Marie Chretien

MA, MBA, MS, G AICD.

Founder, Executive Chair.

Marie is passionate about the arts and, after her 20 years career in the energy industry,  where stakeholders engagement, project management with attention to quality deliveries, deadlines and budget, have been at the core of her corporate “life”, she undertook a degree in art history. Her Master thesis won the Francis Stuart Prize (University of Sydney).

Marie was a Power Institute council member at Sydney University for 9 years (1996-2004) and Alliance Francaise Sydney Vice President for 6 years (1997-2023) before founding Culture Plus in 2022.

Her education include the equivalence of a Master of Science (EFREI engineering school, Paris), a MBA (MGSM, Sydney), a MA (University of Sydney). She has graduated from Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Emmanuel Armand

BBus, MFin, MPA

Treasurer

Emmanuel is currently the General Manager Strategy, Transformation and CEO Office of Sunrice. He is a commercially astute leader with more than 20 years hands-on global experience in finance and accounting across FMCG, publicly listed global organisations and Big 4 auditing firms. Emmanuel joined SunRice in 2015 in the Group Finance division and held several roles within the Group in risk management and finance transformation before being appointed as the GM Strategy, Transformation and CEO Office in 2024 to support the delivery of the 2030 Strategy.

Prior to joining SunRice, Emmanuel commenced his career in France in corporate finance and M&A before joining PwC as an external auditor where he led several high-profile global engagements.

Emmanuel holds the equivalent of a Bachelor of Business degree, a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance and Finance Engineering (DESS 225) from Paris IX Dauphine University and a Master in Professional Accounting degree (DESCF), obtained in France.

Fiona Mcintosh

Fiona has worked in the visual arts for over 20 years, across both the public and private sectors.

She advises private and corporate clients on collecting art; provides independent strategic advice to arts organisations to support their core activities; develops and guides bespoke private art tours for international tourists and local collectors, as well as produces a podcast Fine Art Fiona: conversations with artists, curators, gallerists and benefactors.

Fiona holds an MA (Arts Admin) College of Fine Arts University of NSW, and a Grad Cert Business Studies, Philanthropy & Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology.

Emma Yim

BLaw, BA, GAICD

Emma Yim is currently the General Counsel – International & Deputy Group General Counsel of the SunRice Group. Emma has over 20 years’ experience as a lawyer gained from major law firms in Sydney and various in-house roles. Emma has a keen interest in French culture having attended a French high school for 3 years, studied French at university, and been seconded to a French law firm in Paris.

Anthony Kieran

Anthony is highly regarded within the film and arts community, supporting cultural groups and Australian artists.

Anthony is an Ambassador and Jury member for SF3 Smartphone Film Festival; he has been an AACTA and Gold Coast Short Film jury member.

Anthony currently sits on the Board of Directors for Australia’s Largest Film Festival, The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. He is the Screen Advisor for Wild Earth Oceania Film Festival. Anthony has worked with the major Film Festivals in Australia, Sydney, Adelaide, Japanese and Queer Screen and Bus Stop Films.

He produced the In Conversation and Artist Room series with Hugh Jackman, David Collins, Susan Prior,  David Wenham, Gillian Armstrong and Phillip Noyce. Anthony recently developed, ACA Graduate Company and ACA Wheelhouse Programs.

Poppy Thomson

Poppy Thomson is an emerging curator and art historian based in Sydney. She has curated numerous exhibitions, including at the Canberra Contemporary Arts Space Manuka and Tuggeranong Arts Centre.

Poppy is the winner of the 2023 Eloquence Art Prize.

She holds a Bachelor degree (Hons) in Art history and curatorship with ANU.