Meet Our Advisory Board
The Advisory Board provides strategic advice to the Business Network leadership, primarily through identifying business opportunities, supporting engagement with industry bodies, Government and local authorities, and monitoring and assisting with the implementation of the Business Network’s vision and strategic objectives
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Australia
HE Wassane Zailachi
Her Excellency Mrs Wassane ZAILACHI
Ambassador of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI
of Morocco to the Commonwealth of Australia,
New Zealand and several Pacific Island States. Mrs Zailachi was appointed Ambassador of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI of Morocco to Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Vanuatu,
Tonga, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Papua-New-Guinea in December 2021. A career diplomat, she has served the Kingdom of Morocco for many years during which she held various positions. Among those, and prior to her appointment as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United-States of America (2009 – 2012), she was Deputy Director for North American
Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat (2002 – 2009).
Ambassador of Australia in Morocco (Designate)
HE Damian Donovan
Mr Donavan is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Director, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives Section. He has previously served overseas in the United States and Brunei Darussalam, and as an Australian Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.
Special Envoy to Singapore and Southeast Asia for Trade and Investment
Martin Haesi
Martin was the CEO of Business SA, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in South Australia, where his leadership, advocacy and the Chamber’s services supported many thousands of business owners during the global pandemic. Today, Martin maintains a portfolio of State Government and private investment interests.
Martin is the current Chair the Premier’s Climate Change Council (PCCC) and the Special Envoy to Singapore and Southeast Asia for Trade and Investment, both for the Government of South Australia. He is the Co-Host of Your Personal Podcast and the Executive Chairman of Infinity Ventures, a private investment company incorporated in Australia.