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Gordon Jones representing Hong Kong Gordon Jones Previous Executive Committee Member and CRF Conference Chairman 2006 REPRESENTING: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Gordon Jones was the Registrar of Companies for Hong Kong from 1993 to 2007. During his time as the head of the Companies Registry, he played a key role in the modernisation and computerisation of the department’s operations, and company law and corporate governance reform, including initiating the rewrite of the Companies Ordinance. Gordon was a driving force in the formation of the Corporate Registers Forum. He attended the first ever meeting of the organisation in Auckland 2003 and hosted the third conference in Hong Kong 2006. The Companies Registry of Hong Kong is a Charter Member of the CRF. He is currently involved in a number of pro-bono activities including the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, where he chairs the Regulatory Accountability Board. He is an Honorary Fellow of Lingnan University, the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and Hong Kong Securities Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Kitty Tsui representing Hong Kong Kitty Tsui Treasurer REPRESENTING: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Rory Voller representing South Africa Rory Voller Executive Committee REPRESENTING: South Africa Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Adv Voller is the Cabinet-appointed Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) of South Africa. He was a member of the legislative drafting team for both the New South African Companies Act and the Regulations, the Companies Amendment Act as well as the Intellectual Property Amendment Act on Traditional Knowledge. He is a panel member on the Take-Over Regulation Panel (TRP) on Mergers and Acquisitions, a board member on the Anti- Money Laundering council, a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Council and the Ministerial Specialist Committee member of the Company law and Intellectual Property law committees. He is also appointed to the King Committee on Corporate Governance. He has also been elected for a second term 2019 to the Executive Committee of the Corporate Registers Forum, a body of Global Company Registrars. As Head of the Intellectual Property Office of South Africa, Adv Voller also sits on the BRICS Heads of IP offices Committee made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Neville Harris QSO representing New Zealand Neville Harris QSO Past Conference Chair REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Neville Harris was the New Zealand Registrar of Companies from 1989-2013 and the Commissioner of Patents, Trade Marks and Plant Variety Rights from 1997-2013. A strong advocate for the formation of the CRF, Neville supported his office (The New Zealand Companies Office) when the idea of holding the first event in 2003 was considered. Neville was awarded the Companion of the Queen’s Service Order for services to the state in the New Year’s honours list 2013. Neville currently works as a consultant and is on the board of directors of several companies. Drawing on his his experience in prominent roles in the management and supervision of the regulatory framework for corporations, securities, insolvency, intellectual property rights and the crown mineral estate. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Joey Mathekga representing South Africa Joey Mathekga Inaugural Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: South Africa Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Prabha Chinien representing Mauritius Prabha Chinien Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: Mauritius Corporate and Business Registration Department Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Rory Voller representing South Africa Rory Voller Executive Committee REPRESENTING: South Africa Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Advocate Rory Voller is the Cabinet-appointed Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) of South Africa. He was a member of the legislative drafting team for both the New South African Companies Act and the Regulations, the Companies Amendment Act as well as the Intellectual Property Amendment Act on Traditional Knowledge. He is a panel member on the Take-Over Regulation Panel (TRP) on Mergers and Acquisitions, a board member on the Anti- Money Laundering council, a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Council and the Ministerial Specialist Committee member of the Company law and Intellectual Property law committees. He is also appointed to the King Committee on Corporate Governance. He has also been elected for a second term 2019 to the Executive Committee of the Corporate Registers Forum, a body of Global Company Registrars. As Head of the Intellectual Property Office of South Africa, Adv Voller also sits on the BRICS Heads of IP offices Committee made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Michael Brosnahan representing New Zealand Michael Brosnahan Secretary REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Mr Masena joined the then Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (ROCIP) in 1999 as a Commercial Officer and rose through the ranks to Commercial Officer – Head of Companies and Business Names (2001), Senior Commercial Officer – Head of Copyright Section (2003), Principal Commercial Officer – Head of Companies Division (2007), Deputy Registrar (2009), Registrar (2011), until he become the Registrar General at the newly created parastatal (CIPA). He is credited with putting in place processes that significantly reduced the turn-around times for registering companies in Botswana, spearheading the amendments of the Companies Act, Copyright Act and the Industrial Property Act, and leading the transformation of ROCIP to an autonomous body. Mr Masena has also cemented CIPA’s relationship with international bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the Corporate Registers Forum among others, ensuring that all CIPA activities are based on international standards. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Abdul Karim representing Malaysia Abdul Karim Executive Committee Member and Chair Elect REPRESENTING: Malaysia Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Michelle Crosby representing Australia Michelle Crosby Executive Committee (stepped down August 2022) REPRESENTING: Australia Australian Registry Business Services Michelle Crosby is the Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Business Registry Services business line at the Australian Taxation Office and the Deputy Registrar of the Australian Business Register. Michelle is leading a transformational program of work across multiple government agencies to modernise business registers and introduce director identification numbers. Michelle has extensive experience across both the private and public sectors, including senior roles in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of Human Services. Michelle holds a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting). In 2017, Michelle completed the Executive Fellows Program through the Australia and New Zealand School of Government. With the move of the Australian business registers from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to the ATO in 2021, Michelle assumes the leadership role for the registers for Australia. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Chloe Ong representing Singapore Chloe Ong Assistant Secretary REPRESENTING: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Divanandum (Prahba) Chinien representing Mauritius Divanandum (Prahba) Chinien Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: Mauritius Corporate and Business Registration Department Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni