About the Pymble Foundation

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Simon joined Goldman Sachs in 1998 and has been CEO of Australia & NZ since 2009. Simon is a Partner of the firm and serves on the Asia Pacific Management Committee. He currently serves on the Boards of Knox Grammar School (where he is Chairman), the European Australian Business Council and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. He previously served on the Boards of the Australian Financial Markets Association, Swimming Australia and Pymble Ladies’ College. Mr Rothery has two daughters who have graduated from Pymble Ladies’ College.

LLB (Hons)

A parent of three Pymble graduates, Mrs Melinda Graham is a partner at corporate law firm Thomson Geer and has been admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Queensland.

She has been recommended by her colleagues for inclusion in Doyle’s Guide and Best Lawyers Australia and was recognised by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2017 to 2019).

She is a member of the Property Council of Australia, Corenet Global, and associate member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Australasia) and is Deputy Chair of the Pymble Board.

BSc (UNSW), DipEd (UNE), MBA (AGSM), GAICD

From October 2023, Mr James Hunter commenced as Global Head of Investments and Growth for KMPG International. His expertise in leadership and education stems from his extensive background in the private sector, education and defence.

After serving as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy, his focus shifted to education; working as a teacher and Housemaster at Shore School, while completing an MBA and subsequently working at a range of major companies including Boral, Origin, Capgemini and most recently KPMG.

At KPMG, he led the national consulting practice, and between 2013 to 2020 was a national managing partner with responsibilities nationally, as well as regionally and globally. Mr Hunter has one daughter who has graduated from Pymble Ladies’ College.

MBA (KSM),  BEcon (USYD), DIPBLDG, Member – AICD

Yehan is a property developer and licensed builder, specialising in multi-storey residential and mixed-use buildings in Sydney. He also has extensive experience in corporate finance, strategy and technology having previously been an investment banker in New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

His investment banking focus in Asia was on mergers and acquisitions for technology companies. Yehan has three daughters, one who has graduated from Pymble Ladies’ College and two currently in attendance.

BBus (USA, Uni of SA)

David Burns has worked in the technology sector for 35 years, 23 years for IBM, primarily in technological services and consulting, leading business units in the US, Japan/Asia Pacific, UK/Ireland and Australia. Until February 2024, he was a Group Executive with Telstra, creating shared services function and then leading the International Enterprise Units. Mr Burns has one daughter currently in attendance at Pymble Ladies’ College.

OAM, LLB (HONS), BComm, GAICD

Mr Chris Fydler is Chief Executive Officer of technology solutions provider Tambla, having previously headed the Microsoft Gold-partnered Oriel Technologies.

A former competitive swimmer, Mr Fydler represented Australia at three consecutive Olympic Games, three World Championships and three Commonwealth Games. For his efforts he was awarded Medal of the Order of Australia in 2001 and was Deputy Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics.

Mr Fydler has four daughters who have graduated from Pymble Ladies’ College.

Banking and Marketing Course, Children’s Psychology Course

Ms Sophia Fang is an experienced investor and business leader, having worked in various banking roles across 31 years. She is an Investment Group Shareholder and founder of Rongqiao Investment Pty Ltd, which she established in 2009 and continues to manage.

She has been a Church Service Volunteer at the Christian Assembly of Sydney since 2000, where she participates in the choir as a soprano and contributes to Sunday School through both teaching and class preparation. She is fluent in Mandarin, English, and Hokkien.

Three of her four daughters have graduated from Pymble Ladies’ College, with her youngest currently in attendance.