CQUniversity Annual Report - Central Queensland University

52OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMS NARELLE PEARSENarelle is the Chief Executive Offi cer of the Mackay Whitsunday Regional Economic Development Corporation. She is a wellcredentialednegotiator with a commitment to working collaboratively to manage the impact of economic development on keyindustries in the region. In 2008 she participated in Australia’s 2020 summit as part of the Future Direction of the AustralianEconomy stream.MR PETER CORONES AMPeter is an experienced businessman who has spent many years in local government roles, including serving as Mayor ofGladstone City for 14 years. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge in industrial development, tourism, education andtraining and environmental responsibility. Peter was the Director of the Committee that formed Gladstone Area Promotion andDevelopment Limited.MR TIM GRIFFIN OAMTim is a qualifi ed engineer with a background that includes utility infrastructure management, performanceassessment and capital sustainability. In 2007 Tim was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services toengineering and to the Association that represents the interests of over 42 000 professional engineers, scientists andmanagers in Australia (APESMA).MR GRAHAM CARPENTERGraham is a chartered accountant and former partner of BDO, a firm for which he continues to provide consulting services. He isa board member and also chairs a number of audit / compliance / risk committees within Queensland government departmentsand for local government entities. Graham’s other past experience includes senior positions with Queensland and VictorianTreasuries and as Northern Territory Auditor-General. He brings financial management, audit and risk expertise as well asexperience with corporate governance.DR JOHN FITZSIMMONSJohn is the elected Academic Staff representative on Council. He is a senior lecturer at CQUniversity and teaches in literaryand cultural studies in the School of Education and the Arts. John’s academic expertise is in online learning, postmodern fictionand narrative theory. He is the CQUniversity Branch President of the National Tertiary Education Union.MS JAN DAVISJan is the elected Professional Staff representative on Council. She is a senior internal auditor and holds a Bachelor ofBusiness (Accounting) from CQUniversity. Jan’s position requires her to review the fi nancial controls of the University. Janalso is a certifi ed internal auditor with the Institute of Internal Auditors (Australia).MS CARYL TURPINCaryl is the Student Representative on Council. She completed her Bachelor of Learning Management (Early Childhood)with Distinction with CQUniversity in 2005. Caryl is currently completing the third year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree.She will continue to work in both fi elds when she graduates.