Our Board
Barry Fagg
Chair
Barry Fagg
Chair
- GFC Director since 2020
- Foundation Director since 2020
- Bachelor of Commerce
Successful Geelong businessman and lifelong Cats supporter and member Barry Fagg joined the Geelong Football Club board as an appointed director in 2020.
Fagg joined the family hardware and timber business, Fagg’s Mitre 10 in 1980. Over the next 32 years, together with brother Keith, they managed and developed the business. Since 2012, he has continued as Board Chair and the business now comprises four Mitre 10 stores, including Belmont Timber, across the Geelong region employing over 200 people.
The Fagg’s business was established in Geelong in 1854 and is the eighth oldest continuously operating family businesses in Australia. Fagg has previously worked with Rio Tinto and has been a director on Victorian and National Mitre 10 boards, including periods as Chair.
Born in Geelong in the premiership year of 1951, Fagg is also active in the local community, and is currently Director of the Geelong Art Gallery Foundation, Campaign Appeal Chair for Anam Cara House Geelong and Treasurer of Geelong College school council. He is a previous President and Campaign Director of Give Where You Live (previously United Way Geelong). He was an inaugural Director of the Geelong Community Foundation and has served as Chair.
Fagg’s contribution to the community has been recognised by the Committee for Geelong, who in 2012 awarded him their annual Leadership Award for outstanding leadership to the Geelong community. He was also awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal for service to the Geelong Community in 2001.
Barry is married to Jan and they have a daughter Anna.
David Lamont
Non-Executive Director
David Lamont
Non-Executive Director
- Foundation Director since 2021
- Member Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Bachelor of Commerce
David Lamont is an accomplished CFO who has worked across a multitude of industries with an industrial or service angle with more than 30 years working in the financial sector.
David has held the role of CFO at BHP since 2020. Prior to joining BHP he was the CFO at CSL Limited from 2016 to 2020, and Executive Director and CFO at MMG Limited from 2010 to 2015.
David has been exposed across all aspects of finance within divisional management accounting and analysis, group financial reporting, treasury, investor relations, as well as leading the IT, legal, procurement and marketing/sales functions.
David is a passionate Geelong person having grown up in the city and supported the Club his entire life. David graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University in 1989.
David is very excited at the prospect to continue to honour the great past successes and to be part of celebrating the future through the work of the foundation as it continues to give back to the community which is such a mainstay of the culture and values of Geelong.
David is married to Jacqui, and they have two daughters, Jessica and Catherine.
Kate Betts
Non-Executive Director
Kate Betts
Non-Executive Director
- GFC Director since 2023
- Foundation Director since 2021
- Bachelor of Arts (Public Relations)
Kate has over two decades of experience in corporate affairs, social impact, governance and philanthropy in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. Kate currently manages National Australia Bank’s corporate foundation and previously held senior roles at Alcoa Australia, Give Where You Live Foundation and Westfield. Kate co-founded the charity Geelong Mums, was deputy chair of the Geelong Community Foundation and vice-chair of St Kilda Mums inc.
Kate holds a Bachelor Arts (Public Relations) from RMIT University, is a graduate of the Leaders for Geelong program and the Partnership Brokers Accreditation Scheme. Kate is working towards a Master of Social Impact.
Kate is inspired by the depth of the Cats’ positive impact in the community and wants to play a part in its ongoing success. Kate is looking forward to helping further drive and foster deep community connections and help shape the future direction of the Foundation.
Lani Cockrem
Non-Executive Director
Lani Cockrem
Non-Executive Director
- Foundation Director since 2023
- Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Commercial Law
- Diploma of Applied Finance
- Certificate of Public Practice, Member, Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA)
Lani is an experienced professional with 20 years’ experience, including working in New York and Sydney. Lani is currently an audit partner with Deloitte in Melbourne where she specialises in financial services, serving ASX listed, wealth management, banking, and member-based organisations.
Lani has strong financial credentials, including working with “for purpose” organisations in the philanthropic sector who give back to the community. Lani champions Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace, with a focus on mentoring young female professionals.
Lani is a member and lifelong Geelong supporter, with her first memories being the 1989 Grand Final, before attending the 1994, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2022 Grand Finals. Lani has a strong connection to the Geelong Football Club and the town where, together with her family, she spends weekends, holidays and is a regular on game day.
