Hall of Fame

2008 First Amongst Equals
	Dr Michelle Ammerer Director of Coronary Care Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital In 2004 Michelle was one of five chosen from 900 applicant’s worldwide to complete a Clinical and Research Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology through Harvard Medical School in Boston. Currently Michelle is the only female Cardiologist in Western Australia specialising in Angioplasty. At the age of 34, Michelle was appointed Director of the Coronary Care Unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the largest Coronary Care Unit in Western Australia. Michelle’s responsibilities include the management of patient care, 71 staff and budgets while also balancing political constraints and public and media awareness. Dr Michelle Ammerer is also a Director on the National Heart Foundation-WA Branch Board. She is also a founding member of the Go Red for Women campaign including the role of medical spokesperson to help raise awareness of heart disease in women. Michelle’s business tip is this: ‘If your not passionate about your work, perseverance will bring success, you won’t succeed if your hearts not in it.’
2007 First Amongst Equals
	Julie Smith-Massara Co-founder Australian Mine Services Pty Ltd www.australianmineservices.com.au Following several years of detailed research into the mining services industry, Julie Smith-Massara and her husband Ian, made the entrepreneurial decision to sell their house to finance the establishment of Australian Mining Services. Through offering superior technical innovation, quick friendly customer care and meticulous office controls, Julie was able to gain the confidence and business of large multi-national clients including BHP, Rio Tinto and MacMahon Holdings. Three years later, Australian Mine Services now employees 95 staff and is on target to reach a turnover of $20 million this year.
2006 First Amongst Equals
	Michael Malone Managing Director iiNet Ltd www.iinet.net.au When Michael Malone graduated from the university in the early nineties, only academic institutions and large government organisations had access to the very first form of the internet. A reluctance to give up access to this growing technology spurred him and his friend Michael O’Reilly to establish their own Internet service company from the Malone family’s garage. The result was iiNet, WA’s first Internet Service Provider (ISP) offering services to the public.
2005 First Amongst Equals
	Lyle Palmer Foundation Chair in Genetic Epidemiology West Australian Institute of Medical Research (www.waimr.uwa.edu.au); and Professor, School of Population Health and School of Medicine & Pharmacology University of Western Australia (www.uwa.edu.au) Lyle Palmer has dedicated his exceptional career to the study of genetics to improve human health. Professor Palmer has taught at prestigious institutions around the world, including Harvard and Oxford, but returned to Western Australia in 2003 to take up a position at the University of Western Australia medical school as the foundation chair in genetic epidemiology.
2004 First Amongst Equals
	Darren Haunold Managing Director Wills Domain www.willsdomain.com.au Darren Haunold discovered his calling as a winemaker on a four-wheel drive adventure around Australia. Overcoming the obstacles that faced him as a paraplegic, Mr Haunold threw himself into his work as a vineyard manager in Dunsborough and, after one year of experience, purchased Wills Domain in Margaret River.
2003 First Amongst Equals
	Nathan Buzza Chief Executive Officer Commtech Wireless www.commtechwireless.com Diagnosed with a rare form of brain tumour at age 14, Nathan Buzza was left invalid for several months. Mr Buzza started tinkering with computers during his recuperation and taught himself computer programming.
2002 First Amongst Equals
	Mark Barnaba Managing Director Azure Capital www.azurecapital.com.au Mark is managing director of Azure Capital a corporate advisory business started in 2004, after he and his partners sold their Poynton and Partners business to a multi-national firm.
	Manny Papadoulus Managing Director Feature Tours Pty Ltd www.ft.com.au Manny has re-emrged as a consultant to the tourism industry with his firm Icon Tourism, following the heart wrenching collapse of his family business Feature Tours.