Synergy chairman and former West Coast Eagles chairman, Michael Smith (above), will take over from Peter Harley as chair of Perth-based internet services provider, iiNet Ltd. Mr Smith, who was appointed to the company board as a non-executive director, will take the position at iiNet’s annual general meeting on November 19. Mr Smith has been managing director of the Marketing Centre since 1979. He is chairman of Synergy, serves on the board of Home Building Society and is a director of 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd, a chain of 360 convenience stores on Australia’s east coast.