Key business leader joins Reconciliation Australia Board
Media Release – 27 July 2010
Melinda Cilento, Business Council of Australia’s Deputy CEO, has accepted a position on the Reconciliation Australia Board of Directors.
Reconciliation Australia Co-Chairs Professor Mick Dodson and Mr Mark Leibler announced that Ms Cilento would replace Ms Sam Mostyn who stood down from the Board this month.
Ms Cilento joins the Reconciliation Australia Board with public and private sector experience in economic policy development and analysis.
Prior to joining the Business Council of Australia, Ms Cilento worked with County Investment Management (now Invesco) as Head of Economics.
Ms Cilento has also worked with the Department of Treasury in various roles, and spent two years working at the International Monetary Fund as the technical assistant to the Australian Executive Director.
Professor Dodson said Ms Cilento would make an excellent addition to the Board of Reconciliation Australia.
“In her role at the Business Council, Melinda has been a tremendous ambassador for reconciliation—actively promoting reconciliation in the business sector. Professor Dodson said.
“Around a third of the nation’s top 100 companies, including the 11 largest, have been working with Reconciliation Australia to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan and Melinda has played an important role in this process.
“Melinda is also an alumni of the Reconciliation Australia Garma Women’s Group which has had a positive impact by strengthening and focussing her ongoing support of Indigenous people and issues.”
Mr Leibler also paid tribute to the outstanding contribution Ms Mostyn has made to Reconciliation Australia during her time on the Board.
“Since joining our Board in 2007, Sam has played a crucial role to advance reconciliation across the country—particularly in the areas of community development, sport, recreation and broader corporate engagement.
“As a Commissioner of the Australian Football League, Sam has played a key role in bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians closer together both on and off the playing field,” Mr Leibler said.
Media Contact: Kylie Thompson, 0418 633 277 or kylie.thompson@reconciliation.org.au
