The Council of Directors is the corporate governing body of AIBM and is collectively accountable for the governance, direction setting, oversight and performance of AIBM overall. The Directors are accountable for all AIBM’s operations. including accountability for the award of higher education qualifications, and for continuing to meet the requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework.
| AIBM COUNCIL DIRECTORS | |||
![]() E/Prof David Wilmoth (Chair) Emeritus Professor B Econ (Hons 1) University of Queensland, MTCP University of Sydney, PhD University of California Berkeley, GAICD AIBM Council Director (Independent) | ![]() Angus Dickinson FCA, CIA, PMIIA, Newcastle Polytechnic (UK) AIBM Council Director (Independent), Audit & Risk Committee (Chair) | ![]() Dr Douglas R. Hinchliffe Adjunct Professor TPTC Vic, BEc, BEd, LaTrobe, GDipEdAdmin Vic, MEd Monash, MSc Florida State, PhD Monash, GDipTESOL KOI, GAICD, CPT CEO & Dean and President, AIBM Council Director, Academic Board Member | ![]() Ronald Perkinson BA (EdAdmin), DipTchg, AFNZIM, former Principal Education Specialist, IFC/World Bank Group AIBM Council Director (Independent) |
![]() Dr Jamil Salmi Emeritus Professor MBA (ESSEC), MPIA (Pitt), PhD (Sussex) AIBM Council Director (Independent) | ![]() Shanming (Nick) Wang MBA (Finance) CEIBS, B.Sc (Mech, Manuf & Autom.) Tongji University AIBM Council Director (Shareholder Representative) | ![]() Dr John Jenkins Assoc Dip Horticulture, BA (UNE), BA (Hon)(UNE), PhD (UNE), GAICD AIBM Council Director (Independent) Academic Board (Chair) | ![]() Ms Kathryn Osipoff MBA, Marketing (UTS), AMI Fellow CPM AIBM Council Director (Independent) |
![]() Ms Nevras Alam BLaws (Hon) (USyd), BE (Chemical) (Curtin) AIBM Council Director (Independent) | |||
The Council of Directors has established the Academic Board as the principal academic body in AIBM to which the Council delegates the oversight of the academic functions and policies of AIBM. The Academic Board collectively provides academic leadership and oversight of AIBM’s academic activities at an institutional level.
The main role of the Academic Board is to:
The Academic Board is led by a Chair who is a distinguished educator. Members of Academic Board include distinguished external academic experts, senior executive staff and the President of the Student Society.

Dr John Jenkins (Chair)
ASSOC DIP HORTICULTURE, BA (UNE), BA (HON) (UNE), PHD (UNE), GAICD
Dr Farzaneh Mayabadi
PHD (UOW), MPHIL (UOW), MA, BA
Dr Douglas R. Hinchliffe
TPTC VIC, BEC, BED, LATROBE, GDIPEDADMIN VIC, MED MONASH, MSC FLORIDA STATE, PHD MONASH, GDIPTESOL KOI, GAICD, CPT
Dr Angelina Zubac
PhD Strategy (Adel.), Grad Dip Statistics (RMIT), Bcom (Melb.), BA (ANU)
Dr Jun Xu
MBA, PHD, BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM, CURTIN UNIVERSITY
Dr Donald Perlgut
PhD (Macquarie) MCP (Berkeley) BA (Cornell)
Dr Yeon Kim
PhD ANU, MCom (Hons) UNSW, BEC SYD
Dr Phil Brown
BEd, MCom, MEd Admin, MTEM, EdD, KOI VICE-PRESIDENT (OPERATIONS), ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER
Mr Ankur
BIT, KOI STUDENT SOCIETY PRESIDENTOur teachers are recognised as being the best in their field. If you want to be the best, learn from the best! Having teachers with real industry experience is crucial for students being able to relate and therefore apply themselves. Our teachers are selected for their knowledge, experience, ability to engage with students, pass rates and very importantly, their passion. They have outstanding records and their proof is their students’ academic achievements. You have a choice where you would like to study but do you really want to risk it?
