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Members of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
30 June 2003
Chairman,
Dr Kenneth Moss
Dr Moss became Chairman on 1 July 2001 for a period of four years, having
been originally 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.
Deputy Chair, Mrs Sarina Bratton
Mrs Bratton was appointed as Deputy Chair on 31 March 2002 for a two-year
term. She originally was appointed to the AMSA Board in 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 Sydney Paralympic Organising
Committee (Prime Ministerial nominee).
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 Director of Credit Suisse First Boston, the Australian Pacific Airports Corporation (Melbourne and Launceston airports), the Australian Infrastructure Fund, the Australian Government Employees' Superannuation Trust, the Blue Star Print Group (NZ), the Hubbub Group of Companies and Hytrade Pty Ltd.
The Hon Virginia Chadwick
Mrs Chadwick was appointed to the AMSA Board on 8 April 2002 for a two-year term. She 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.
Captain John Paine
Captain Paine was appointed to the AMSA 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 Barry Vellnagel
Mr Vellnagel was appointed to the AMSA Board on 1 April 2002 for a three-year term. He is Chairman of the National Bulk Commodities Group and 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.
Chief Executive Officer, Mr Clive Davidson
Mr Davidson was appointed on 4 May 1998 for a three-year term and was reappointed from 4 May 2001 for further three years. He has held executive positions at the former Department of Transport and Communications, Australian Civil Aviation Authority, Siemens Plessey Systems, AMSA Navigational Services and the Federal Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing. He is a member of the Board of the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority and the Council of the Australian Maritime College to 28 June 2003. Mr Davidson also is President of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.
Board Member meeting attendance 2002 - 2003
| Member | Board Meeting | Audit Committee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible | Attended | Eligible | Attended | |
| Dr Ken Moss | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Mrs Sarina Bratton | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Mr Tony Hyams | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Mrs Virginia Chadwick | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Captain John Paine | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Mr Barry Vellnagel | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Mr Clive Davidson | 8 | 8 | - | - |