Board of Directors

You are here:Who we are » Corporate Governance » Board of Directors

Font size

Increase Font Size

Decrease Font Size

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

	Graham Carpenter MBA, FAICD, FCA Chairman (1 July 2007), Independent non-executive director Term of Appointment 1 July 2005 to 30 September 2010 Member Business Development Committee, People & Performance Committee Ex-officio member Audit & Risk Management Committee Mr Graham Carpenter is a chartered accountant who has held a number of senior executive positions including Partner in chartered accounting firms, Auditor-General in the Northern Territory, and senior positions with Victorian and Queensland Treasuries. Mr Carpenter brings expertise in the areas of corporate governance, financial management consulting, accounting, audit, risk management and performance management. He has a depth of experience in infrastructure management. Mr Carpenter is Chair of the Audit Committees of South Bank Corporation, Queensland Police Service, Urban Development Authority and Scenic Rim Regional Council. He serves on Committees for Local Government Association of Queensland, Office of State Revenue (Queensland Treasury), Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Griffith University and Construction Skills Queensland. Mr Carpenter provides consulting services to BDO Kendalls where he previously was a Partner.
	Richard Barton BE(Civil), MS(Civil Eng), FIEAust, FAIM Independent non-executive director Term of Appointment 1 July 2008 to 30 September 2011 Member Audit & Risk Management Committee, Business Development Committee Mr Ric Barton is a civil engineer and currently a Partner and Director of Flagstaff Consulting Group Pty Ltd. He has extensive experience at corporate level in commercial business; at project development and delivery stages in the heavy, resource and civil engineering industries; and at project delivery stage in the health and industrial building industries, predominantly from the constructor’s perspective but over recent years from the project owner’s point of view. Mr Barton held various project and senior management positions with John Holland Pty Ltd concluding with General Manager (Queensland) and Executive Director. More recently, he has held or currently holds independent director, steering committee member, project director, and executive advisor roles with various government-related enterprises. Mr Barton has been involved in numerous major construction projects for more than 40 years. Throughout this time he has been actively involved in industry committees covering construction safety and project delivery issues, and technical and management research.

	Leeanne Bond MBA, BE(Chem), FIEAust, GAICD Independent non-executive director Term of appointment 16 September 2004 to 30 June 2008 Reappointed 11 July 2008 to 30 September 2011 Member Audit & Risk Management Committee, People & Performance Committee Ms Leeanne Bond is a chemical engineer with extensive experience in business management, projects, design and proposals for international engineering and project management organisations. She has worked on projects across the hydrocarbons, minerals processing, infrastructure and power industry sectors. Ms Bond is currently a Director the Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority, Seqwater Corporation and Liquefied Natural Gas Limited and consults to industry through her company Breakthrough Energy Pty Ltd. Ms Bond is a former Engineers Australia "Professional Engineer of the Year" and Queensland President of Engineers Australia.

	Kym Collins MBA, BEng(Elec), GAICD Independent non-executive director Term of appointment 1 July 2005 to 30 September 2008 Reappointed 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2011 Member Business Development Committee, People & Performance Committee Ms Kym Collins is an electrical engineer, experienced in project management, control and energy engineering in the commercial construction industry. She currently provides project management and engineering design services on several major projects in south east Queensland through her own consultancy business and was previously State Manager for Building Automation at Siemens Ltd. Ms Collins was a committee member of the Institute of Hospital Engineers (Queensland) and a member of Women in Technology. She is currently a Committee member of the St Aidan's Old Girls Association.

	Elizabeth Jameson BA, LLB(Hons), LSDA, FAICD Independent non-executive director Term of appointment 12 April 2007 to 30 September 2010 Chair People & Performance Committee Member Business Development Committee Ms Elizabeth Jameson is a corporate/commercial lawyer by background with comprehensive experience providing legal and related advice and assistance to a large range of corporate and not-for-profit organisations, including statutory bodies and Government Owned Corporations. Ms Jameson teaches and facilitates a range of corporate governance classes and sessions for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ms Jameson is Principal of Board Matters Pty Ltd and a Director of RACQ Limited. She is also Chair and Director of Fibrecycle Pty Ltd, BDO Group Holdings (Qld) Pty Ltd and Board of Trustees Brisbane Girls' Grammar School. She is also a member of the Board of Taxation.

	John Pegler BE(Mining), MAusIMM Independent non-executive director Term of appointment 1 July 2006 to 30 September 2009 Reappointed 1 October 2009 to 30 September 2012 Chair Business Development Committee Mr John Pegler has extensive national and international experience in open-cut and underground coal resource development, mining and processing operations, project development processes and international procurement. He also has a background in coal utilisation and marketing coal to power generators and steel mills in Australia, Japan, Korea, India and other Asian and European countries. Most recently he was Chief Executive Officer of Ensham Resources Pty Ltd. Currently Mr Pegler is Chairman and Director of Australian Coal Association (ACA) and Chairman and director of ACA Low Emissions Technologies Ltd (ACALET). He is Chairman of the National Low Emissions Coal Council Strategy Working Group and Chairman of Queensland Underground Coal Gasification Consultative Committee. Mr Pegler is a Board member of Fitzroy Basin Association and a Director of Energy Resources of Australia Ltd and is a Foundation Member of The Queensland Clean Coal Council and Life Member of the Queensland Resources Council Ltd.

	Karen Smith-Pomeroy MNIA, PNA, FAIBF, MAICD Independent non-executive director Term of appointment 12 April 2007 to 30 September 2010 Chair Audit & Risk Management Committee Ms Karen Smith-Pomeroy is a financial services professional with extensive experience in senior roles within the Australian banking and finance industries. She is currently Chief Risk Officer Banking at Suncorp Bank. Ms Smith-Pomeroy is a member of the National Institute of Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance. She is also a committee member of the Risk Management Association Inc. Australian chapter.