WorkPac Board of Directors

Alan Broome AM

Alan Broome is highly regarded as a business leader and strategic thinker in the mining industry. Alan joined the WorkPac Board of Directors as Chairman in November 2004. He brings to WorkPac over 20 years experience in the secondary metals industry as a metallurgist and 15 years experience in the mining industry. He had an extensive background in metal casting and steel production before joining the mining industry as managing director of a major Australian coal industry owned group.

Alan's extensive knowledge and experience of the mining industry has been accumulated through his heavy involvement with mining technology companies, government agencies and major international mining companies in promoting Australian mining and developing global trade.

Alan's other directorships comprise a number of Australian mining technology companies; including the Chairman of the Australian mining technology export group Austmine; Chairman of the Australian Government Action Agenda promoting mining technology; and Deputy chairman of the world's largest Internet based mining procurement company.

For more than 25 years Alan has made important contributions to the development of the Australian mining supply sector, including leadership of research activities, export development, commercialisation of innovation, assistance to companies to harness e-business processes and advice to government organisations on the development of Australia's mining equipment, services and technology sector. In 1999, Alan was awarded the Westpac export award for mining and in 2000, the Order of Australia (AM) for services to mining. In 2005 Alan also received the Aus IMM Presidents Award.

Phil Smart

Phil Smart started his professional career in 1976 by completing a Carpentry Apprenticeship and then held a General Builders Licence in both Queensland and New South Wales. In 1983, Phil joined the Real Estate industry and found his niche as a successful sales and marketing specialist that culminated in him travelling internationally as a keynote lecturer on sales and marketing.

Phil's introduction to the recruitment industry began in 1994 as the financial backer and strategic adviser to a recruitment organisation, which is still in existence today. In late 1996 Phil sold his shareholding in that company; however, he had developed an affinity for the industry and decided to establish WorkPac in February of 1997.

When introduced to the recruitment industry Phil realised that his experience, firstly as a tradesperson and then with sales and marketing, when combined with his proven success in developing large sales teams gave him a unique mix of credentials that made him well suited to the recruitment industry.

Today Phil is the driving force behind WorkPac's success and his vision, direction and values are the cornerstones on which the organisation has been built.

Wayne Farrell

Prior to joining WorkPac, Wayne Farrell was a professional water-skier based in Adelaide and a member of the Australian Barefoot Waterskiing team for 4 years, competing between Australia and the United States and running a water-ski school in the USA in the summer months.

Wayne then moved on to run and manage a branch of the family owned national rail-freight forwarding transport company in Queensland for 5 years, a company with an annual turn over of approx $20 million and 100 staff. The company was sold to a multi-national transport company in 1989 where Wayne was contracted to the new owners for a 3 year period.

Wayne’s introduction to recruitment began 5 years later in a small recruitment firm where he crossed paths with Phil Smart, Managing Director of WorkPac and began with WorkPac in 1998 to start the Queensland operations.

Over the past 10 years Wayne has played an integral role developing the Queensland business and expanding its operations across Queensland from the Gold Coast to the far North, establishing and assisting the current 7 offices with their individual business development. Wayne became a partner in 1998 and is currently in a senior State Business Development role working with some of WorkPac’s major clients in overseeing the negotiation and implementation of many major contracts.

Wayne brings extensive industry knowledge and experience to the board and the ability to look at and evaluate growth areas for the WorkPac Group. Waynes strengths lie in his 10 years of operational and business development experience in all of the Queensland markets.

Nanette Carroll

As a respected leader with over 25 years in the recruitment industry, Nanette juggles a busy family life shared with her husband Mike, 3 sons and currently 5 grandchildren with her numerous council and board appointments, charity and community work and industry commitments.

Nanette joined the Recruitment Industry in 1981 with Slade Consulting Group, as their Office Manager for the Brisbane Slade Personnel Services office. She then moved into a consultant role and worked her way on to becoming a Regional Director after Slade Group was sold and Slade Personnel Services was re-branded Brook Street Bureau.

In 1990 Nannette was involved in a management buyout of the Queensland division of Brook Street Bureau and became Joint Managing Director and oversaw spectacular growth of the operation over the ensuing 9 years.

In August 1999 Brook Street QLD was sold to the New York based TMP Worldwide Inc and Nanette remained as Joint Managing Director. In April 2000 Nanette was appointed Joint Chief Executive Officer for Australia & New Zealand of the Office Staff Division of Morgan & Banks incorporating Alectus, Lampen and Brook Street, the position she held until her retirement in December 2001. In this role Nanette had joint responsibility for a Business Turnover of approx. $320 million and a staff of approx. 540.

Nanette then joined the Board of Directors of the Australian Institute of Management (Qld) and became Chairperson and Chief Judge of the state wide Management Excellence Awards program from 2002 to 2006.

In 2003, Nanette was also appointed to the Professional Practice Council of the Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA), a position she holds today. Over the years Nanette has been actively involved in the RCSA (formerly Institute of Personnel Consultants and The National Association of Personnel Consultants) as a councillor and tutor and is now a Fellow (Life member) of the RCSA. She is also a past Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow & Councillor of the Australian Institute of Management. In 1996 she was awarded the QLD & Australian Telstra Business Woman of the Year (Business Owner Category) and is today a National Judge for the awards.

Nanette joined the Board of WorkPac as a Non-Executive Director in September 2007.