Corporate Governance
Movember’s promise is to act on behalf of all Mo Bros, Mo Sistas and all others involved, to maximise the impact of their support and the funds they raise. We aim to meet best practice standards of governance.The Board of Directors
The Board is accountable to the key stakeholders of Movember to ensure that Movember maintains the highest standards of performance, corporate governance, accountability and transparency. The Board is responsible for directing and controlling The Movember Foundation, guiding and monitoring its strategy and business affairs.
Movember’s key stakeholders include:
- Movember's men’s health partners
- Movember’s corporate sponsors and partners
- The Mo Bros and Mo Sistas who participate in Movember
- Those people and organisations that make donations to the Mo Bros and Mo Sistas
- Movember staff
The Board comprises four independent directors and three of Movember’s founders. In keeping with Movember’s focus on minimising administrative costs, all Board members are unpaid for their directorship.
The Directors of Movember:
Paul Villanti, Chairman
Is a qualified lawyer and has more than 20 years experience running high growth Australian companies.
Adam Garone, Executive Director and CEO
Has an extensive corporate background in e-commerce, web based marketing and project management, giving Adam the perfect skill base for his current role as CEO of Movember. Adam is a founding member of Movember.
Luke Slattery, Executive Director
Has more than 10 years of experience with a number of retail, importing and distribution businesses, representing Australian and international sporting and fashion brands. At Movember Luke is responsible for sponsor partnerships, marketing, PR and events. Luke is a founding member of Movember.
Travis Garone, Non Executive Director
With impressive creative talent and his own creative consultancy, Travis has contributed extensively to the development of the Movember brand and creative concepts. Travis is a founding member of Movember.
Andrew Gibbins, Non Executive Director
Andrew brings more than 16 years of experience in private business strategy, operations and logistics, and is one of the original 30 Mo Bros.
Elaine Farrelly, Non Executive Director
Elaine is a Chartered Accountant who has more than 20 years of experience with international corporations and the not-for-profit sector.
Narelle Curtis, Non Executive Director
Our fourth independent director had to resign due to family commitments and her board position is currently being filled.
Charter and Policies
The Board works to a Charter and a number of Governance Policies. The Board Charter provides a guiding framework for the corporate governance of the Movember Foundation, and covers the role of the Board and the composition and operating principles of the Board. A Directors Code of Conduct has also been adopted.
All Directors, individually and as a Board are required upon appointment to agree to act in accordance with the Board Charter, the Code of Conduct and the Policies. To download a copy of the Movember Corporate Governance Policies please [CLICK HERE].
Sub Committees
The Board has formed two subcommittees – Finance & Audit Committee and Corporate Governance & Best Practice Committee.
Finance & Audit Committee
The role of the Finance and Audit Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its obligations with respect to ensuring:
- The integrity and reliability of information, including financial information, prepared for use by the Board.
- The integrity of the Movember Foundation’s internal controls affecting the preparation and provision of information provided to the Board or in external reports.
The committee also monitors the effectiveness of the external audit function.
Corporate Governance & Best Practice Committee
The role of the Corporate Governance and Best Practice Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its obligations with respect to ensuring:
- The integrity and management of the funds raised by Movember
- The good governance and management of Movember
- Transparency in respect of the distribution of funds
- Best practice in respect of cost of fundraising
Since its formation, the Corporate Governance Committee has reviewed a number of areas including the agreements and structure of our men’s health partner arrangements, contract tendering for major out-sourced services and remuneration of key staff.
