National Archives of Australia - Annual reports

Leadership TeamThe responsibilities of each member of theLeadership Team as at 30 June 2011 areoutlined below.Director-General (Acting)The Director-General (Acting), Dr Stephen Ellis,is the Chief Executive of the Archives. Dr Ellisassumed this responsibility on 2 April 2011 pendingthe appointment of a new Director-General.Assistant Director-General, GovernmentInformation ManagementMargaret Chalker is primarily responsible foractivities associated with delivering Program1.1. This includes providing advice and practicalassistance to agencies regarding informationmanagement, in particular promoting integrateddigital information management, and implementingthe disposal provisions of the Archives Act.Assistant Director-General, Operations andPreservation (Acting)Cornel Platzer is primarily responsible for activitiesassociated with delivering Program 2.1. Thisincludes arranging transfer of archival records fromagencies, documenting, describing, indexing andstoring these records, as well as preserving andconserving records at risk of deterioration.Assistant Director-General, Access andCommunicationAnne Lyons is primarily responsible for activitiesassociated with delivering Program 2.2. Thisincludes research facilities and services, recorddigitisation, websites, exhibitions, educationprograms and events that help the publicaccess, research and interpret the recordsheld by the Archives.Emily HanlonThe Archives’ Leadership Team: Stephen Ellis,Karen Griffith, Cheryl Watson, Margaret Chalker,Cornel Platzer and Anne Lyons.10 Annual Reports 2010–11