About Us
Our Approach
Too often governance is seen as an additional burden on an organisation but, done correctly, it is a tool to improve efficiency and confidence in how the organisation is run.
We utilise our advisors' 30+ years of operational experience to deliver improved organisational performance in addition to its governance. We offer practical solutions developed over 11 years of working with clients to improve their businesses.
Garth Paton
Managing Director
Garth has 11 years’ experience in corporate governance, leading or managing over 300 governance, Board and CEO reviews in that time. In addition, Garth has authored numerous articles on governance, is a lecturer for the Governance Institute of Australia and a speaker at governance forums.
Garth provides clients with a unique blend of skills, drawing upon his experience as a solicitor with Minter Ellison, CEO roles, 12 directorships and 15 years of management consulting to deliver practical, efficient and value enhancing governance systems and processes to support organisations of all types and sizes.
Garth’s strengths are relationship building, problem solving, consensus building and managing change in complex stakeholder environments.
Sasha Zarebski
Senior Advisor
Sasha started her professional career as a solicitor in commercial litigation, working in mid-tier and large law firms before opening and managing the NSW office of a Brisbane based law firm. After 11 years in private practice Sasha moved to a General Counsel and Compliance officer role with a large private school before commencing with Governance For Performance in 2021.
Sasha has been instrumental in the development of our schools practice, providing advice to boards on NESA compliance, policy frameworks and the not for profit rules of s83C of the Education Act.