MBA, FAICD, FCA, FCPAChairman (1 July 2007), Independent non-executive directorTerm of Appointment 1 July 2005 to 30 September 2010Member Business Development Committee, People & Performance CommitteeEx-officio member Audit & Risk Management CommitteeMr Graham Carpenter is a chartered accountant who has held a number of senior executive positions in both the public and private sectors 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 and Scenic Rim Regional Council. He is a member of Audit Committees for Queensland Transport and the Local Government Association of Queensland, and a member of the Audit, Evaluation and Risk Committee of Department of the Premier and Cabinet. He is also a member of the Finance and Resources Committee of Griffith University and a member of the Finance and Audit Committee of Construction Skills Queensland. Mr Carpenter was previously Chair and Director of the Audit and Business Risk Committee of South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd, and a director of Ports Corporation Queensland Ltd. He provides consulting services to BDO Kendalls where he previously was a Partner.
Mrs Leeanne Bond is a chemical engineer with extensive experience in business management, projects, design and proposals for a number of international engineering and project management organisations on projects across the hydrocarbons, minerals processing, infrastructure and power industry sectors.
Mrs Bond is currently a Director the Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority and South East Queensland Water Corporation Ltd (SEQWater) and consults to industry through her company Breakthrough Energy Pty Ltd. She previously served as Chairperson of the Brisbane Water Advisory Board for the Brisbane City Council, Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Professional Engineers in Queensland, President of Engineers Australia (Queensland Division) and member of the Queensland Government Smart Women Smart State Taskforce.Mrs Bond was named "2007 Professional Engineer of the Year" by Engineers Australia.
Mrs 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.Mrs 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.
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 a Principal of Board Matters Pty Ltd and is currently Chair and Director of Queensland Music Festival Pty Ltd and Board of Trustees Brisbane Girls' Grammar School. She is a Director of RACQ Ltd and MAP Funds Management Ltd, and Chair of MAP Financial Planning Pty Ltd. Ms Jameson is also Chair and Director of Fibrecycle Pty Ltd.
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 of the Australian Coal Association and a director of ACALET Ltd, Chairman of the National Low Emissions Coal Council Strategy Working Group, Chairman of the Centre for Low Emission Technology (cLET) and Chairman of the Queensland Underground Coal Gasification Consultative Committee. He was appointed by the Queensland Premier as a foundation member of the Queensland Clean Coal Council. Mr Pegler was twice elected President of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and was recently elected as a QRC Life Member in recognition of his service to the resources sector. On 30 July 2009, Mr Pegler was appointed Director of Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.
Ms Karen Smith-Pomeroy is a qualified accountant and has had 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 Professional National Accountant, 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 has previously held a number of committee and treasury roles in community organisations and is a past Board member of the Queensland Board of Secondary School Studies.