Board
CRCSI is managed by the Board of up to seven directors:
- an independent Chair
- three independent directors including the CEO
- one nomination by each of the three Colleges viz 43pl; Government; and Research & Education
Each Director reports back to the respective College, and brings any College issues to the Board.
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Mary O'Kane, Chair
Mary O’Kane is a company director and Executive Chairman of Mary O’Kane & Associates Pty Ltd, a company that advises governments, universities and the private sector on innovation, research, education and development.
Professor O’Kane was Vice-Chancellor and President of Adelaide University from 1996-2001 and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) from 1994-96. Before that, she was Dean of the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering at the University of Canberra. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and an Honorary Fellow of Engineers, Australia.
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Drew Clarke
Drew is the Secretary of the Commonwealth Dept of Resources, Energy and Tourism.
Drew's earlier roles include Head of the Energy and Environment Division, where he was responsible for energy market reform, energy security and energy-related climate change policy; head of AusIndustry, the business program delivery agency; and leadership of science agencies.
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Malcolm McCoy
Malcolm has over 20 years experience as a Director of survey and spatial companies and 35 years in the industry. He has been instrumental in undertaking two recent mergers of survey companies to form Vekta and prior to that to create Survey21. As part of this process he has been involved in lengthy due diligence procedures, and accordingly has been appointed Managing Director of Vekta, one of a few truly national survey and spatial consultancies.
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Tina McMeckan
Tina has 20 years of experience as a company director and senior executive in listed and private companies, partnerships, not for profit entities and with government businesses. Her specific industry skills are in the energy sector and in commercialisation of science and technology. Key competencies include corporate governance and risk management, enterprise development and strategic planning, investment analysis and finance and market competition and industry reform. She has served as the chairman or a member on audit, compliance, due diligence, nomination and remuneration board committees.
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Peter Woodgate
In June 2003, Peter was appointed to the position of CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI). He lead the rebid that has seen the CRCSI successfully refunded from January 2010 for a further eight and half years. Peter has over 20 years’ professional and academic experience in a range of disciplines spanning the pure and life sciences, engineering, business, public policy and administration.
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Graeme Wright
Graeme is the Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Development at Curtin University.
He has extensive knowledge and experience in education and research, and engagement with higher education policy at strategic level. He has held appointments in the vocational educational sector and across higher education at executive level, and has a profound understanding of the university research environment and its application to industry and the community.
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Graeme Kernich
The company secretary is Dr Graeme Kernich.
Graeme is the CRCSI Deputy CEO and Business Manager.
Graeme worked at RMIT University from 2000 to 2004 identifying technologies for commercial exploitation and facilitating their transfer, primarily in Biotechnology and Information Technology.
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