Board of Directors

Mr Sean Bowden - Chairman

Bachelor of Laws (with Honours)
Partner, Bowden McCormack Lawyers & Advisers
Former player Richmond Football Club (FC), Port Melbourne FC, Rovers FC (Alice Springs)
VFA Representative player 1994, 1995
Premiership Coach, Rovers FC, CAFL, 1996

Master of Public Health
Diploma of Social Science and Management
Company Director – Dianne Borella Consultancy Pty Ltd.
Accredited Trainer – Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid
Cert IV Mentoring Diverse Groups
Life Member Nightcliff Football Club
Past President Rotary Club of Darwin Sunrise
Recipient of Paul Harris Fellow Award
Recipient of Sapphire Paul Harris Fellow Award
NT Thunder Football Club Volunteer of the Year Award
Long Term Employee – Australian Public Service with experience in Education, Employment, Training, Youth Affairs, Aboriginal Health, Law & Order
Member of well-respected local sporting family

AFL Executive General Manager - Game Development
Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting
15-year career with Lion, working across finance, logistics, and sales in the winery and dairy business units
Joined the AFL in 2016 as CEO of AFL Tasmania
2018 was appointed to Head of Game Development
2020 was appointed General Manager of AFL competitions including umpiring, competition management, game analysis, and player movement
2021 was appointed Executive General Manager Game Development, which includes responsibility for all participation and programs including the portfolios of Auskick, Schools, Diversity and Inclusion, as well as Community Football governance and facility development

Regional Manager of Carlton & United Breweries NT
NT resident for over 4 decades, one of those in Alice Springs
Inaugural member and former Chairman, of Northern Territory FC
Has a strong NT football background having played in Central Australia (Federal FC and Wests FC) and Darwin (Wanderers FC and Banks FC) competitions
Served on a variety of FC committees and coached at several levels, including premiership teams
Is involved with NT Masters AFL
Is a lifelong Essendon Bombers supporter

Executive management experience- General Manager Health Services Division (Central Australian Aboriginal Congress) and Executive Manager,
Policy and Governance (Central Land Council)
A long-time advocate for social justice, community, and policy development in Aboriginal Affairs
Extensive background working for the Aboriginal community-controlled sector
Has held senior research roles at
CSIRO and Charles Darwin University Award-winning researcher, including the recipient of the prestigious W.H. Stanner Award (2017)
Ministerial appointments at the Commonwealth and NT level (education and training, environment, AFL)
Community volunteer

Current CEO of the Larrakia Development Corporation, serving as a Director from 2005 and Chair from2010-2013
Bachelor of Laws
Crown Prosecutor (ODPPNT)
Aboriginal Lands (SFNT)
Policy Adviser (Chief Minister's Office)
Director The Healing Foundation
Director Aboriginal Area Protection Authority (NT)
Director Menzies School of Health Research
Director National Center for Indigenous Excellence
Served as a Patrolman with NORFORCE and is a service Legal Officer (RANR)
2011 National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year
Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

20 years of experience in legal and corporate governance roles in Australia and overseas, predominantly in the resources sector
Currently General Counsel & Company
Secretary of ASX-listed New Century Resources Limited
Former captain, premiership player and Executive Committee member with the University Blues Football Club in the Premier Division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Master of Laws (LLM); Bachelor of Laws (LLB); Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)