Chris White

Managing Director, International Quarterback

Chris White is the Managing Director of International Quarterback. With over 25 years industry experience working with brands and sporting bodies on their strategic approach in optimising sponsorship value and effectiveness, Chris is a key influencer with extensive networks in media, rights holders and brands.

Chris is the Chair of the Brissy4Ward Committee, and Patron of Sony Foundation’s Brisbane You Can Centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Chris was a former Sony Foundation Board Director, a position he passionately held for eight years.

Rebecca Lawrie

Director of Sales - Nine Brisbane

Rebecca Lawrie is a media sales professional with over 20 years in broadcast, digital, audio and print media account management and managerial roles. Currently Director of Sales for Nine in Brisbane, she works for Australia’s largest locally owned media company with investments spanning television, video on demand, print, digital, and radio. Nine’s assets include the Nine Television Network, video on demand platform 9Now radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Australian Financial Review, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV and CarAdvice, subscription video platform Stan, and majority investments in Domain and Future Women.

Rebecca is known for her passion for people, particularly women in the workplace and our younger generation of leaders coming through the business. She is obsessed with leading high performing teams that provide innovative and effective solutions for clients. 

Tim Harper-Russell

Group Business Director, Wavemaker

Tim is a senior media and advertising professional with 20 years’ experience amassed over four key tenures in both media agency and sales roles. Currently a senior leader at Wavemaker Global, where he overseas a portfolio of key accounts including Domino’s, Shine Lawyers and AutoSports Group. Tim is passionate about supporting charities (especially for cancer due to its close, personal relevance), so is excited to be able to leverage his network to help drive Sony Foundation success.

Colette Gallagher

General Manager, Torque Media Communications Agency and General Manager, Marketing for Frizelle Sunshine Automotive 

With twenty five years’ experience building and maintaining high performance sales and marketing teams across most media platforms, Colette has previously worked for some of Australia’s leading media organisations including Seven West Media, Pacific Magazines, (where she spent 2 years leading the commercial function of their New Zealand operation), Bauer Media and more recently News Corp Australia.

Throughout her career Colette has built a network that spans most FMCG, Fashion, Beauty and Automotive brands. She has built a reputation on strong negotiation, strategic decision making and on maximising relationships.

Colette moved to the Gold Coast from Sydney with her young family in 2011. She is a non-executive board member of the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation and an active member of the Gold Coast community.