The Rowing WA Board are responsible for the governance and oversight of the sport of Rowing in Western Australia. This includes designing and implementing the frameworks that govern the sport including the Strategic Plan, Constitution, Policies and guidelines for the conduct of rowing activities.

The Rowing WA comprises seven member-elected directors and up to three Board-appointed Directors.

The Director Position Description is available here. For those that have an interest in and believe they can add value to the Rowing WA Board, they should first contact the CEO or President to discuss future opportunities and Board succession.

2025/2026 Meeting SCHEDULE

18 February 2025 - 2025 AGM
11 March 2025 - Board Meeting
6 May 2025 - Board Meeting
20 May 2025 - Special General Meeting
29 June 2025 - Strategic Planning Workshop
15 July 2025 - Board Meeting
12 August 2025 - Special General Meeting
2 September 2025 - Board Meeting
4 November 2025 - Board Meeting
18 November 2025 - Special General Meeting
13 January 2026 - Board Meeting
17 February 2026 - Annual General Meeting

Current Board Members

Ben Rosser - President

I am an accomplished rower, having competed at State and Kings Cup level and achieved Elite level in WA in the late 80's and 90's. Today I row Masters at UWABC where I continue to pursue my love of the sport.

Rowing has been very good to me and for this reason I consider it important to be giving back to the sport through schoolboy coaching commitments at Hale School and now rowing administration.

I am an experienced businessman having held C-suite roles for the past 25 years with particular expertise in Property Development, Tourism, and Manufacturing. I am also an experienced Company Director (GAICD), with current Board positions with Cedar Woods Property Sales Pty Ltd and YMCA (WA).

Jes Moore - Vice President

Jes represented Swan River Rowing Club and WA during the 1990s and was an Australian junior representative for a Trans Tasman competition. Having rowed and coached in school programs and been part of the original Talent Identification program, she has good knowledge of a broad range of rowing entry points and the standard and demands related to high-performance rowing. Jes also served on the Swan River Rowing Club committee (1996-99).

Beyond rowing Jes has worked in: the public sector for 15 years (covering HR, corporate services, innovation and IT); a business & IT consulting firm for four years, which included time as an account executive and consultant on change & transformation programs and commercialisation; a start-up business as a general manager for two years and; most recently as an independent consultant. She holds an undergraduate degree (in Industrial Relations and Political Science) and an MBA from UWA.

Since starting on the Board in 2020, Jes has focused on the sustainability of our sport and seeking engagement with our clubs, she still has a very good understanding of the sport, and has a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience that would translate into the board room.

Tom Warner - Director Finance

Tom’s professional career, which spans over 30 years, started with a major international accounting firm and progressed to helping grow small businesses, from start ups to $100M revenue. Tom has been responsible for operations and finance of both not for profit and private enterprises, including 6 years in sports administration and events management. Tom is the co-founder, shareholder and Managing Director of Rail Systems Australia, an engineering business established in 2016 which has a national footprint and is a key contributor to the communications and train control disciplines of the rail industry in Australia.

Tom’s association with rowing started at Christ Church Grammar School in 1983 and he has been rowing ever since, both on flat water as a member of UWABC, and in surf as a member of North Cottesloe Surf Lifesaving Club. Tom rowed Youth Eight and Kings Cup for WA over 6 years in the 80’s and 90’s and now enjoys competitive Masters rowing.

Rowing taught Tom about the value of teamwork and discipline which he applies every day in his professional environment. Tom believes rowing helps build good people, and though his role on the Board Tom hopes that he can help Rowing WA expand the reach and benefit of rowing in our community.

Genevieve Cleary - Director

Genevieve is a lawyer by trade, and has had extensive experience in board governance, having been:

A Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission of WA
The Chair of the Building Services Board of WA, and a long time board member of the Building Services Board and the Builders Registration Board as it once was
A trustee of the Scotch College Foundation
A director of Hope Community Services Ltd
A director of Francis Burt Chambers.

As for rowing, she is not very good at it, but enjoys doing it, and spent 12 consecutive years standing on the shores cheering her children on, and cooking, and volunteering at regattas, and washing, and bandaging blisters.

As such, on the Board her interests are in maintaining after-school interest in rowing and developing rowing at the club level, programs such as Making Waves, and the tremendously interesting area of risk management.

Bourby Webster - Director

Bourby is a highly creative entrepreneur, business woman and musician. She has experience in strategic business development and marketing across a number of diverse industries including elite sport, arts, engineering, television and consulting. She has an MA in music from Oxford University, a post graduate diploma in performance on viola from the Royal College of Music in London, and has an MBA from the University of Western Australia.

