Annual Report 2009-10

Members of the Board are independent of the organisation and have beenchosen on the basis of their skills and experience in matters that impactTransAdelaide’s operations and future development.Chaired by Virginia Hickey, the other five members of the board are: KevinBenger, Roger Jowett, Margaret Starrs, John Hearsch and Lino Di Lernia.The Board is responsible for the overall corporate governance of TransAdelaide.This includes approval of strategic directions, monitoring operational andfinancial performance, ensuring adequate evaluation and management of riskand evaluating the performance and remuneration of senior management as wellas providing accountability to the Government of South Australia.The foundation of our corporate mission is the responsibility to contribute stronglyto the achievement of South Australia’s Strategic Plan (SASP) target T3.6:Increase the use of public transport to 10 percent of weekday travel by 2018.TransAdelaide also contributed to the achievement of many other SASP targetsacross the range of major objectives: Economic Growth, Improving Wellbeing,Attaining Sustainability and Building Communities.3 45 61 21 - Virginia Hickey2 - Kevin Benger3 - Lino Di Lernia4 - Roger Jowett5 - John Hearsch6 - Margaret Starrs25 | TransAdelaide Annual Report 2009-10