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Published on: 6/24/2008
Last Visited: 12/29/2008
I am pleased to formally announce the reappointment Dr John Laker AO as Chair and Mr Ross Jones as Deputy Chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority each for a further five-year period from 1 July 2008.
This announcement follows Cabinet approval of their reappointment on 5 June 2008 and approval by the Governor-General at the Executive Council meeting today.
I appreciate the strong leadership that Dr Laker, ably supported by Mr Jones, has provided in his important role overseeing the financial system and ensuring the efficient functioning of APRA as an agency.
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Mr Jones has been the Deputy Chairman of APRA since 2003.
Within APRA he takes principal responsibility for superannuation and chairs APRA's Enforcement Committee.
He is Vice Chairman of the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions, a member of the Singapore Central Provident Fund Advisory Panel and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors.
Prior to joining APRA, Mr Jones was a Commissioner of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and a Chairman of the International Air Services Commission.
He is also an Associate Professor in the School of Finance and Economics at the University of Technology, Sydney.
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APRA currently has three full-time members who are Dr John Laker AO (Chairman), Mr Ross Jones (Deputy Chairman) and Mr John Trowbridge (Member).