Professionally she has worked as Marketing Manager for the WA Institute of Sport (WAIS), head of business development and marketing for Australia for consulting engineering firm, MWH, and is the founder and former CEO and Artistic Director of Perth Symphony Orchestra. She is now director of North Street Music and The RARE Company, music and entertainment production companies based in Western Australia, working globally with professional symphony orchestras and Sony Masterworks.

Bourby brings diverse business experience, a very strong network across business and government in WA, and skills in building sustainable business models with multiple income streams.

Bourby has a rowing background having taken up the sport at Oxford University where she captained the Somerville College first VIII. She switched to coxing in her final year and won Gold at Women’s Henley coxing a crew containing the British Women’s VIII members that year. She was National Champion in the Men’s IV+ in 1997 and won numerous open men’s VIII races across the UK and internationally coxing crews from London Rowing Club, The Lea and Thames Rowing Club. She was the first cox in 106 years for the WA men’s Kings Cup in 2002, winning silver against Victoria. She is currently the cox of the Black Swans rowing crew at Curtin University Boat Club and won the men’s masters VIII in a new record time in May 2026.

Stuart Reside - Director

Zac Friend - Director

My involvement with rowing began during my school days in the UK and I have continued to be involved in various aspects of the sport throughout the last 15 years.

By joining the Rowing WA Board, I look forward to offering my help with lowering the barriers to entry and growing the reach of the sport so that more people can experience the benefits that rowing has to offer.

Professionally, I am a qualified lawyer and hope to be able to put these skills to good use in assisting the Rowing WA Board.

Sue Peacock - Director

Sue is a media professional who has covered everything from the stock market to the Olympic Games in a 30-year career working for major media outlets including the ABC. She is currently a producer at ABC Perth’s flagship morning radio program.

Sue’s introduction to rowing came when she wandered into the UWA Boat Club as a second-year university student. She progressed quickly from the novice ranks to the elite lightweight level, representing WA in numerous Victoria Cups, including WA’s first victorious crew. She also represented Australia in the lightweight women’s four at the world championships.

After moving to Victoria, Sue continued to rowing and coaching. She served on the committee of the Ballarat City Rowing Club, becoming the club’s first female president in 150 years in 2020 – the same year the club won Rowing Victoria’s Champion Club premiership. After moving back to WA in 2021, Sue returned to her old club and is a current member of UWABC’s successful women’s masters squad.

Sue brings to the board media and communications skills, club administrative experience and a unique perspective on the challenges facing WA rowers aspiring to compete at the highest level.

Adam Ramshaw - Director

Adam is an experienced sporting and commercial board member with expertise in strategy, marketing, sales, technology and operations. With a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) from UWA and an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Adam brings a strong blend of technical, business, and governance knowledge to the role.

Professionally, he has over three decades of experience in corporate leadership roles. Since 2010, he has been the owner and Director of Genroe Pty. Ltd., a successful software reseller and customer experience management consultancy. This follows a career holding various senior positions in national and international corporate entities, providing him with a wealth of business acumen to contribute to strategic direction and growth in rowing organizations.

Coming to rowing later in life, he has become a passionate and accomplished Masters rower. He achieved success at state and national levels with Glebe Rowing Club. His dedication to the sport extended beyond competition, serving on the Committee of Glebe Rowing Club for 12 years, including 5 years as Treasurer, where he played a crucial role in transforming the club's financial position. Adam was also on the Board of Rowing NSW from 2018 to 2021.

Currently, he is a member of ANA Rowing Club and serves on the Committee as Assistant to the Treasurer/Secretary.

Caecilie Neroni - Director

Caecilie is an accomplished finance leader with extensive international experience across commercial finance, audit, change management, and strategic leadership. Her career includes senior positions at ASX-listed companies, where she successfully has led large-scale change initiatives, delivered strategic insights, and built high-performing teams. Caecilie is recognised for her analytical mindset, pragmatic approach to complex problem solving, calm demeanour, dedication to continuous improvement, and genuine interest in the wellbeing of others.

Caecilie grew up in Denmark, where she studied a Bachelor of Commerce at Aarhus University. After relocating to Australia in 2012, she became a CPA and later obtained an MBA from Edinburgh Business School. She has also completed the MBS Leadership Program at Melbourne Business School. These academic qualifications enable her to communicate complex financial and non-financial information clearly and effectively to various stakeholder groups.

In the rowing community, Caecilie has been actively associated with ANA Rowing Club since 2020. Her participation in the sport has cultivated a profound appreciation for its physical, mental, and social benefits. In addition, she serves as the club’s Independent Financial Reviewer and provides technical accounting support to the ANA committee.

Caecilie brings a unique combination of commercial expertise, governance experience, and enthusiasm for rowing to the Rowing WA Board.