Stephen Kernahan
President

Played 251 games for Carlton between 1986 and 1997. Stephen is Carlton's longest serving captain and indeed he holds the record in the AFL (226 games), and was captain of the Carlton premiership sides in 1987 and 1995. A three time Carlton Best & Fairest winner he was named captain of Carlton's Team of the 20th Century.  

A member of the Carlton Hall of Fame and a Life Member of the Club, Stephen was named a Carlton Legend and is a member of the AFL Hall of Fame.  

Stephen is a partner in Docklands Press, and in April 2006 was elected as Vice President of the Carlton Football Club. In June 2008 Stephen was elected Interim President when Richard Pratt decided to stand aside as the President of the Carlton Football Club. In August 2008, following Richard Pratt's resignation from the Board, Stephen was appointed as President.

Jeanne Pratt AC
Vice President

Jeanne Pratt has been a long time supporter of the Carlton Football Club, in her own right as well as in conjunction with her late husband Richard. The Pratt name is synonymous with the Carlton Football Club through a 60 year association. In 2009, Jeanne was made the Patron of the Club, a position previously held by Richard. Jeanne is the Co Chairman of Visy Industries, established in Melbourne in 1948 and now the world's largest privately owned packaging, paper and recycling company.  

In 1978, Jeanne, together with her late husband Richard, established The Pratt Foundation with a vision to provide support to charities throughout Australia & the world.   

The Foundation is one of the largest private sources of philanthropy in Australia. Jeanne has devoted much of her life to active community service through her support of an extraordinary range of philanthropic & arts activities.  In March 1998 Jeanne established The Production Company, a not-for-profit theatrical company specifically assembled to showcase talent & to stimulate the Melbourne & Australian theatre industry.  

As Chairman of the Board, Jeanne is hands-on in all facets of the company. Jeanne’s work within the community was rewarded by the Government in 1989 when she was awarded an Order of Australia.  In December 1998 she was presented with a B’nai B’rith International Gold Medal for distinguished services to the community & the arts. In July 2001, her extraordinary philanthropic efforts were acknowledged when awarded the inaugural Victoria Day Arts Award.   

In June 2002, Jeanne was one of eight people and the only woman to be awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours. The Variety Club acknowledged Jeanne & Richard’s philanthropic work in 2004 when they awarded them their highest international honour, the Variety Club International Humanitarian Award.  This was the first year the 66-year-old honour had been bestowed on Australians. In March 2007, the American Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars awarded Jeanne and Richard their prestigious Award for Corporate Citizenship. Jeanne’s work in the community was celebrated in 2007 when Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal Women’s Division awarded her their prestigious Lion of Judah and again in 2010 when Life Education Australia awarded a Gold Harold Humanitarian Award in recognition of her philanthropic contribution to the healthy development of children. A remarkable woman within our community it should be noted that Jeanne is also a mother and grandmother.

Richard Newton
Vice President

Richard Newton was a Director of the Carlton Cricket & Football Social Club between 2002 and 2006 and was also a member of the Finance Sub-Committee. He has a Bachelor of Business from Monash University and is Chairman of the Selpam Group of Companies, a family business involved in property developments and investments, specifically in hotel operations. Richard is also a Director of Amalgamated Holdings Ltd.  Richard joined the Carlton Football Club Board in May 2006 and was appointed as Vice President of the Carlton Football Club in October 2008 at the same time he was appointed chair of the Audit & Finance Committee.

Marcus Clarke

Marcus Clarke has been a director of the Carlton Football Club since February, 2007 and was a director of the Social Club from 2002 to 2006. He was a sponsor from 1996 to 2001 and has been a supporter since the late 1960s.  Marcus has been a barrister since 1987 and has represented a number of players at the AFL Tribunal and in appeals from the Tribunal.  He was an Australian junior and schoolboy champion at middle distance and cross-country, and has a particular interest in player conditioning and injury management and in the development of an elite training facility for the Club.

Zac Fried

Zac Fried is a joint owner and Executive director of The Spotlight Group, including successful Australian businesses; Spotlight,Anaconda and the Spotlight Property Group. Operating over 450,000sqm of retail space across four countries, employing over 7,000 staff they remain one of the most successful privately owned business groups in Australia.

Zac has overseen the development of some of Australia's premier retail and homemaker centres and was recognised for this significant work in 2008 as the recipient of the prestigious Warwick Shedden Memorial Trophy from the Bulky Goods Retailers Association (BGRA). Zac holds a number of board positions and was recently appointed as Vice President of the BGRA, further recognising his influence within this sector. Whilst a specialist in retail and property development throughout Australia and New Zealand, Zac was recently recognised in the top 25 most influential retailers in Australia by leading industry magazine 'Inside Retailing', 2 years in a row. A passionate lifetime Carlton supporter, Zac has been involved in various planning and marketing committees with Carlton and most recently played a key role in the redevelopment of VISY Park for the club.

