President

First joined RKPTC in about 1994

Extensive experience as tennis administrator including periods as Vice President of Tennis Tasmania and as President of Wembley Downs TC

Represented Tasmania in both junior and senior tennis

Regular pennant player for RKPTC including several years as captain.

Now retired, formerly real estate agent, auctioneer and project manager.

Extensive business experience and qualified company director

Vice - President

Chair Corporate Stakeholders Committee

Focus Lease and Sub Lease matters, relations with corporate stakeholders.

A member of RKPTC since 2016, Geoff has played competitive tennis for many years, previously at Dalkeith, where he was Club Captain and at Cottesloe. Geoff was a member of the successful WA Men’s O50’s doubles team at the Australian and NZ Championships in Christchurch in 2006. He currently plays for RKPTC in the Men’s O50’s Team.

Geoff is an energy industry professional with over 40 years of global experience comprising senior executive and board positions in listed and unlisted companies and as an owner and executive director of a successful independent consulting business. Geoff has a BSc Melbourne University, M.Eng.Sc (Pet Eng) Sydney University and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Secretary

Sub - Committee Lead: Governance

RKPTC Member since: 2000

Involvement with RKPTC: Pennant Captain/WA League player since 2000

Relevant experience: International Trade Consultant (35+ years) - Director PwC (current position) / Association of Mining and Exploration (AMEC) Corp Regulation and Taxation Committee member (1999 to date) / Bachelor of Arts (Social Science).

Treasurer

Matthew Hutchens is a mineral exploration geophysicist originally from Adelaide, South Australia. He has been a member of various sporting clubs since the age of 8 when he started playing football. Clubs include Walkerville Football Club, Sturt Baseball Club, Rose Park Cricket Club, University of Adelaide Football Club, East Torrens Baseball Club, University of Adelaide Baseball Club and Kingston Tennis Club. Matthew has previous committee experience through his involvement with the ASEG SA & NT Branch as a committee member from 2010-2017, and on the organising committee of Modern Application of Geophysics 2023 symposium. He gained nearly 10 years experience in hospitality and event organisation while working for the University of Adelaide Union in the UniBar where smaller events were hosted nearly weekly and major events were hosted at least bi-annually (ie Adelaide Fringe Opening Party 2018). Matthew has bookkeeping and business management skills from running AMG Surveys geophysical acquisition company for 10 years from 2013 to present. He is currently a willing volunteer on the Royal Kings Park Tennis Club committee and is dedicated to improving the club for the benefit of all members one step at a time.

Club Captain RKPTC

Sub - Committee role: Head of TOSC Tennis Operations Sub - committee.

RKPTC Member since: 1995

Involvement with RKPTC: Previous Club Captain and Vice - Captain 5 years.

Relevant Experience: Head of Maths, Senior College, Bachelor of Art’s UWA (French), Strata Manager (hon).

Vice - Captain

Sub - Committee role: Tennis Operations RKPTC Member since 2021

Involvement with RKPTC: WA League Player

Relevant Experience: Research Grants and Finance, UWA (10+ years), Fund Performance German banking sector (10+ years), MSc Business Informatics

Heritage Officer

Sub - Committee Lead: Heritage, House & Grounds Chairman

RKPTC Member since: 1977

Involvement with RKPTC: Junior Development 1980’s, Representative on Tennis West Council, Court surfaces and development, TW Headquarters subcommittee, Clay court subcommittee, Junior Development (Ward) scheme reformer, Centenary Tennis Clubs

Relevant experience: International Shipbroker (trading worldwide in bulk commodities), Consulted European Federations & Tennis Academies in Junior Development and court surfaces

General Committee

Self employed for 35 years. Joined RKPTC in 1996.

Club Captain for three years.

General committee member, focus on squash

RKPTC member since 2007

UWA Bachelor of Economics.
Has worked in contract management for a number of organisations.

Former member Cambridge Squash Club and Reabold Tennis Club.

Playing Sunday tennis pennants in summer and reserving for pennant squash at Kings Park.

Club Administrator

RKPTC Employee since: 2022

Relevant experience: MBA in Marketing / Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations.