Corporate Directors
 
Ian Dennis is the Managing Director of Whitehorse Strategic Group Ltd. He brings to any task the experience of extensive senior management in the information and professional services industries, and a track record of many successful consulting assignments. He specialises in strategic consulting, market and innovation development, scientific commercialisation, outsourcing and Government commercialisation.

Ian was previously Director, Strategic Market Development for Ernst & Young, Managing Director of two successful computer software and services companies, and a Director of a number of others. He has been awarded an Australian Design Award for software in 1987 and was made a Life Member of the Software and Services Industry Federation in 1989 for his services to the industry. He served continuously on Federal or State boards of IT trade bodies from 1981 to 1996 and was one of the Australian founders of ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation). In 1993 he was awarded the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia - Microsoft Excel Award. In 1997 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for significant contributions to the Australian information technology industry. Ian is a UN approved International Trade consultant (UNCTAD/GATT), and is security cleared by the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet and the Defence Department.

He is a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and Fellow of the Australian Computer Society.

David Goble is Chairman of Whitehorse Strategic Group and leads the IT& T Division. He holds a science degree and an MBA from Monash University. He has worked extensively with both public and private sector organisations and has over twenty-five years experience in management consulting, information technology, telecommunications and education. In 1993 he was jointly awarded the ICAA - Microsoft Excel Award for his work on Out-Right. 

David initially worked in the public sector in both Canberra and Melbourne. He later spent over five years with Telecom Australia working on software systems for telephony and data networks. During this time he was also involved in the design and building of experimental communication systems within the Telecom Research Laboratories.

David then spent a number of years at Chisholm Institute of Technology and later at Monash University as an academic and consultant. In the latter part of this period he was executive director of the Pearcey Centre, a group providing research, education and consulting services to industry.

Over the past ten years David has worked extensively as a management consultant, particular in the application of information technology to business operations. Prior to joining Whitehorse David served as a management consulting Partner with several Chartered Accounting firms, first with Duesbury and then with the international firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In this role he was frequently required to review and assess the effectiveness of the IT function within organisations. 

David is a Member of the Australian Computer Society.

David Peile is a Whitehorse Strategic Group Ltd Director, and has overall responsibility for the Economic and Corporate Development Division . Prior to joining Whitehorse, David held senior positions for over twenty years with a number of regional government organisations, including six years as Chief Executive of the City of Ballaarat.

From 1993 to 1995 David served on the Planning Advisory Council and chaired its Strategic Initiatives and Regional Development Committee. In 1995/96 David served as a member of the Retail Development Policy Review Panel advising the Minister. His contribution to strategic planning in local government was recognised by two state awards for excellence in 1994.

David holds an engineering degree from the University of Melbourne and is a Certified Municipal Engineer. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Management and the Institute of Municipal Engineers, Australia and is a Member of the International City Managers Association.