In an Australian first Stephen Ballesty, Immediate Past Chairman of the Facility Management Association of Australia, Deputy Chairman of the FM Action Agenda and Managing Director Advisory at Rider Levett Bucknall, has now been appointed to the global Board of Trustees for the IFMA Foundation.
Stephen is the Managing Director of Advisory in Rider Levett Bucknall's Sydney Office and will be commencing his term on 15 July 2007. He has just returned from participating in the IFMA Foundation's annual strategic planning workshop in Atlanta, USA.
The IFMA Foundation is a separate non profit entity to the International Facility Management Association, which was formed in 1990 to promote and support scholarships, educational and research opportunities for the advancement of Facility Management worldwide. Their web site address is www.ifmafoundation.org.
Andrew McEwan, FMA Australia's current chairman stated, "This appointment recognised the significance of Stephen's contribution to facility management industry leadership and knowledge here and abroad over many years".