Dalton Gooding (born 18 November 1954) [1] is a Western Australian businessman, and from 2002 to 2007 he was the chairman of the West Coast Eagles Australian Football League club. He was also a founding partner of the Chartered Accounting firm Gooding Pervan, which later became DFK Gooding Partners.
A former footballer himself, in the early 1970s Gooding moved from his hometown of Dumbleyung in rural Western Australia to take up a 3-year $1000 scholarship offered to him by WAFL club Claremont. [2] He played nine seasons for the Tigers and represented Western Australia in a game at the 1975 Knockout Carnival.
In addition to his West Coast Eagles chairmanship, Gooding is a principal in the accounting firm DFK Gooding Partners, as well as being on a number of boards. [3]
Company | Board Position |
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Crosby Tiles | Board Member |
Dental Manufacturing SPA (Italy) | Board Member |
Elkington Bishop Molineaux Pty Limited | Board Member |
Enrich Health Group Pty Ltd | Director |
Gateway Capital Ltd | Chairman |
J H Wilberforce Pty Limited | Chairman |
Katana Capital Limited | Chairman |
Pentanet Pty Ltd | Director |
Perth Investment Corporation Limited | Chairman |
RAC Finance Pty Limited | Board Member |
RAC Holdings Pty Limited | Board Member |
RAC Insurance Pty Limited | Board Member |
RACWA Inc | Board Member |
Ruthinium Dental Products (P) Limited (India) | Board Member |
Ruthinium Group Pty Limited | Chairman |
Service Finance Corporation Ltd | Chairman |
St John of God Health Care National Governing Board | Board Member |
Sunlec International Pty Limited | Board Member |
St Ives Group Pty Ltd | Board Member |
Triumphant Nominees Pty Ltd | Board Member |
Watermark Enterprises Pty Ltd | Board Member |
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