Boards

Albert Group Services Board

Gabrielle Trainor AO

Andrew Rothery

Will Richardson

David Albert

Ingrid Albert

Emily Albert

Kirsty Albert

Gabrielle Trainor AO

Chair, Albert Group Services Board

Gabrielle Trainor AO is a non-executive company director whose roles have been in public and private and for purpose entities in areas including infrastructure, urban development, financial services, the arts and sport. She has a long history working with First Nations organisations in education and empowerment. She has recently retired as Interim Chief Commissioner and Chair of Infrastructure Australia. She chairs the Construction Industry Culture Taskforce, a collaboration between the Australian Constructors Association and the NSW and Victorian governments. Her other current appointments include as director of Built Group Holdings Pty Ltd, a board member of the Bradfield Development Authority and a member of the board of trustees and Pro Chancellor of Western Sydney University. She is a commissioner of the AFL, a trustee of the Charlie Perkins Trust, an adviser to Gadens and a director of listed investment company WAM Global. Gabrielle’s more distant background is as a lawyer, journalist, public sector executive and consultant. She chaired the National Film and Sound Archive for nine years. Gabrielle was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2017.

Andrew Rothery

Non-executive Director, Albert Group Services Board

Chair, Alberts Impact Ventures Investment Committee

Member, Albert Group Services Investment Committee

Andrew is passionate about helping people do their best, in whatever field they might be pursuing. He started his working life as a corporate lawyer with Freehills before honing his commercial and consulting skills with McKinsey & Company. He then began a long career in private market investing, with his original focus being on later stage deals (LBOs and MBOs). In recent years his focus has been on impact investing and early stage investing. With roles in businesses spanning wealth management, private equity and venture capital investing, incubation of deep technology businesses and the operation of wholesale nurseries, Andrew still works hard to make time for his family and his passion pursuits of listening to music, keeping fit, wine appreciation and contemporary art.

Will Richardson

Non-executive Director, Albert Group Services Board

Member, AIberts Impact Ventures Investment Committee

Will believes in the power of ordinary people to do extraordinary things needed to move us toward a unified world. Will is the CEO of Giant Leap Capital and Managing Partner of the Giant Leap, Australia’s first 100% impact venture capital fund dedicated to investing in rapidly scalable, early stage businesses that fuse profit and purpose. Will has over 15 years’ experience in venture capital and private equity. He was previously Head of Venture Capital at the Impact Investment Group and an Investment Manager and Executive Officer at the CVC Group. He is also a mentor at Startmate and has held various not-for-profit directorships.

David Albert

Executive Director, Albert Group Services and Alberts Investments boards

Director, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Chair, Albert Group Services and The Tony Foundation investment committees

Member, AIberts Impact Ventures Investment Committee

Member, The Tony Foundation Grants Committee

Group CEO

David is part of the fifth generation to work in the Albert family business. He joined Alberts in 2004 after a career working across the globe in marketing roles with companies including Coca-Cola, Eastman Kodak and Kelloggs and back home with telecommunications companies Optus and Telstra. In 2016, David oversaw the sale of the music business J. Albert & Son to BMG and has been instrumental in not only consolidating and growing the Alberts business but helping to expand its philanthropic focus. David holds an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management and a Masters from the University of Massachusetts, has recently completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course and holds several not-for-profit director roles.

Ingrid Albert

Executive Director, Albert Group Services and Alberts Investments boards

Director, The Tony Foundation Board

Member, The Tony Foundation Investment and Grants committees

Executive Director - Marketing and Philanthropy, Alberts

Ingrid is executive director and member of the fifth generation at Alberts. Ingrid leads marketing across the business, and is head of The Tony Foundation, which partners with pioneers harnessing the transformative power of music to improve life outcomes of young Australians. The Foundation embraces a responsible investment approach across its corpus through multiple strategies, including positive and negative screens, stewardship, impact investing, and catalytic investing. Ingrid is also involved with Alberts Impact Ventures, investing in early-stage start-ups addressing equality, healthy minds, sustainable environment, and vibrant culture – four impact themes incorporated across Alberts' operations. Prior to Alberts, she built her strategy and marketing career working locally and internationally in Switzerland and Dubai for FMCG company CPW (a joint venture between Nestle and General Mills). An Alberts board director and Foundation investment committee member, Ingrid is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), committee member of Philanthropy Australia's Foundations Group for Impact Investing, and is a member for Creative Australia’s Impact Investing Advisory Committee.

Emily Albert

Executive Director, Albert Group Services and Alberts Investments boards

Director, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Member, The Tony Foundation Investment and Grants committees

Executive Director - Impact and Music Education: Right from the Start, Alberts

Emily is executive director and member of the fifth generation at Alberts. Emily is passionate about leaving the world in better shape for future generations. Whether this is through grant funding to amplify the impact of non-profits, or investing in for-purpose businesses as a force for good. She sees a great opportunity to mobilise capital, resources and everyday actions to create the world we want to live in. Emily’s career has focused on helping not-for-profit, corporate and government organisations implement, track and improve their social impact and sustainability strategies, both in Australia and the UK. She has spent much of this time measuring the intangible and articulating its value so that it can be understood by multiple stakeholders. At Alberts, Emily leads our impact approach, ensuring achieving a positive impact is at the heart of what we do. She also heads Music Education: Right from the Start – a national collaborative initiative led by Alberts to ensure all Australian primary school children have access to a quality, ongoing, sequential music education and the benefits this brings. Emily likes to collect degrees, but was most challenged during her MBA at INSEAD surrounded by 75 nationalities and multiple perspectives which helped open her eyes to the opportunities and challenges in this interconnected world we live in with global problems requiring global solutions.

Kirsty Albert

Executive Director, Albert Group Services and Alberts Investments boards

Director, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Member, The Tony Foundation Investment and Grants committees

Executive Director - Legal, Governance and People, Alberts

Kirsty is an executive director and member of the 5th generation at Alberts. She is passionate about the capacity of business to make a positive impact, with a particular focus on people, diversity and inclusion. With a career spanning two decades in corporate law, HR, governance and corporate strategy, Kirsty has a wealth of experience advising companies and helping them navigate the challenges that come with growth. Her career includes businesses from small fast-paced startups through to large multi-nationals across a number of industries, including life sciences, transport and logistics, professional services, education and property development. Kirsty has created and led legal and HR functions both domestically and internationally and has helped guide companies through successful exits and post-acquisition integration. Kirsty joined Alberts in 2018. She leads the legal, governance and people and culture functions and is actively involved in Alberts Impact Ventures investing in and supporting early stage impact start-ups. Kirsty serves on a number of boards and is a Graduate of AICD and a fellow of Governance Institute of Australia.

Alberts Investments Board

Ronen Ghosh

David Albert

Emily Albert

Ingrid Albert

Kirsty Albert

Anna Albert

Katherine Albert

Jane Albert

Ronen Ghosh

Chair, Alberts Investments Board

Chair, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Ronen Ghosh is Chair of the AIP Board. Ronen is a corporate executive with more than 25 years’ experience in blue chip organisations operating globally in the fields of musical theatre production, music rights management, intellectual property, software, and investment management. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Global Creatures, a producer of innovative and original musical theatre including the Tony Award winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical and was formerly the Finance Director at BMG Australia, a subsidiary of media company Bertelsmann. An experienced director and a passionate supporter of live entertainment, Ronen sits on the board of City Recital Hall Limited, a world-class purpose-built performance venue in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, where he also chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. He has previously been a director of digital media company, Junkee Media. Ronen has a long history with Alberts having spent over ten years as its Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. He has been a director since 2020. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

David Albert

Executive Director, Alberts Investments and Albert Group Services boards

Director, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Chair, Alberts Group Services and The Tony Foundation investment committees

Member, Alberts Impact Ventures Investment Committee

Member, The Tony Foundation Grants Committee

Group CEO

Emily Albert

Executive Director, Alberts Investments and Albert Group Services boards

Director, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Member, The Tony Foundation Investment and Grants committees

Executive Director - Impact and Music Education: Right from the Start, Alberts

Ingrid Albert

Executive Director, Alberts Investments and Albert Group Services boards

Director, The Tony Foundation Board

Member, The Tony Foundation Grants and Investments committees

Executive Director - Marketing and Philanthropy, Alberts

Kirsty Albert

Executive Director, Alberts Investments and Albert Group Services boards

Director, The Tony Foundation and Alberts Music Education boards

Member, The Tony Foundation Investment and Grants committees

Executive Director - Legal, Governance and People, Alberts

Anna Albert

Non-executive Director, AIberts Investments Board

Member, The Tony Foundation Grants Committee

Violinist

Anna is a Non-Executive Director and fifth-generation member of the Albert family. She also serves on the Tony Foundation Grants Committee. A professional violinist, Anna has been a freelance member of the Opera Australia Orchestra since 2005. In 2016, she joined the Sydney Art Quartet as Second Violinist and, in 2023, took on the additional role of Co-Artistic Director. Deeply committed to the creative arts, Anna values the unique intersection of classical music and rock ’n’ roll – a space that reflects the dynamic overlap between Alberts’ contemporary music legacy and her life in the orchestral world.

Katherine Albert

Non-executive Director, Alberts Investments Board

Marketing & Business Development Professional

Katherine is a non-executive director and fifth-generation member of the Albert family. Katherine is a marketing and business development professional and has experience spanning the legal, information and communication technology (ICT) and logistics sectors. She has worked in Australia and the UK in a range of marketing and BD roles for companies including Allens (in alliance with Linklaters), Gilbert + Tobin (G+T), Toll Group, Telecom NZ and the Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Jane Albert

Non-executive Director, AIberts Investments Board

Member, The Tony Foundation Grants Committee

Journalist

Jane is a journalist, Non-Executive Director of the AIP Board, and fifth-generation member of the Albert family. Her work with Alberts involves sharing the stories and impact of our inspiring AIV founders and their businesses as well as the organisations we partner with through Alberts philanthropic arm, the Tony Foundation. Jane has two decades of experience in the media writing for the major Australian newspapers and magazines with a focus on the arts, culture and social impact. She is driven to share stories of Australia’s cultural champions and changemakers highlighting the powerful work they do in contributing to a vibrant culture. Jane is a regular contributor to the Weekend Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, Broadsheet (Sydney), Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Australia, Limelight and Wish magazine. In 2010 Jane’s first book House of Hits was published by Hardie Grant. The book explored 125 years of Alberts business history and the significant role it played in the evolution of popular culture and entertainment in Sydney.