Join us for this breakfast event to hear from Bibbulmun Fund and Kulbardi Chair and Director of Kooya Consultancy Kim Collard, as he shares his personal leadership story.
2 hours
Kim Collard, Bibbulmun Fund and Kulbardi Chair and Director of Kooya Consultancy.
A Balladong-Whadjuk man of the Noongar Nation, Kim is a leader in the Aboriginal business sector and a respected member of both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.
He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Kulbardi, Australia’s largest Aboriginal-owned office supply company, and the Executive Chairman of Kooya. He is also the Director of his own education and training firm, Kooya Consultancy.
As Chairperson of the Bibbulmun Fund, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting the Aboriginal community across Australia, Kim has supported 19 charitable organisations and contributed over $1.5 million to Indigenous communities.
Kim’s dedication to his community and the work providing opportunities for Aboriginal peoples have been recognised nationwide. He has recently been awarded NAIDOC Elder of the Year and Aboriginal West Australian of the Year, along with the Bibbulmun Fund receiving the First Nations Philanthropy Award.
A Balladong-Whadjuk man of the Noongar Nation, and a leader in the Aboriginal business community, Kim is a highly respected and influential member of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community.
With experience as the Founder and current Executive Chairman of Australia’s largest Aboriginal-owned business and office supply company Kulbardi, and the current Executive Chairman of Kooya, Kim is also the Director of his own education and training consultancy firm Kooya Consultancy.
A compassionate leader with warmth and humility, Kim’s most rewarding role is the Chairperson of the Bibbulmun Fund, a not-for-profit arm designed to ‘give back’ to the Aboriginal community right across Australia.
Through the Bibbulmun Fund, Kim has had a significant impact, supporting 19 charitable organisations and giving back over $1.5 million. One of the projects close to Kim includes his work with The Purple House in bringing life-saving treatment for dialysis patients to Coober Pedy, allowing those with renal failure to receive treatment on Country.
Besides his children, the Bibbulmun Fund is his proudest achievement. With commitment and devotion, he is deeply motivated to chair the Advisory Board towards facilitating positive change ‘by Aboriginal people, for Aboriginal people’.
Join us for breakfast at AIM WA in Floreat as Kim shares his story.
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