Robert B Gavshon

Mr Gavshan migrated to Australia from South Africa in 1978 where he was a partner in a law firm. Shortly after arrival in Australia, he was appointed Group General Counsel and Director of Corporate Affairs with worldwide responsibility for a multinational corporation listed on the ASX. Robert later became shareholder in and served as a director of public companies including Executive Deputy Chairman of Barbeques Galore Ltd. He has also been involved in several equity ventures where he took Board and advisory roles including Oporto, Hipages and The Optical Company. Robert has been engaged in the education sector for over two decades and was a shareholder in and Chairman of Think Education Group and Open Colleges until their sale. He is Member of Risk Committee.