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| E/Prof David Wilmoth (Chair) | AIBM Council Director (Independent) | B ECON (HONS I) University of Queensland, MTCP University of Sydney, PhD University of California Berkeley, GAICD |
| Angus Dickinson | AIBM Council Director, Audit & Risk Committee Chairperson | FCA, CIA, PMIIA, Newcastle Polytechnic (UK) |
| Dr Douglas R. Hinchliffe (Adjunct Professor) | CEO & Dean and President, AIBM Council Director, Academic Board Member | TPTC Vic, BEc, BEd, LaTrobe, GDipEdAdmin Vic, MEd Monash, MSc Florida State, Phd Monash, GDipTESOL KOI, GAICD, CPT |
| Ronald Perkinson | AIBM Council Director (Independent) | BA (EdAdmin), DipTchg, AFNZIM. former Principal Education Specialist, IFC/World Bank Group |
| Dr Jamil Salmi (Emeritus Professor) | AIBM Council Director (Independent) | MBA (ESSEC), MPIA (Pitt), PhD (Sussex) |
| Shanming (Nick) Wang | AIBM Council Director | MBA (Finance) CEIBS, B.Sc (Mech. Manuf & Autom.) Tongji University |
| Dr John Jenkins | AIBM Council Director(Independent), Academic Board Member Chairperson | Assoc Dip Horticulture, BA (UNE), BA(Hon)(UNE), PhD (UNE), GAICD |
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Dr John Jenkins (Chair) | AIBM COUNCIL DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC BOARD CHAIRMAN | ASSOC DIP HORTICULTURE, BA (UNE), BA (HON) (UNE), PHD (UNE), GAICD AIBM COUNCIL DIRECTOR, |
| Dr Farzaneh Mayabadi | ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | PHD (UOW), MPHIL (UOW), MA, BA |
| Dr Douglas R. Hinchliffe | KOI CEO & DEAN AND PRESIDENT, AIBM COUNCIL DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | TPTC VIC, BEC, BED, LATROBE, GDIPEDADMIN VIC, MED MONASH, MSC FLORIDA STATE, PHD MONASH, GDIPTESOL KOI, GAICD, CPT |
| Dr Angelina Zubac | Research and Scholarship Committee Chairperson, ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | PhD Strategy (Adel.), Grad Dip Statistics (RMIT), Bcom (Melb.), BA (ANU) |
| Dr Jun Xu | KOI VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC), ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | MBA, PHD, BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM, CURTIN UNIVERSITY |
| Dr Donald Perlgut | Learning and Teaching Committee Chairperson, ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | PhD (Macquarie) MCP (Berkeley) BA (Cornell) |
| Dr Philip Brown | KOI VICE-PRESIDENT (OPERATIONS) ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | BEd, MCom, MEd Admin, MTEM, EdD |
| Dr Yeon Kim | Senior Lecturer, Economics, Statistics and Research, ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER | PhD ANU, MCom (Hons) UNSW, BEc Syd |
| Ankur | KOI Student Society President | BIT |
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Doug Hinchliffe (Adjunct Prof) | KOI CEO & Dean and President, AIBM Council Director, KOI Academic Board Member | PhD, MEd (Monash), MSc (FSU), BEc, BEd (La Trobe),GDipEdAdmin (VIC), GDipTESOL (KOI),TPTC (VIC), GAICD, CPT |
| Dr Phil Brown | KOI Vice President (Operations), KOI Academic Board Member | EdD (LSU), MTEM (UMelb), MEdAdmin (UNSW), MCom (UNSW), BEd (AU), PHEA, FAUA,GAICD,IEAA-F, Cert IV RM |
| Dr Jun Xu | KOI Vice President (Academic), KOI Academic Board Member | PhD (Curtin), MBA(Curtin), B.Eng (CUPB) |
| Mr Denny Irawan | KOI Associate Vice President (Operations) | MBA, BCom (MQ) |
| Mr Jake Baek | KOI Finance and Accounts Director | BEc (KU), MAcc (MQ), CPA, CA |
| Dr Jacinta Kelly | KOI Director of Learning and Teaching Member of the KOI Learning and Teaching Committee | PhD (UNSW), BA hons1(UNSW) |
| Mr Ken Emeleues | KOI Head of Technology Services | GDipEdSec (UTS), BSc(MQ) |
| Mr Salman Hatimali | KOI Marketing Director | BBus (Acct) (KOI), BCom(KU), AdvDipBus |
| Ms Anurag Kanwar | KOI Director Governance, Risk and Accreditation | LLM (Syd), LLB, BEc(Syd), GDLP (CoL), FIML, FARPI |