Before that she served as executive director of the Australian Technology Network of Universities for almost four and a half years. Her most recent role was as the South Australian government’s Skills Commissioner between March 2021 and April 2023. The new deputy chief executive of Universities Australia is Renee Hindmarsh, who will begin on October 25. There have been four new appointments at GRDC, five new appointments at CRDC, and four new appointments at AgriFutures.

The boards of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), and AgriFutures Australia have been refreshed, with the new and reappointed members to serve three-year terms from October 1. Ms Hall spent the last seven and a half years at Austrade and has spent 2023 serving as senior investment adviser for advanced manufacturing, Americas. The new Consul-General and Trade and Investment Commissioner for Houston, Texas is Gabrielle Hall. Ms McGarth replaced Dr Elizabeth Deveny, who served as chair for five years and has been on the board since ADHA was founded in 2016. She is also on the board of Auswide Bank, Credit Corp, and Challenger Bank. Ms McGrath has been on the board for more than seven years and was the chair of ADHA’s audit and risk committee. The new chair of the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is Lyn McGrath, who began her three-year term on September 29. Outgoing Space Industry Association chief James Brown James has been the go-to for our members, government stakeholders, international partners and the media on Space in Australia and his knowledge and insights will be missed,” Mr Hallett said. “James leaves with the gratitude of the Board and our industry for his leadership of SIAA over the past three years. The former soldier and RSL NSW president and executive chair is also a director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and a non-resident fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.Īs the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) searches for a replacement, chair Jeremy Hallett will take on additional responsibilities for the company with the assistance of SIAA director and immediate past chair Tim Parsons. Mr Brown, who leaves the peak industry body after three years in the role, was reportedly in the running to replace the late Liberal Senator Jim Molan in May after receiving an endorsement by former Prime Minister John Howard. Inaugural Space Industry Association of Australia chief executive James Brown has stepped down to compete for selection as a federal senator for New South Wales.

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