Our Board

Ian Vanderbeek  commenced as Chair of the Cradle Coast  Board of Directors in January 2026.

Mr Vanderbeek is an accomplished senior executive and non-executive director with more than 40 years of international experience across the transport, logistics, and agriculture sectors. His extensive leadership background includes serving as Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Independent Director in Australia, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.

Email: chair@cradlecoast.com

Peter Voller is Chair of the Cradle Coast Regional NRM Committee and director on the CCA Board.

Mr Voller has served as Chair of the NRM Committee since January 2018. His professional background includes organisational governance, policy review and design, property and landscape planning for sustainable farming systems and practical farm management.

Email: nrmchair@cradlecoast.com

Circular Head Mayor, Gerard Blizzard, serves as a Member Council representative on the Cradle Coast Authority Board.

Waratah-Wynyard CEO Vanessa J. Adams MBE, MPA, serves as the Member Council representative on the Cradle Coast Authority Board.

Vanessa brings to the Board skills and experience derived from a 43-year and counting career in the public sector, initially in the UK and now in Australia. She has worked at national, regional and local levels of government, at different stages leading teams responsible for policy and governance (including risk and internal audit), community safety (including domestic abuse), IT, public art and corporate finance. She has significant experience in responding to emergency events, from bushfires to storms and floods and holds a master’s degree in public administration.

Vanessa is motivated by the opportunity to improve the communities in which she lives and works, and being a Board member on a regional body adds an extra dimension to her role as CEO, which is particularly valuable given the interconnectedness of today’s communities and the infrastructure on which they depend.

Matthew (Mat) Greskie, B.Eng (Hons), GAICD, has extensive Board and senior management experience, including 11 years as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dulverton Waste Management. He has a Bachelor of Engineering and is a graduate of the AICD.

Mat is a recognised leader in governance, strategy, risk management, strategic asset management, and project and contract management. He brings this suite of skills and knowledge to the CCA Board, where he looks forward to providing the community with the highest level of confidence in the organisation’s governance and decision-making.

 Mat’s current Board roles include Chair of Water Operations Association of Australia, Chair of NAMS Canada and Deputy Chair of the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board.

John Dowling B.Pharm FCPA FACP FAICD FPG is a Pharmacist and Certified Practising Accountant with extensive experience in business, governance, and community service. He is the Director of Terry White Chemmart Latrobe and Tasmanian Vice President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.

John is Treasurer of Youth, Family and Community Connections (YFCC) and a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian College of Pharmacy, and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. His leadership roles include serving as the former State President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and holding directorships with Guild Insurance, Guild Super, GuildLink, and Gold Cross, as well as being the immediate past Chairman of Meridian Lawyers.

John was born in Devonport and has spent the majority of his life living on the North-west Coast. His family history here goes back many generations. After running a successful local business for more than 30 years, he remains passionate about the region’s prosperity and is committed to supporting its continued growth through his role with the Cradle Coast Authority.