The CASA Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
The Board is responsible for deciding the objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by CASA and for ensuring that CASA performs its functions in a proper, efficient and effective manner.
Dr Allan Hawke has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a Doctor of Philosophy. He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1974 and rose through the ranks to be Secretary of the departments of Veterans’ Affairs, Transport and Regional Services, and Defence.
Dr Hawke was appointed as High Commissioner to New Zealand in 2003, and in 2006 was installed as Chancellor of the Australian National University. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to public service, Dr Hawke was awarded a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Public Administration in 1998 and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management in 1999. In 2001 he became a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Also in 2001, AFR Boss magazine named him as one of Australia’s top 30 true leaders.
In June 2010 Dr Hawke was made a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia for eminent service to public administration, particularly through the formulation and implementation of policy in the areas of transport, defence and education, and to the strengthening of bilateral relations with New Zealand.
David Gray – Deputy Chair
Mr David Gray has an honorary doctorate from the Queensland University of Technology and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Mr Gray was managing director of Boeing Australia for 11 years until 2006. Prior to that appointment, he was managing director of GEC Marconi and a divisional chief executive of GEC (Australia) Heavy Engineering.
In 2003 Mr Gray was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to the aviation industry, business and commerce. He is currently Chairman of the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation, Chairman of the Australian Research Council for Aviation Automation, a Director of Brisbane Airport Corporation, and a Director of Collection House Limited.
Helen Gillies
Ms Helen Gillies has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Queensland, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Construction Law from the University of Melbourne.
Ms Gillies has been practising law for over 20 years and is currently Corporate Counsel and general manager of Risk and Compliance with Sinclair Knight Merz. She won the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association’s Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year award in 2008, and has been admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Trevor Danos
Mr Trevor Danos has a Bachelor of Economics, a Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Science from the University of Sydney and is a member of the New South Wales Law Society, the Law Council of Australia and the New South Wales Society of Notaries.
Mr Danos has practised law for over 30 years and specialises in the areas of banking and finance as well as government procurement.
Among other current board memberships, Mr Danos is a Director of TransGrid and a board member of the Sydney Local Health District. He is chair of the Dean of Science’s Advisory Committee at UNSW, a member of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee at UNSW and a member of the Australian Government Procurement Consultation Committee.
Mr Danos was appointed as the Chair of CASA’s Board Audit Committee in February 2010.
CASA Board details for contact
Here are the CASA board details:
Board role
The CASA Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
The Board is responsible for deciding the objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by CASA and for ensuring that CASA performs its functions in a proper, efficient and effective manner.
Board members
Read the biographies of the Board members.
e-mail for Allan Hawkes:
allan.hawkes@casa.gov.au
Brian Calder
Mail:
PO Box 2005
CANBERRA ACT 2601
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Biographies of CASA Board members
Allan Hawke – Chair
Dr Allan Hawke has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a Doctor of Philosophy. He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1974 and rose through the ranks to be Secretary of the departments of Veterans’ Affairs, Transport and Regional Services, and Defence.
Dr Hawke was appointed as High Commissioner to New Zealand in 2003, and in 2006 was installed as Chancellor of the Australian National University. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to public service, Dr Hawke was awarded a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Public Administration in 1998 and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management in 1999. In 2001 he became a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Also in 2001, AFR Boss magazine named him as one of Australia’s top 30 true leaders.
In June 2010 Dr Hawke was made a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia for eminent service to public administration, particularly through the formulation and implementation of policy in the areas of transport, defence and education, and to the strengthening of bilateral relations with New Zealand.
David Gray – Deputy Chair
Mr David Gray has an honorary doctorate from the Queensland University of Technology and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Mr Gray was managing director of Boeing Australia for 11 years until 2006. Prior to that appointment, he was managing director of GEC Marconi and a divisional chief executive of GEC (Australia) Heavy Engineering.
In 2003 Mr Gray was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to the aviation industry, business and commerce. He is currently Chairman of the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation, Chairman of the Australian Research Council for Aviation Automation, a Director of Brisbane Airport Corporation, and a Director of Collection House Limited.
Helen Gillies
Ms Helen Gillies has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Queensland, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Construction Law from the University of Melbourne.
Ms Gillies has been practising law for over 20 years and is currently Corporate Counsel and general manager of Risk and Compliance with Sinclair Knight Merz. She won the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association’s Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year award in 2008, and has been admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Trevor Danos
Mr Trevor Danos has a Bachelor of Economics, a Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Science from the University of Sydney and is a member of the New South Wales Law Society, the Law Council of Australia and the New South Wales Society of Notaries.
Mr Danos has practised law for over 30 years and specialises in the areas of banking and finance as well as government procurement.
Among other current board memberships, Mr Danos is a Director of TransGrid and a board member of the Sydney Local Health District. He is chair of the Dean of Science’s Advisory Committee at UNSW, a member of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee at UNSW and a member of the Australian Government Procurement Consultation Committee.
Mr Danos was appointed as the Chair of CASA’s Board Audit Committee in February 2010.
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