Raphael Geminder

Raphael (Ruffy) Geminder is Executive Chairman of Pact Group, a leading Australasian packaging business in a broad range of rigid plastic and metal packaging. Pact Group is wholly owned by the Geminder Family. Since acquiring the business in 2002, Ruffy has transformed Pact Group from a largely industrial packaging based supplier to a fast growing, energetic regional packaging leader. This has been achieved through business improvement and over 20 acquisitions during this period. Prior to acquiring Pact Group, Ruffy was the co-founder and Chairman of Visy Recycling, growing it into the largest recycling company in Australia.  Ruffy holds a MBA in Finance and was previously a funds broker in New York before immigrating to Australia. Ruffy was appointed Victoria's first Honorary Consul to the Republic of South Africa in July 2006. He also holds a number of other advisory and Board positions. Ruffy and his wife, Fiona have four children – Georgia, Ben, Annabel and Samantha

Adrian Gleeson

Adrian Gleeson is well known in the football community, having played 176 games for Carlton between 1986 and 1996 and is a Life Member of the Club. He was a member of Carlton's 1987 Premiership side and also represented Victoria during his playing career. While playing for Carlton Adrian embarked on financial planning studies and following his retirement from playing he established his own business in 1990.  A Certified Financial Planner, Adrian continues to be a Partner in C.A.G Financial Services Pty Ltd and is a member of the National Board of Apogee Financial Planning; part of the National Australia Bank group. Adrian was appointed to the Carlton Football Club Board in May 2006.

Ahmed Fahour

Managing Director and CEO of Australia Post. Joined the Board in September 2012. More detailed bio available soon.

Greg Lee

Greg is the founder and Managing Director of three major national and international recruitment businesses. Vital is Australia’s largest healthcare recruiter, whilst Octopus (hospitality) and Precision (logistics) both dominate their niche markets. Greg is a Director of William Angliss Institute and is a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Australian Institute of Management. A Club member since the age of 5, and more recently a Sponsor and Coterie Member, prior to becoming a director Greg worked behind the scenes at Carlton generating significant funds for the Club including projects such as the Carlton Heroes Project.

Mark LoGiudice

Mark LoGiudice is a lifetime Carlton supporter and has been a member of the Carltonians since 1995 and in more recent years a member of The Inner Blue. Mark has been in the property industry since 1986 and is Managing Director of Crawfords Group, a family owned investment and development company, involved in commercial, industrial and retail property. Further to his property interests, Mark is a Director of Premier Fruits Group, a national farming, marketing and logistics company of fresh produce. Outside of his corporate activities, Mark is a long standing committee member of RCH 1000, which actively raises funds for research at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Craig Mathieson

More detailed bio available soon. A life-long Carlton supporter with a banking and commercial background, Craig is the CEO of The Mathieson Group. Joined the Board in October 2012.

Luke Sayers

Luke Sayers is the CEO of PwC Australia and Vice Chairman for East Cluster, PwC's Asia-Pacific network of firms.

Under Luke's leadership PwC Australia is focused on delivering value to clients, lending expertise to help address important national issues, and contributing to communities around Australia.

Luke joined the firm in 1991, initially working with clients in the Information Communications industry. Luke has been a Global Relationship Partner for some of the firm's most important clients and lived in Washington DC for five years before returning to Australia in 2001. Luke has been a member of the Australian leadership team since 2004 and was the Tax and Legal business leader for four years. He was the Markets leader from 2008 and appointed National Managing Partner in 2010. He commenced as CEO in April, 2012.

Luke lives in Melbourne with his wife and four daughters.

Ryan Trainor

Ryan Trainor is a serial entrepreneur, having built a number of companies including founding Franklyn Scholar, Australia’s largest private workforce education business. This was acquired by Kaplan (part of the Washington Post) in 2011. He now oversees Crosby & Prince Ventures, an entrepreneurial fund with investments in a range of industries.

Ryan was accepted into the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT in Boston in 2007, where he recently finished a three-year program and completed a similar program at Stanford University in California in June 2010. He is a national finalist and winner of the Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in the Southern Region (services category).

A lifelong Carlton supporter, Ryan has been a longtime sponsor and member of The Inner Blue.

Outside of football, Ryan is a father of 3 young girls and passionate regarding children’s causes, joining the board of the Mirabel Foundation and actively involved in I-India Project Australia.

Ryan joined the Board in October 2012.