stakeholder management, strategy and project management.

Kelly Pfeffer

Elected Director, AAGE
Graduate Talent Lead, Suncorp

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Appointments

AAGE Board: May 2014 - October 2019, October 2023
Committee Appointment: Co-Chair, AAGE Committee

Skills and Experience

Kelly is the Graduate Talent Lead at Suncorp for Australia and New Zealand with 15+ years experience in the early careers industry across both private and public sector organisations. Prior to this, Kelly specialised in HR Policy and Legislation, Recruitment, and Learning and Development roles.

Kelly has been an AAGE member since 2006 and previously volunteered on the Committee and Board from 2011 to 2019.

Thomasin Schmidt

Elected Director, AAGE

Program Lead, Early Career Talent Development, Quantium
B. Applied Science Occupational Therapy, Post Grad Diploma in Vocational and Workplace Learning, Governance Foundations for NFP Sector (AICD)

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Appointments

AAGE Board: August 2018
AAGE Chair: October 2020 - October 2023

Skills and Experience

Thomasin is the Program Lead Early Career Development Quantium where she is responsible for the management of Quantium’s global graduate program, leading the design of the overall program structure and development program for graduates. Prior to Quantium, Thomasin managed the Enterprise Graduate program at AMP and held various roles in both the Learning Development industry and the Health Sector.

With a deep passion for the early carers sector, her expertise ranges from the delivery of development programs, strategic thinking, leadership and a governance mindset.

Fulvio Barbuio

Co-Opted Director, AAGE

BCom Hon, FCTA (Australian Corporate Treasury Association), FCPA (CPA Australia), MAICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors)

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Appointments

AAGE Board: November 2021
Committee Appointments: AAGE Finance, Audit & Risk Committee, AAGE Nominations Committee

Skills and Experience

In a corporate career spanning over 40 years, Fulvio has gained a broad and deep level of experience in senior management and professional roles in finance, treasury, strategy, planning, financial and business analysis, enterprise risk management and insurance. A focus on excellence and high performance has been at the centre of his career ethos.

From 2014 he also transitioned into Non-Executive Director roles and apart from his role at AAGE, he was previously a Non-Executive Director of Business Excellence Australia and a Non-Executive Director and Vice President at the Australian Corporate Treasury Association. These roles have added a governance and whole of business lens to his corporate experiences, equipping him to make a strong contribution to organisational success.