About our Board

He was:

• Chief of the Defence Force of Australia (2014-2018)
• Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011-2014)
• Chief of Air Force (2008-2011).

In 2020, he was Chair of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.

He is currently:

• Chair of the Australia Pacific Security College Advisory Board
• Deputy Chair of the Sir Richard Williams Foundation on the Boards:
  • Western Parkland City Authority
  • Australian International Military Games (Invictus Games Sydney 2018).
• a member of the Governing Committee of the Temora Aviation Museum
• Executive Director at BAE Systems Australia
• Non-Executive Director at Nihon Cyber Defence.

As Chief of Defence, Mark successfully led the Australian Defence Force, comprising 80,000 permanent and reserve personnel, to:

• significantly improve capabilities
• responses to major global events
• championed organisational change across areas of:
  • national security
  • culture
  • diversity
  • leadership performance.

He has provided national security advice to the highest levels of governments, industry leaders and international stakeholders, and his aerospace knowledge and expertise is extensive.

Mark was previously the ADF Airworthiness Authority and has over 3,500 hours in:

• single seat fighter aircraft including the A-4G Skyhawk
• Mirage 111O
• F-16C and F/A-18 Hornet.

He continues to be active in general aviation and holds a commercial, RAAus and Remote pilot licence, and is a warbird owner.

He has completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

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Before that she was the Deputy Secretary for Transport. In this role, Pip was responsible for aviation and airport policy and program matters.

Pip has held senior leadership roles across the Australian Public Service. This includes:

• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• the then Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

In that role Pip was closely involved in establishing the National Broadband Network and the associated reform of telecommunications regulations.

Pip commenced her career in the Department of Transport and Communications, where she worked in a number of aviation-related areas. This included working in the office of the Minister for Transport.

Pip has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tasmania and a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the Australian National University.

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This includes the financial services and infrastructure sectors.

Elizabeth was a corporate partner with an international law firm for 22 years, having held global and national leadership roles. From this experience Elizabeth brings:

• legal
• regulatory
• corporate governance
• risk management
• strategy development skills and experience to the board.

Elizabeth is a non-executive director on the boards of:

• Australian Retirement Trust
• Lynch Group Holdings Ltd
• NSW Land Registry Services
• Clayton Utz.

Elizabeth is a reappointed member of the Australian Takeovers Panel, and sits on the Advisory Committee of the John Sample Group.

Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne. Elizabeth is a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors’ Course.

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He is an experienced advisor with a passion for innovation in aerial robotics and automation.

Felipe has been on a number of Boards including:

• V-TOL Aerospace
• Aspect UAV Imaging
• Australian Spatial Analytics.

Felipe holds a private pilot licence and remotely piloted aircraft licence. He is the co-author of several books in uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) and has published a large number of papers in remote and airborne sensing.

Felipe is a member of the:

• Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• The Standards Australia SO/TC 20 (aircraft and space vehicles) and ISO/TC 20/SC 16 (unmanned aircraft systems) committees.

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Commencing her career as a professional pilot and flight instructor, she is now an Associate Professor, Program Director and Head of Aviation at the University of Southern Queensland lecturing in aviation leadership, management, and safety.  With a keen understanding of the significant technological transformation of the aviation industry, Tarryn's research and practice is grounded in skill and capability development for future aviation professionals.

Tarryn has a PhD in aviation sustainability and has served on CASA's Aviation Safety Advisory Panel, and the International Civil Aviation Organization's Operations Panel.

Tarryn is a member of:

• The Royal Aeronautical Society
• Women in Aviation.

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Prior to that, he spent 10 years working in technical support and systems design functions supporting a wide range of military aircraft and engine types.

During his career, Adrian has held several key regulatory posts in the airline industry, including Head of Aircraft Airworthiness and Maintenance Control (HAAMC) and Continuous Airworthiness Manager (CAM). He was the Accountable Manager for the first Approved Design Organisation under the current CASR Part 21J regulations.

He has provided leadership for the implementation of formal safety management systems in engineering organisations and driven transformation programs focused on digitalisation, fuel efficiency, optimised maintenance strategies, cabin configuration and flight path planning.

Adrian has served on a number of international airline industry bodies including the Technical Committee of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) and vice chair of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Engineering and Maintenance Group.

He is keenly interested in implementing strategies to attract and retain talent to grow the aviation sector.

Adrian holds a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

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