The National Executive is comprised of the Presidents of each of the AIPI Chapters, the Honorary Treasurer and the National Secretary.

Andrew Patterson 

National President (appointed October 2021) / New South Wales Chapter President.

Andrew joined the AIPI in early 2018 and was appointed NSW Chapter President in Feb 2019 and National President on 18 October 2021.  Andrew’s professional background includes local government in internal ombudsman and governance roles, internal investigation roles in the NSW public sector, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, the NSW Ombudsman, and WA police where he finished his service as a detective sergeant.  For the last few years has been self-employed, working directly to clients and subcontracting to organisations.

Phone: 0405 448 458

Email: andrewpatterson@live.com.au

Dean Newlan

Honorary Treasurer.

Dean is a foundation member of the AIPI (1995).  He is a past National President and Victorian Chapter President.   Dean is a consultant to McGrathNicol Forensic based in Melbourne.

Phone: +61 3 9038 3151 / +61 412731040

Email: national.treasurer@aipi.asn.au

Wayne Gladman

National Secretary.

Wayne is a foundation member of the AIPI (1995) and one of the driving forces behind the formation of the institute.  He has been National Secretary of the AIPI for all but two of its 22 years.  Wayne is Director of Fraud Risk Solutions.

Phone: +61 412 625 899

Email: national.secretariat@aipi.asn.au

Mark Woods

South Australia

Mark has been a member of the AIPI since 2016 and was appointed as the SA Chapter President in 2023. Mark’s background includes service in the Australian Defence Force, Federal Government and the in private sector. Mark works with clients providing investigation, security and training services.

Phone: 1300 809 751

Email: sa.president@aipi.asn.au

Chantal De Beer

Western Australia

Chantal joined the AIPI and the WA Committee in August 2020 and became our Chapter President in early 2024. Chantal has been a Forensic Partner and National Leader at PwC and the Forensic Partner at Deloitte Financial Advisory Pty Ltd. With over 24 years of risk management and forensic investigation experience across 20 countries, Chantal has a wealth of experience in conducting investigations, due diligence and intelligence gathering relating to fraud, bribery, corruption, and serious misconduct in the public sector, finance and insurance, consulting, energy, and resource industry.

Phone: 0452 489 831

Email: choppiedebeer@gmail.com

Daryn Prior

Queensland Chapter President

Daryn joined the AIPI in April 2021 and was appointed Queensland Chapter President in August 2021. With more than 18 years’ investigative experience conducting criminal and multidisciplinary regulatory standards investigations for the Queensland Police Service, state government and private sector, Daryn is the Managing Director and Principal Consultant of BRPM Projects. BRPM Projects provides professional workplace investigation, assessment and consulting services to Queensland state and local governments, corporate and private sector organisations.

Phone: 0402 711 970

Email: qld.president@aipi.asn.au

Brett Katz

ACT Chapter President

Brett has devoted 15 years of his career to investigations as a Detective in the AFP,  investigating and leading teams in crime types such as organised crime, volume property offending, drug trafficking and illegal firearms. He also led initiatives within the AFP’s Investigations Standards and Practices Group, realising the organisations modern investigations management solution. As a Solutions Executive, he now manages the Law Enforcement & National Security Practice at SAS ANZ and has volunteered to use his skills, network and experience to lead the AIPI ACT Chapter.

Phone:  0403 217 384

Email: brett.Katz@sas.com

Angela Clancy

Victorian Chapter President

Angela joined the AIPI as a member in 2017 and was appointed Victoria Chapter President in December 2022. Angela specialises in forensic accounting and analytics investigations and disputes. For the past 15 years, Angela has provided professional investigation services to large and small corporate clients, legal firms and federal and state government departments. 

Email: vic.president@aipi.asn.au