Divisional CEOs

The Australian Institute of Management has 5 state divisions under a federated model, each with its own Board, Council and Management team.

The state Chief Executive Officers are responsible for the day to day running of their local divisional, ensuring managers receive relevant information and services based on their locality.

For information on the Institute's CEOs, choose from the following state divisions:

• AIM NSW & ACT - David Wakeley FAIM
• AIM Qld & NT - Vivienne Anthon FAIM
• AIM SA - John Stokes FAIM
• AIM Vic & Tas - Susan Heron FAIM
• AIM WA - Patrick Cullen FAIM

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

David Wakeley FAIM

David Wakeley is a Chief Executive with diverse industry and functional experience. In particular, he has significant experience in business development and sales and marketing with organisations that have strong consumer brands.

David has a clear focus on customer service and has worked in a number of organisations that are icons of customer service including NRMA and the Virgin group. Throughout his career he has maintained a "results focused, team approach" to business. He achieves satisfaction in seeing the growth of the businesses that he leads and also the growth of the people within the businesses.

David's most recent corporate role was CEO of Virgin Money Australia where he led the team in a period of significant difficulty due to the advent of the global financial crisis.

Queensland and Northern Territory

Vivienne Anthon FAIM

Vivienne Anthon is CEO at the Australian Institute of Management - Qld & NT. She is the Executive in charge of the AIM Graduate School and Management Books. She is also responsible for the Public Training business, which includes AIMQ Online, the newest business in the AIM Qld and NT stable.

For six years, Vivienne has been responsible for the development of all content, curriculum, program delivery and research at the Institute with particular focus on leadership, management, innovation, strategy and people.

She has a rich and varied background in professional services, education and business development, having owned and operated a range of SMEs and taken some from start up to market leader.

Vivienne has a Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University, a Graduate Diploma in Education from Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Business Administration with Distinction from Griffith University.

South Australia

John Stokes FAIM

John has been Chief Executive Officer of AIM SA since 2000, as well as a director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, South Australia/Northern Territory.

He has previously been employed as the Divisional Director South Australia for the National Institute of Accountants and as Assistant Director-Professional Development and Professional Development Officer for Australian Society of Practising Accountants.

He acted as Executive Officer of the St Peter's College Foundation and St Peter's Old Collegians Association and is a Past State President of the Australian Society of Association Executives (SA Division), a commissioned officer with the Royal Infantry Corps and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Accountants.

Victoria and Tasmania

Susan Heron FAIM

Currently the Chief Executive Officer of AIM VT, Susan Heron is a dynamic professional with extensive management experience and corporate leadership across diverse industry sectors, including medical, shipping, finance and higher education.

After initially qualifying as a Medical Radiographer, Susan began training as a competitive Shipbroker. At this time she was the only female Shipbroker in Australia and one of only three in the world. During her six years as a Shipbroker, Susan was the first woman in Australia to qualify as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (London). In this capacity, Susan dealt with significant Australian clients, such as BHP, AWB, and the Australian Antarctic Division, as well as working in international markets such as Japan, Middle East, USA and Europe.

Susan joined the banking industry upon completion of her Bachelor of Economics at Monash University and went on to hold various senior positions including Citibank Vice-President, Chief Manager at Westpac, Executive Director at Rothschild and Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategy, ANZ Insitutional Banking.

Susan is a current Board member of Museum Victoria and Malthouse Theatre and her previous Board appointments include AIM VT, NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited, Southern Health Care Network and Water EcoScience Limited. She was also Deputy Chairman of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) for six years and was a member of the Victorian Government's Finance Industry Consultative Committee. Susan is an enthusiastic member of Women Chief's of Enterprise International (Victoria) and of the Egyptology Society of Victoria.

Western Australia

Patrick Cullen FAIM

Patrick has held the position of Executive Director of AIM WA since 1995 having previously worked in the positions of Deputy Executive Director and Manager, Business Development.

He has a strong background in industrial relations and personnel management having been the Personnel Officer for Dublin City University and as a Personnel/Industrial Relations Specialist with the Industrial Training Authority and PJ Walls Dublin Ltd in Ireland.

Patrick has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations from the National College of Industrial Relations (Ireland) and a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Dublin. He has also been a Director of Investors in People Australia, the Chairperson of the Allergy Research Foundation and a member of the National Frontline Management Taskforce.