Paul English – President and Chair
Paul has been a director of TTHA since 2011 and Chairman since 2012. He is also a Director of Temple Society Australia Limited, the parent organisation of TTHA. Paul graduated from Monash University, Clayton with a Bachelor of Economics and Politics, majoring in economics, accounting and law. After 38 years of service, Paul retired from Siemens Ltd and held many positions including heading the Finance and Administration division for many years. Paul’s passion lay in the role of Executive General Manager for a variety of divisions such as Industry and Energy and he took a 5 year secondment to the Siemens Joint Venture company, Silcar Pty. Ltd. as CFO in 2000. Corporate governance and business development have been key features of Paul’s work and he currently provides consulting services to clients in these areas through his consulting company.
- Member of Building Sub-Committee
- Member of Infection Control Sub-Committee
- Member of Finance Subcommittee
Dieter Ruff
Dieter has been a TTHA Board Member since 2012. Dieter has extensive experience within the Victorian Commercial Construction Industry and is currently the Construction Manager at Newpol Construction. Dieter provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in construction, design, and compliance related to the overall operations of the TTHA. Dieter is also a three-generation Templer (Australia) and proud of and passionate about his family’s German heritage.
- Member of Building Sub-Committee
Irene Kemper
Irene Kemper has been a Temple Society of Australia representative on the TTHA board since October 2014. Professionally, Irene has been a consultant physician in general and geriatric medicine for more than 30 years and works under her maiden name Dr Irene Wagner. Irene runs a busy private practice and works at Monash Health’s Dandenong Hospital, where she has developed and auspiced a thriving geriatric service.
- Member of Infection Control Sub-Committee
- Member of Clinical Governance Sub-Committee
Andrew Weaver
Andrew joined the Board in July 2022. Andrew is an experienced Executive Manager with a demonstrated facility management history. Andrew owns a Consultancy firm that focuses on facilities management and provides mentoring and business strategies to small businesses. Andrew was previously Group CEO in the manufacturing industry and has 30 years of experience in the cleaning and facilities industries. Andrew is an operations professional and graduate with an MBA from the University of Melbourne – Melbourne Business School.
Alfred Uhlherr
Alfred Uhlherr joined the Board in 2023. His qualifications include BSc(Hons) and PhD from Monash University and postdoctoral fellowship at University of Cambridge. He worked for 24 years at CSIRO, notably as a principal research scientist focusing on computational chemistry and physics of fluids and materials. In his role as executive manager of CSIRO’s Scientific Computing Services, he held numerous governance responsibilities for establishing Australia’s national research computing capabilities, including environmental, industrial and biomedical applications. Alfred is a great-great-grandson of Temple Society founder Christoph Hoffmann and is a TSA Member.
Stephen Kruk
Stephen joined the TTHA board in June 2022. After completing economics and politics studies at La Trobe University in 1984, he joined the Ford Motor Company graduate program in 1985. During his 35-year career, he completed various marketing and sales, product development sponsorship, and general management roles. Stephen enjoys all aspects of marketing and improving customer satisfaction. Stephen’s key skill sets include marketing, strategy, negotiation and innovation. Stephen concluded his career as General Manager Ford Customer Service Division in Australia and New Zealand. Stephen was on the board of Ford Australia between 2005 – 2019. Stephen is also a member of the TSA.
Other Board Members
– Dieter Edelmaier – Joined TTHA Board in 2010
– Jacinta Wagner – Joined TTHA Board in 2012
– Till Brauckmann – Joined TTHA Board May 2023