Jeff Ellison has been with Sealink Travel Group since 1991, steering the company through private ownership and culminating in the IPO of the business in 2013. Under his leadership, SeaLink has become Australia’s biggest tourism and transport operator with operations all around the country. It has transitioned from a small privately-owned South Australian-based business to a top 300 public-listed company on the ASX. Mr Ellison stepped down as managing director in July 2020 and became a non-executive chair.
Mr Ellison joined the board of Tourism Australia in November 2018 and was appointed deputy chair in October 2020.