The Board of the Richmond Football Club Limited (“Club”) have established a Board Nominations Committee (“Committee”).

The committee is responsible for considering and advising the Board on matters relating to the appointment of directors.

Specifically, it will establish a transparent and formal procedure to identify individuals who are qualified to become Board members.

This process will ensure that at all times, the Board comprises those most suited to adequately discharge its responsibilities and duties.

The membership of the Committee will comprise:

Mr Emmett Dunne (Chair)
Assistant Commissioner Victoria Police Ethical Standards Department
35 year career Victoria Police
Australian Police Medal 2010
Graduate Diploma Business Management
130 VFL Games for Richmond and Footscray Football Clubs, Life Member Richmond Football Club, Member Richmond Premiership Team 1980, Member AFL Tribunal 1993 to present

Ms Henriette Rothschild
General Manager of Hay Group Pacific.
Works with Boards and executive teams in the corporate and NFP sector on organisational change, board effectiveness and executive capability.  
Worked with the RFC Board in the past on CEO succession, executive development and Board facilitation.
Psychologist with a business and marketing background.

Mr Michael Green
Practised as a solicitor 1970-1995;
Clerk of Greens List at the Victorian Bar 1996 to the present
Played with the Richmond 1966-1971; 1973-1975
146 games;  82 goals
Played in 1967, 1969, 1973 and 1974 premierships.
Member of the Richmond Team of the Century and the Richmond Hall of Fame.

Mr Maurice O’Shannassy
Club Vice President
Club Board member since 2004.  
Former Managing Director for Black Rock Investment Management (Australia) Ltd (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers).

The Committee in assessing candidates will consider:

The achievements of the candidate in their careers – both business and non business;

Compatibility with the balance and diversity of skills, experience and competencies within the existing Board ;

Compatibility of the candidate’s credentials with the existing strategic needs of the Club; and Motivation of the candidate.

The Committee will meet and consider potential candidates at the following times:

During the annual Board nomination period in the lead up to the Annual General Meeting; and

At other times when a casual vacancy is created through the resignation of an existing director.

The Club board member that forms part of the Committee will be rotated periodically.  

The Club Board member on the Committee cannot fill the role as Chairperson.  An existing Club director cannot serve on the Committee if their elected term expires in that year.

In discharging their responsibilities the Committee members have a duty to act in the best interests of the Club as a whole, irrespective of personal, professional, commercial or other interests, loyalties or affiliations.

It should also be noted the Board of the Club have engaged the services of Hay Group to review the operation of the existing Board as a whole and its individual members to ensure that the Board is well placed to achieve its stated objectives in the most effective and efficient manner.