Senior Managers

Greg Goodman

Greg Goodman is the Group Chief Executive of The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania Limited, a position he has held since 1999. Prior to taking up his current position, Greg was self-employed for 12 years and during the 1980's, he was employed in the banking industry specialising in finance and administration.  Whilst Greg's main focus is his role at the RACT and as a director of the Australian Automobile Association, he retains a keen interest in road safety through his membership of the Tasmanian Government's Road Safety Task Force and Tasmanian Road Safety Council. He and his wife, Julie, have three adult daughters and among his favourite sporting activities are golf - being President of the Kingston Beach Golf Club - and tennis.

Harvey Lennon

Harvey has been the RACT's Chief Operating Officer since 1st October 2007.  Prior to assuming this new role, Harvey was Chief Financial Officer, a position he had occupied since January 2000.   Before joining the RACT, Harvey worked in the State Department of Treasury and Finance, where he held a range of senior positions.  He has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Tasmania, is a CPA and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Harvey is married with five children.  His interests include serving as an officer in the Army Reserve and as a Board Member of Colony 47.  For relaxation, he enjoys running, camping and fishing.

Iain Kelly

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Iain immigrated with his family to Tasmania. After living in various parts of the State, he completed high school and college in Canada before returning to Tasmania to attend the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. He graduated with a B. Ed. and taught in Tasmanian high schools. Iain completed an M.Ed. and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Computing in 1991 before lecturing at the University of Tasmania and the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates. He returned to Tasmania in 1998 to work with the Department of Primary Industry, Water and Environment as Project Manager. Iain joined RACT in 2001 and is currently our Chief Information Officer.

Vince Taskunas

Vince Taskunas was appointed to the new position of General Manager, Public Policy and Communications in January 2008. Vince represents the RACT on the national Public Policy Forum of the Australian Automobile Association. He is the Club's spokesman on a number of issues and is also responsible for government and media relations, stakeholder management and works closely with the RACT's Regional Advisory Committees. Before joining RACT, Vince worked as a media and political adviser to Tasmanian Federal parliamentarians in Canberra and Hobart for eight years, and in small business prior to that. He is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and has served as a director of Cerebral Palsy Tasmania and Carers Tasmania. Vince enjoys singing, playing guitar, fishing, watching rugby union, and spending time with his family.

Darren Moody

Darren Moody is the RACT's General Manager, Roadside and Technical Services. Darren has been with the RACT since 1990 when he commenced as a Roadside Patrol Technician. He moved to a Team Leader role in this area before being appointed Manager of the Roadside Call Centre in 2000, later taking on the role of Manager, Roadside Operations and in 2007 commenced his current position. Darren has completed his Diploma of Business and is RACT's representative on the AAA Technical Policy Group, AusRAP Technical Working Group as well as RACT's judge for Australia's Best Cars. Darren is married with two daughters and lists his interests as his children's sports activities, travel, motorsport, and golf.

Craig Petterwood

Craig has held the position of General Manager Sales & Distribution since July 2005.  Prior to this appointment Craig was the RACT's Regional Manager North based in the Launceston Office, a position he had held since joining the RACT in February 1994. Craig continues to be based in the Launceston Office, his role providing a senior management presence in the north of the State, but he is also required to regularly travel around the state visiting the Branch network. Prior to joining RACT, Craig held senior Human Resource positions at ACL Bearing Company, Launceston General Hospital, UMT and Savage River Mines. Craig is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Certified Professional of the Australian Human Resources Institute. He was a long time Director of TCCI until 2006. Craig is married with three adult children and enjoys fly-fishing, walking, gardening and spending time with family and friends.

Lyndell Shepard

Lyndell Shephard is the RACT's Human Resources & Compliance Manager.  Prior to taking up her current position in January 2006, Lyndell was based at our Burnie Office for 14 years, most recently in the role of Branch Manager.  Lyndell lists visiting the gym, watching sport and enjoying our wonderful restaurants and wineries among her favourite relaxing pastimes.

Greg Hankin

Greg Hankin is the RACT's Manager, Roadside & Marketing., responsible for sales, marketing and product development for RACT Membership and Roadside services as well as having responsibility for the Club's CRM systems and management of CRM activities across the RACT group. Greg has been with the RACT since 1979 and has held a number of roles relating to sales, marketing and customer service across a broad range of RACT services.

Judy Dew

Judy Dew was appointed to the Chief Financial Officer role in October 2008. Prior to joining RACT, Judy was employed as a registered nurse at the Royal Hobart Hospital until deciding on a major career change to Accounting. Nearing completion of a Bachelor of Business degree, Judy joined the RACT in 2002 and subsequently moved into the Company Accountant role two years later. Aside from work commitments, Judy is kept busy with three teenage children, enjoys reading, walking, music and some gardening.