Board Members
- Mr Leo Zussino (Chairman)
- Mr Graham Peachey (Chief Executive Officer)
- Mr Ross Brewer (Deputy Chairman)
- Dr Russell Reichelt
- Mr Andrew Wilson (Departmental Member)
- Capt. Fred Ross
Mr Leo Zussino
(Chairman)
Mail Address:
Mr Leo Zussino
AMSA
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Residence:
Queensland
Biography
Mr Leo M Zussino was appointed Chairman of the AMSA Board on 11 November 2008. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited, a position he has held since 22 October 2000. He is also Chairman of the Gladstone Economic and Industry Development Board and Executive Committee Member of Queensland Ports Association.
Mr Zussino previously served as President of the Association of Australian Ports and Maritime Authority Inc (now Ports Australia) and Chairman of the Queensland Port Authorities Association.
Mr Zussino has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Oregon, USA.
Mr Graham Peachey
(Chief Executive Officer)
Mail Address:
Mr Graham Peachey
Chief Executive Officer
AMSA
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Residence:
Australian Capital Territory
Biography
Mr Graham Peachey was appointed as AMSA’s Chief Executive Officer on 4 May 2007.
Prior to his appointment, Mr Peachey was the Chief Executive Officer of Food Standards Australia New Zealand. He has a strong record of achievement in several regulatory bodies in health and agricultural portfolios.
Mr Peachey is a member of the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority, Australia’s representative on the Council of the International Maritime Organization and the Council of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, Director of the Australian Maritime College (AMC) and the AMC Search Board and a member of the Australian Maritime Group, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, National Marine Safety Committee, Marine National Facility Steering Committee and the Lloyd’s Register Advisory Committee.
Mr Peachey has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University and has undertaken further studies in economics and law.
Mr Ross Brewer
(Deputy Chairman)
Mail Address:
Mr Ross Brewer
AMSA
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Residence:
Victoria
Biography
Mr Ross Brewer retired in 2004 as Managing Director of P&O Maritime Services Pty Ltd after an extensive career with the P&O Group in senior management roles including ship owning, chartering, ship agency operations and freight management. His working life commenced at sea as an apprentice deck officer with P&O before he came ashore with the company.
Mr Brewer is a former member and Chairman of the AMSA Advisory Committee, former Chairman of Defence Maritime Services, former Director of P&O Australia Pty Ltd, Austen Maritime (Singapore) Pte and Australian Maritime Systems Limited, and former President of the Australian Mines and Metals Association.
Dr Russell Reichelt
Mail Address:
Dr Russell Reichelt
AMSA
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Residence:
Queensland
Biography
Dr Russell Reichelt is currently Chairman and Chief Executive of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and a non-executive director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Ltd.
Previously, Dr Reichelt has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and as Chairman of Australia’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and Seafood Services Australia Ltd. Other past roles include Chairman of the National Oceans Advisory Group, and company director of CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Ltd.
He has a PhD in Marine Science (tropical ecology) from the University of Queensland, and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (UK) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Andrew Wilson
Mail Address:
Mr Andrew Wilson
AMSA
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Residence:
Australian Capital Territory
Biography
Mr Andrew Wilson is the department member of the AMSA Board.
He currently holds the position of Deputy Secretary in the Department of Infrastructure and Transport.
Mr Wilson has held a variety of positions within the Australian Public Service over his 27-year career, spending the past 25 years within the Department of Infrastructure and Transport. His career highlights involve the establishment of the Office of the Coordinator General, oversight of the Aviation White Paper, establishment of the Australian Rail Track Corporation, participation in the Phase II Airport sales process and the reform of the provision of services to the Indian Ocean Territories.
Mr Wilson has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Deakin University.
Capt. Fred Ross
Mail Address:
Mr Fred Ross
AMSA
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Residence:
New South Wales
Biography
Captain Ross is Director, Maritime Policy of the Australian Maritime officers’ Union and prior to his present position, which he took up in 1995, was President and Executive Member of the organisation from 1970.
He was a member of Marine Industry Development Committee, Maritime Industry Restructuring Agreement, Shipping Industry Reform Authority and currently holds positions within the International Transport Workers Federation and the International Labour Organization.
His sea-going career was on Australian vessels as Deck Officer, serving as Master with Caltex from 1972 to 1992.