Nominee Profile
Finance Investment and
Property Board
CAMBRIDGE Robert Westwood (Mr)
BEng (Civil), FIEAust, CPEng
St Andrews Uniting Church, Bremer-Brisbane
Robert (Bob) is a current and founding member of the Finance Investment and Property Board. He is also,
and has been since 1986, a member of the Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.). Bob has been a
member of the Uniting Church since Union and was a former member of the Presbyterian Church. He was
also a founding member of the Finance and Property Services Board and member of the Synod Property
Committee from 1982 to 2001. Recently retired, Bob was the former Director and Senior Principal of
Cardno Alexander Browne Pty Ltd and a Director of Alexander Browne Cambridge and Partners (Civil and
Structural Engineers).
COLLINS
Ralph Michael (Mr)
BSc, FIAA
Trinity Wilston Uniting Church, Moreton Rivers
Ralph is a current and founding member of the Finance Investment and Property Board. He is also Church
Council Secretary and Elder at Trinity Wilston Church and a member of The Uniting Church in Australia
Property Trust (Q.). Ralph was formerly a Board Member of Brisbane Lifeline and Kings College (St Lucia)
for many years and was chair of the Management Committees for the National Christian Youth Convention
in 2011 and the Uniting Church National Assembly in 2006, as well as ballot convenor for the 29th Synod. A
qualified actuary, Ralph is currently employed at QSuper and has over 30 years experience in the
superannuation industry, including 18 years with AMP, 10 years with Sunsuper and 2 years as a Principal at
Rice Warner consultancy.
PEDEN
Bruce William (Mr)
AAUQ, FCA
Atherton Uniting Church, North Queensland
Bruce is currently a member of the Finance Investment and Property Board; chair of his Church Council and
Elder at Atherton Uniting Church; and Presbytery Treasurer as well as member of the Presbytery
Leadership Team and Mission Resourcing Committee at North Queensland Presbytery. A semi-retired
Chartered Accountant, he is the current chair of the Tablelands Regional Council’s Audit and Risk
Management Committee (ARMC); deputy chair of the Cairns Regional Council and its ARMC; and a
member of the Cairns and Hinterland Health Service Board and its ARMC. Bruce was formerly a Partner
with Hall Chadwick Chartered Accountants for over 20 years, where he specialised in strategic planning,
business mentoring and taxation, as well as a State Councillor with the Institute of Chartered Accountants,
where he is currently a member of its Qld Advisory Group. He has served the Church for over 50 years
holding various offices including member of the SSC for 3 years, member of the Lifeline Cairns Region
Board for 8 years and Lifeline Interim State Board member.
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Nominee Profile
Finance Investment and
Property Board