Josephine Sukkar

Josephine Sukkar AM Josephine is co-owner and Principal of construction company Buildcorp, founded 34 years ago with her husband Tony. She is a professional company director and serves on a number of private, public and not-for-profit boards, including Washington H. Soul Pattinson, Growthpoint Properties Australia, the Green Building Council of Australia and the Buildcorp Foundation. Josephine was formerly the Chair of the Australian Sports Commission, Chair of the Sport Diplomacy Advisory Council (DFAT), a non-executive director of The Trust Company, the Property Council of Australia, Opera Australia, the Centenary Institute of Medical Research, the Parramatta Park Trust and the YWCA NSW. Josephine served as Chair of Australian Women's Rugby Union, was a member of the Nominations Committee of Rugby Australia and the Australian Rugby Foundation and through Buildcorp has financially supported the rugby community for over 32 years. She is a Fellow of the University of Sydney and in 2017 was made a Member of the Order of Australia.