Board Members -
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Published on: 12/19/2003
Last Visited: 12/19/2003
Geoffrey J. Ashton - Chairman
We are delighted to welcome our new Chairman, Mr Geoffrey J. Ashton who brings with him over 15 years of Director level experience and has been a Director on a number of top 50 company boards.Mr Ashton's longest standing position is that of Non-Executive Director at Leighton Holdings Limited which he has held since 1996.Leighton is a publicly listed and the largest construction and contracting company in Australia.Mr Ashton has also held the position of Chairman since 2001 and is the Trustee Director, Superannuation Trust of Australia (STA).STA has approximately $4 billion under investment including approximately $1.5 billion in Australian Equities.Since, 1997, Mr Ashton has held two additional positions, the first being that of Non-Executive Director of the State Transit Authority of NSW (STA-NSW) since 1997.STA-NSW is a NSW government enterprise which operates buses and ferries in Sydney and Newcastle.The second as Non-Executive Chairman, Bridgeport Advisers & Asset Managers, Bridgeport is a privately owned financial planning business.
Mr Ashton is a member of the Australian Industry Group where he also held the position on the National Executive and was National President in 2000 and 2001.