Mr Leonard Bleasel AM (6)

JP, FAIM, FAICD

Ministerial Appointee. Chairman of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia. Mr Bleasel was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) until his retirement in February 2001. He is Chairman of Australian Pipeline Ltd, APT Pipeline Limited and the Royal Bank of Scotland Advisory Council, and a Director of QBE Insurance Group and O’Connell Street Associates.

Term of appointment expires 30/6/2013

Mr Steven Crane (6)

BCom, SF Fin, FAICD

Ministerial appointee. Deputy Chairman and Chair of the Marketing Committee. Mr Crane is a member of the Royal Bank of Scotland Advisory Council, Chairman of Global Valve Technology and NIB, and a Director of Transfield Services, Bank of Queensland and Australian Pipeline Ltd.

Term of appointment expires 30/06/2013

Ms Jennifer Cowley (5)

Representing the local community in Dubbo. Member of the Marketing Committee. Ms Cowley is an active member of the local community in Dubbo. She is Editor of the Dubbo Weekender, a volunteer media and current affairs commentator on ABC Radio (Western Plains) and sits on various community advisory boards.

Term of appointment expires 30/06/2014

Ms Nancy Fox (5)

BA(History), JD(Law), FAICD

inisterial appointee. Member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Ms Fox is the Chairperson of Adelaide Managed Funds Ltd and a Director of HCF Life, ThinkSmart and APA Ethane Ltd. She is a Council Member of the Energy Security Council and a Director of the Australian Theatre for Young People.

Term of appointment expires 30/06/2014 

Mr Richard Humphry AO (5)

FCA, FAICD, AFIN, MACS

Ministerial Appointee. Chair of the Finance and Capital Works Committee. Mr Humphry is a Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee for HSBC Australia Ltd and UGL Ltd, and Director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Bupa Australia Holdings Pty Ltd, and a Director or Bupa Australia Pty Ltd, Bupa Foundation (Australia) Ltd and O’Connell Street Associates. Mr Humphry is also a member of the Australian Olympic Committee (NSW) Fundraising Committee – London 2012.

Term of appointment expires 30/6/2014

Ms Gae Raby (4)

Ministerial Appointee. Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Ms Raby has extensive experience in the development and delivery of large government programs and the management of State owned enterprises. Ms Raby has executive experience in public policy, finance and the machinery of Government and advises agencies on governance arrangements. Current member of the Council of the University of New England.

Term of appointment expires 30/6/2013

Ms Catherine Strassberg (5)

Representing Zoo Friends. Member of the Wildlife Conservation, Health and Welfare Committee and Audit and Risk Committee. Ms Strassberg has been a member of Zoo Friends since 1995 and is the Chair of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia Education Committee. She is also Treasurer of the Children’s Tumour Foundation.

Term of appointment expires 30/06/2014

Dr Kersti Seksel *

BVSc (Hons), MRCVS, BA, MA (Hons), FACVSc, DACVBM, DECVBM-CA

Representing veterinary science and animal welfare. Chair of the Wildlife Conservation, Health and Welfare Committee. Dr Seksel is the principal of a specialist referral only practice for animal behaviour in Sydney and Melbourne. She is President of the Australian Companion Animal Council, was chair of the Companion Animal Sectoral Group of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy and currently sits on the Communication Group of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy. Dr Seksel is on the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee for the NSW Government and sits on the Animal Welfare Advisory Working Group for Dairy Australia.

Term of appointment expires 30/06/2015

* Appointed in the 2012/13 year.