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Members of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Board (30 June 2004)

AMSA, 14th Annual Report, 2003 - 2004

Chairman, Mr Edward (Ted) Anson AM

Mr Anson was reappointed as Chairman of the AMSA Board on 27 October 2003. He originally had been appointed to the Board as Chairman on 8 April 1999 for a period of two years and was reappointed for a four-year term from 8 April 2001.

However, from 1 July 2001, he retired from the AMSA Board to take up the appointment as Chairman of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Mr Anson is the former Executive Chairman of ANL Limited and held senior executive positions in several shipping industry companies including BHP, RW Miller, Howard Smith Industries and James Patrick and Co. He is Deputy Chairman of Australian River Co Limited, Director of the Australian Industry Development Corporation, Trans-United Pty Ltd, and ANL Cargo Operations Pty Ltd, a member of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Australia Committee and Chairman of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Australia Technical Advisory Committee.

Deputy Chairman, Captain John Paine

Captain Paine was appointed as Deputy Chair of the AMSA Board on 15 April 2004 until 31 March 2005, having been appointed to the Board on 1 April 2002 for a three-year term. He held several senior executive positions in shipping operations for BHP until his retirement as General Manager North West Shelf Shipping Services in 2000, having joined BHP as a deck officer and served as a master in the BHP fleet. He also held a number of directorships of BHP companies and is a former director of the Australian Shipowners Association.

Mr Tony Hyams

Mr Hyams was appointed to the AMSA Board on 1 September 1998 for a period of two years and was reappointed from
8 October 2000 and 8 October 2002, both for two-year terms. He is a Senior Adviser of Credit Suisse First Boston, and a Director of the Australian Infrastructure Fund, the Australian Government Employees’ Superannuation Trust, the Blue Star Print Group (NZ) and Hytrade Pty Ltd.

The Hon Virginia Chadwick

Mrs Chadwick was reappointed to the AMSA Board on 15 April 2004 for a three-year term. She was initially appointed as a Board member on 8 April 2002 for a two-year term. Mrs Chadwick is the Chair of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and is a director of the Reef Co-operative Research Centre. This followed a distinguished political career in the New South Wales Parliament where she served as President of New South Wales Legislative Council and held several ministerial portfolios.

Chief Executive Officer,
Mr Clive Davidson

AMSA Board Members - Image of Mr Clive Davidson Mr Davidson was appointed on 4 May 1998 for a three-year term and was reappointed from 4 May 2001 for another three years. He has held executive positions at the former Department of Transport and Communications, Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Siemens Plessey Systems, AMSA Navigational Services and the Federal Office of Asset Sales and IT Outsourcing. He is a member of the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority and the Council of the Australian Maritime College.

Directors Leaving During 2003-2004

Dr Kenneth Moss

Dr Moss retired as Chairman of the Board on 25 October 2003 to focus on other business commitments, having been appointed for a four-year term from 1 July 2001. He originally was appointed to the AMSA Board on 8 April 1999 for a period of three years. After several years at BHP, he joined the Howard Smith Group in 1974 and was Managing Director from 1993 until his retirement in late 2000. Dr Moss is Chairman of Boral Limited and Centennial Coal Company Limited and serves on the Board of the National Australia Bank, Adsteam Marine Limited, GPT Management Limited and Hunter Area Health Service.

Mrs Sarina Bratton

Mrs Bratton’s appointment as Deputy Chair of the AMSA Board expired on 7 April 2004 after a two-year term. She originally was appointed to the AMSA Board on 1 September 1996, and reappointed from 1 September 1998 and 8 October 2000, both for two-year terms. She has extensive experience in the cruise-shipping sector having been the founder and Managing Director of Capricorn Cruise Line Pty Ltd. Formerly she was Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific, Cunard Line. Mrs Bratton also is a Director of the Australian Trade Commission and VOYAGES Hotels and Resorts. Mrs Bratton was a Director of the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (Prime Ministerial nominee).

The late Barry Vellnagel

Mr Barry Vellnagel - past Board Member

It was with deep sadness that AMSA learnt of Mr Vellnagel’s death on 31 May 2004 after a long illness. He had been appointed to the AMSA Board on 1 April 2002 for a three-year term and was Chairman of the National Bulk Commodities Group. He was formerly a member of the Australian Maritime Defence Council. Until 2000, he was Deputy Director of the Minerals Council of Australia and had been a senior executive with the former Department of Transport and Communications, specialising in international shipping policy development and waterfront reform.

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