The inaugural Chairman of the SMEC Foundation was Doug Price,
A.M., who was the Chief Executive of SMEC from 1975 to 1988. Since 2007 the
Chairman has been Les Douglas, former Director Corporate Affairs in SMEC from
1995 to 2007 and a former
Australian diplomat.
The Foundation operates with financial support from the SMEC Group together with
staff donations. Decisions on the allocation of funds are made by the Chairman
in consultation with a Management Committee consisting of Jill Hickson and Roger
Bayliss (independent directors of SMEC Holdings Ltd) and Geoff Percival
(Executive Director International West in SMEC). SMEC's Corporate Development
Unit provides administrative support to the Foundation.
The SMEC Foundation is not intended to undertake major projects. Its existence
is based on the conviction derived from SMEC's corporate experience that small
amounts of money spent wisely can produce social and economic benefits out of
all proportion to the financial cost.
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