Building the Base, Changing the Game &                               Keeping the Pace                                                   

     How to Develop an Effective President & CEO Partnership 


Successful associations thrive on this strategic model and the expertise of skilled leaders who navigate the intricacies in not-for-profit organisations. The cornerstone of this success lies in the abilities and synergy of two pivotal roles:

  • The President: The governance expert, internal advocate, culture keeper, and stability anchor.
  • The CEO: The organisational architect, external champion, and change agent.

Join us in this exclusive webinar where our esteemed presenters will share their unique insights from both perspectives. Through recent case studies and personal experiences, they will demonstrate the critical importance of having an aligned strategic vision.
We will cover the following: 

  • The role of President and managing change 
  • Building relationships with the Board 
  • The CEO and the first hundred days
  • Creating organisational alignment with the Board and Operations 
  • Case studies of challenges faced by Presidents and CEO's in implementing change 

 Event Details

  • Date: Thursday 5 September
  • Time: 12 noon to 1.00pm
  • Venue: Online via Zoom 
  • Cost: 
    • AES Members: FREE
    • Non-Members: $50
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About the Presenters 

John Keramidas, Surface Coatings Association Australia
John is the current Surface Coatings Association Australia (SCAA) Vice President and Immediate Past President. He has been a member of SCAA since 2004 and holds an Associate in the Technology of Surface Coatings (ATSC) professional Grading and an MBA (executive) from RMIT University. John has served as Chairman, Secretary, Social Secretary, and Membership Secretary of the Victorian Section and has also participated as the Promotions committee member on the Australian Coatings Show. John is also the current Coatings Societies International – CSI of which both SCAA and SCANZ are members. John is the Business Development and Export Manager at Tri-Tech Chemical Company an Australian manufacturing company creating responsible solutions for a better tomorrow. Taking locally produced and imported raw materials and transforming them into solutions that support renewable and sustainable products and processes to minimise the impact on the planet.

John Kilgour, AES Consultant – Former CEO Fire Protection Australia
John spent a large part of his career in several leadership roles with BP in the downstream retail area, where he led an initiative to create the successful BP Highway Travel Centres in Queensland. He also served as the Oil Director – Vietnam and CEO of its subsidiaries BP Petco and Castrol Vietnam, which he transformed into a locally led and profitable manufacturing and retail lubricants operation. He then moved into asset management and property consulting, before being selected as CEO of the Committee for Ballarat, which gave him insights into longer term strategic planning that goes beyond election cycles delivering social and economic growth ahead of major population expansion predicted for the region. John was the CEO of Civil Contractors Federation in Victoria (CCF), and President of the Victorian Civil Construction Industry Alliance (VCCIA), which represents 20-member based associations across civil construction industry delivering in excess of $22bn per annum of major infrastructure works in the state. John then joined the Fire Protection Association Australia as Chief Executive Officer, where he designed and implemented strategies to ensure its future sustainability and success.

Nick Koerbin, Executive Director, AES
With over 30 years of management expertise, Executive Director and Founder of AES, Nick Koerbin is one of the most experienced NFP leaders in Australia. He has held positions as the CEO of Materials Australia, the National Parts Code, as well as senior positions in the Institute of Insurance, Australian Quality Council, the Financial Planning Association, the Australian Human Resources Institute, and the Furniture Industry Association of Australia. Nick created AES with a vision of creating a set of management practices that could be consistently followed to ensure success. Over his 30 years in the industry, he noticed that inconsistent management practices often impeded delivery of services to members, which in turn created issues with membership renewal. By establishing AES and creating the NFP Association Best Practice Self-Assessment, Nick has been able to assist leaders in becoming more confident and informed decision makers so that they can create more effective strategies and implementation plans.

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