Being brought up in a passionate Cats family home in Broken Hill, Lani feels privileged to serve the Geelong Cats Foundation. Being from a small country town, Lani appreciates the importance of grass roots football and how the community is at the heart of a football club. Lani is particularly excited about the Club’s commitment to developing a successful AFLW program.
Lani is married to Michael and they have three children, Jack, James and Jordan.
Sarah Slattery
Non-Executive Director
Sarah Slattery
Non-Executive Director
- Foundation Director since 2024
- Bachelor of Construction Economics
Sarah is a quantity surveyor, business leader and non-executive director, and has practised as a quantity surveyor for over 30 years. Sarah was the first woman in Australia to lead a quantity surveying firm, as CEO of Slattery between 2017 and 2024, driving significant business growth and establishing the firm as one of Australia’s top five QS firms.
She is currently leading Slattery in long-term value creation through partnerships, innovation and strategic opportunities in her role as Director, Partnerships and Innovation.
Sarah is a Board Director of Uniting Vic.Tas, the largest faith-based not-for-profit in Victoria, where she helps shape strategy, oversee risk management frameworks, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations. She is also a member of the Housing, Investment and Property Committee.
Sarah was an inaugural Director of TEN Women for 8 years, during which they fundraised almost $1M for Housing All Australians and Lighthouse Foundation.
Passionate about sustainability, Sarah has led initiatives in responsible building practices and carbon reduction, including championing net-zero emissions at Slattery and promoting sustainable design. She chairs the Responsible Products Advisory Group and is a member of the Green Star Advisory Committee at the Green Building Council of Australia.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Construction Economics (RMIT), is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and a VBA Registered Building Practitioner (QS). She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Construction Forecasting Council (Australian Construction Industry Forum), sits on the Investment Committee for Maximise Group and is a Vincent Fairfax Fellowship 2025 recipient.
Sarah is a lifelong passionate Cats supporter, is married to Aivars and they have two children, Charlie and Florence.
Nick Nichola
Non-Executive Director
Nick Nichola
Non-Executive Director
- Foundation Director since 2025
- Vice Chair, Victorian Council of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham Australia)
- Member, Law Institute of Victoria
- Former Regional Managing Partner, Australia, K&L Gates (2013–2023)
- Former National Managing Partner, Middletons (2005–2012)
- Graduate, Harvard Business School – Leading Professional Service Firms (2011)
- Monash University – Bachelor of Arts (1980)
- Monash University – Bachelor of Laws (1980)
Nick is a senior legal professional and experienced executive leader with over four decades in the legal sector. He led the Australian operations of global law firm K&L Gates as Regional Managing Partner, Australia for ten years and played a key role in its strategic direction as a member of that firm’s global Management Committee. Prior to that, Nick was National Managing Partner of K&L Gates’ predecessor firm Middletons for close to a decade – including as Chairman of the Board.
Nick is a strong believer in the importance of businesses and their leaders pushing for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. He is proud that K&L Gates has been consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and is personally pleased to have been a WGEA Pay Equity Ambassador. He was also a member of Solicitor Advocates for Change – a Victorian project that seeks to promote gender equality in the legal profession.
Nick’s previous involvement leading K&L Gates’ extensive pro bono program across a number of charitable and ‘access to justice’ organisations, as well as leading the Indigenous Engagement Plan for K&L Gates’ Australian offices, gave him immense personal satisfaction.
A strong supporter of the arts and lifelong learning, Nick also has a passion for history, travel, and international and Australian sport. A committed Geelong Cats supporter since early childhood, Nick is a proud 39 year member of the Cats, along with the entire family. Travelling and reading are favourite pastimes, however it is family time with his partner Ingrid, two sons Anthony and Daniel, and his four grandchildren, that Nick enjoys the most.
Nick fervently believes in the values, aspirations and goals of the Foundation and the impact the Foundation has in the wider community. Nick would very much like to do whatever he can to continue to foster the work of the Foundation and ensure its ongoing success.
Grant McCabe
GFC President
Grant McGabe
GFC President
Grant is the Managing Partner for BCG in Australia and New Zealand, and a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Team. He has spent the last 20+ years advising CEOs and senior executives in the industrial sector on strategy, technology and digital innovation, climate transition, and large scale transformation. He has worked extensively with clients across Australia, USA, Central America and South East Asia. Prior to joining BCG, Grant worked in Engineering and R&D roles.
He has a strong interest in the ongoing growth and development of sport in Australia, particularly Australian Rules football, and is currently President of the Geelong Cats Australian Football League (AFL) club.