ANNUAL REPORT 09/10 - Forest and Wood Products Australia

8 | ORGANISATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board
The constitution of Forest & Wood Products Australia
allows between fi ve and nine Directors, including the
Managing Director, who is appointed by the Board. At
least two of the Board’s non-executive Directors must
also be Independent Directors (not holding positions
within any FWPA member companies). During the
reporting period the Board comprised 10 Directors,
including the Managing Director and two outgoing
Directors. The Board welcomed two new Directors
elected at the last Annual General Meeting: Mr Evan
Rolley and Mr Mark Grey.
CHAIRMAN AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Ron Adams (1)
Managing Director of Wespine Industries Pty Ltd, Mr
Adams is also President of Forest Industries Federation
of WA and a Trustee of J.W. Gottstein Memorial Trust. He
was formerly a Director of National Association of Forest
Industries (NAFI), member of WA Minister for Forestry’s
Timber Plantation Advisory Group and The Australian
Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P).
He holds an associateship in Mechanical Engineering, is
a graduate of the Harvard Business School International
Advanced Management Programme and a Foundation
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Board responsibilities: Member of the R&D Investment
Committee and Chair of the Market Knowledge and
Development Advisory Group.
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DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Nick Roberts (2)
Mr Roberts is CEO of Forests NSW. Previously, he has
worked as Managing Director of Weyerhaeuser in both
New Zealand and Australia, held senior roles in sales,
marketing and operations with Fletcher Challenge in pulp
and paper and forestry businesses, was president of the
New Zealand Forest Owners’ Association, Director of
Forest Research, and inaugural Chair of A3P. He holds a
Master of Science in Wood Science.
Board responsibilities: Chair of the Promotion, Services
and Communication Committee.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Vince Erasmus (3)
Mr Erasmus is the Managing Director of one of Australia’s
largest hardwood plantation forestry managers, Elders
Forestry Limited (formally ITC Limited). An experienced
industry participant, Vince has extensive skills and
expertise in the management of both softwood and
hardwood operations internationally as well as broad
experience in the solid wood-processing environment.
He is also a Director of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Australia, National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)
and World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon.
Board responsibilities: Chair of the R&D Investment
Committee, Chair of the Solid Wood Processing
Advisory Group
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (INDEPENDENT)
Mr Mark Grey (4)
Mr Grey is the Chief Executive, Queensland Eye Hospital
and a non Executive Director of CPA Australia and the
Independent Ophthalmic Network.