Our Team

Agostino Giramondo MAICD

Acting Chief Executive Committee for Melbourne & Member Success

Agostino is a highly experienced executive and business leader with a career spanning senior leadership roles across Melbourne and Sydney, including extensive experience with News Corp. In his role with Comittee for Melbourne, Agostino works with business, government and community leaders to help shape Melbourne’s long-term economic and social success. He is passionate about collaboration, leadership and community impact, and is actively involved in a number of not-for-profit and charitable organisations. He has completed executive education through The Wharton School and is recognised for his commitment to building strong partnerships and driving positive change.

Troy Wood

Senior Relationship Manager

Troy has over 25 years’ experience in the Corporate Sector, working in management and relationship manager roles within employer groups, recruitment, vocational education and training sectors. Prior to joining Committee for Melbourne, Troy managed the delivery of the Victorian Government’s Skills for Growth program and the National Workforce Development Fund for two of Australia’s largest registered training organisations. In these roles, he led a team to assist enterprises address their workforce development and general business needs.

Troy holds a Diploma of Business Management and Certificate 4 in Training and Assessment and builds strong relationships with his members through his personable approach, general business knowledge and understanding of vital services and benefits for members.

Danny Jackson

Relationship Manager

Danny has over 25 years of corporate experience primarily in the Travel and Tourism and Aviation sector. His expertise includes Account/Stakeholder Management, Strategy Formulation, Negotiation, Customer Service and Training. Danny is an analytical thinker with a demonstrated record of being able to develop and maintain quality relationships, ensuring favourable business outcomes for all parties. Prior to his appointment with the Committee, Danny held the role of Strategic Account Manager with Qantas Airways managing a diverse portfolio of corporate accounts on a national basis and has held roles in Travel Tech, Wholesale and Retail.

Danny has an Associate Diploma of Business and the key focus of his role as Relationship Manager is to retain and grow the Committee member base.

Fiona Luscombe

Relationship Manager

Fiona has 20+ years’ experience in project managing complex and multi-faceted professional sporting events, driving the strategy of high-performance pathways and operational planning, delivery, and analysis.
 
Experience in fostering meaningful stakeholder relationships and community engagement, managed capability frameworks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to drive growth, commercialisation, partnership opportunities, economic impact, and operational efficiencies. Collaborating with a broad network of talented individuals, teams, and workforces nationally, and globally, whilst partnering with Government, Council, and Tourism bodies to create connected communities and businesses to drive outcomes and deliver international events that left lasting legacies, creating year-round growth opportunities.
 
Fiona is passionate about making an impact, fostering relationships, creating opportunities for businesses to thrive through collaboration and finding solutions for mutually beneficial outcomes.

Rebecca Overend

Relationship Manager

Rebecca specialises in stakeholder management of Victoria’s Universities and TAFEs, Healthcare-providers and Victoria’s Council members.

She is a deeply passionate and compassionate people person. Her 15 years of experience working within the Australian Tertiary Education System has provided a platform for her in-depth development of meaningful relationship and stakeholder management.

Rebecca is also an experienced philanthropic fundraiser who thrives on creating transformational opportunities for disadvantaged students through her empowerment of education.

Her background in biomedical and psychological sciences enables her robust understanding and appreciation for philanthropy and business development within the health and wellness sectors.

Hannah Kendall

Executive Assistant and Sponsorship Coordinator

Hannah is the Executive Assistant to Scott Veenker, Chief Executive of Committee for Melbourne.

With a professional background spanning over two decades in the fields of travel, tourism, aviation, and hospitality, she brings a wealth of experience to her role.

She has extensive experience in strategic planning, managing budgets, people and change, problem solving, project management and nurturing stakeholder relationships.