Appointments to Bilateral Foundations, Councils and Institutes
Appointments to Bilateral Foundations, Councils and Institutes
I am pleased to announce the following appointments to the bilateral organisations which play such a significant part in deepening the relationship between Australia and its neighbours.
All appointments are for three years unless otherwise stated.
Australia-Japan Foundation
Chairman (reappointment):
Mr John Menadue AO, Director of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific. New board members:
Ms Donna Bridges, Service Policy Manager - Cultural Development, Qantas Airways Ltd; Ms Margaret Coaldrake, A/g Director, National Museum of Australia; Ms Heather Glass, Managing Director, Japan Australia Word Services; Dr Rikki Kersten, Research Manager, Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific; and, Ms Kathryn Tayles, General Manager, External Affairs, CRA Ltd.
Australia-India Council
Chairman (new appointment)
Mr Jim Kennan QC, Chairman of the Australia India Company Pty Ltd and former Victorian Deputy Premier and Attorney General. Reappointed board members:
Mr Michael Abbott QC, Life Governor of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation; Ms June D'Rozario, Director of a Darwin-based consultancy; Mr Cameron Forbes, Senior Correspondent, The Australian; Associate Professor Kenneth McPherson, Director, Indian Ocean Centre, Perth; Mr Rob Meecham, Associate Director, Indian Ocean Centre; and Associate Professor Marika Vicziany, Director, National Centre for South Asian Studies.
Australia-China Council
Chairman(reappointed until 30 June 1996);
Professor Stuart Harris AO, Convenor, North East Asia Programs, Australian National University. Reappointed board members: (until 17 June 1997): Mr Stuart Simson, Managing Director, David Syme and Co Ltd.
Australia-Korean Foundation
New board members: Ms Christina Bee, Deputy Director, Questacon; Ms Sharon Lee Buchanan OAM, Development Manager, Women's Hockey Australia; Ms Daryl Karp, Head of ABCTV Features Department; Mr Ian Kiernan AO, Executive Chairman, Clean up Australia and Chairman, Clean Up The World Pty Ltd; and Mr John (Jongkook) Lee, Manager, Taxation and Korean Practice, KPMG.
Reappointed board members: Mr Adrian Buzo, Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, Swinburne University of Technology and Monash University (joint appointment); Mr Rodney Hall AM, writer and poet; Professor Andrea Hull, Director, Victorian College of the Arts; Dr Donald Stammer, Director and Chief Economist, Bain and Company; and, Professor David Trimm, Professor and Head of School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales.