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Chris Ritchie AO RANR Stephen Ludlam| Geoffrey Phillips | Bruce Carter |David Miles AM|Jack O'Connell AOSally Pitkin I
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Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie AOVice Admiral Chris Ritchie AO RANR

Chairman | FAICD, RCDS, RAAFSC

Chairman since 1 July 2009, and Director since 28 August 2007.  Chair of Australian Defence College Advisory Board.  Director of Maritime Australia Limited.  Member of Defence and National Security Advisory Committee.  Former Chief of Navy, Australian Defence Force Australian Theatre Commander and Head of Capability Systems.  Former Maritime Commander Australia and former Director General Military Strategy and Concepts, and Naval Policy and Warfare.  Age 59.
 

 
Stephan LudlamStephen Ludlam

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | MSc, Ceng, FIMechE
 
Director since 18 January 2010. Current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ASC Pty Ltd. Former President - Submarines Rolls Royce, UK. Former Executive Vice-President – Naval Marine Europe, Rolls Royce, UK. Former Executive Vice President – Naval Marine, Submarines and the General Manager – Reactor Test Establishment, Rolls Royce, UK. Age 56. 

  

 
Geoffrey Phillips
Non-Executive Director | MBA, BE (Chemistry) (Hons) Geoffrey Phillips

Director since 16 October 2006.  Chairman of Westlink Group and Deputy Chairman of Yarra Valley Water Limited.  Former Deputy Managing Director and Company Secretary of Transurban Group, Finance Director and Executive General Manager Finance.  Former Commercial Manager - South Australian Business Unit for Santos, and Chief Operating Officer of Potter Warburg Limited's Corporate Finance and Fixed Interest Divisions.  Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors and Melbourne University Business School Association.  Age 64.  

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Bruce Carter
Bruce Carter 
Non-Executive Director | MBA, FCA, FAICD, BEc
 
Director since 1 January 2010.  Managing Partner, Ferrier Hodgson, Adelaide.  Chair, South Australian Economic Development Board. Chair, South Australian Government/BHP Steering Group for the Olympic Dam Expansion. Chair, Renewables, South Australia. Chair, EPAC Salary Solutions Pty Ltd. President, National Heart Foundation. Director, St Peter’s College, South Australia. Director, Territory Insurance Office, Northern Territory. Director, South Australian Motor Sport Board and various non-operating family companies. Board Member of the South Australian Executive Committee of Cabinet. Age 51.
 


David Miles AM
David Miles AM
Non-Executive Director | LLB
 
Director since 1 January 2010. Chair, Innovation Australia. Chair, Uniseed Pty Ltd. Chair, Legal Super. Chair, National Stakeholder Steering Committee for the National Smart Electricity Meter project. Chair, Australian Motor Sport Appeal Court. Deputy Co-Chair, Committee for Melbourne. Board Member, Council of The Australian National University and Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC). Former Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgrath. Age 64.
 

 
John (Jack) O'Connell AO
Jack O’Connell AO
Non-Executive Director | BEc, FCA, FAICD


Director since 1 January 2010. Non-Executive Director Schiavello Group. Deputy Director of Victoria Super. Chair, St Vincent and Mercy Private Hospital, Melbourne. Former Partner, KPMG. Age 50.


 
 


Sally Pitkin
Sally Pitkin
Non-Executive Director |  LLM, LLB

Director since 1 January 2010. Consultant, Clayton Utz Attorneys. Non-Executive Director UniQuest Pty Ltd. Non-Executive Director Export Finance and Insurance Corporation. Non-Executive Director Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. Trustee Brisbane Girls Grammar School and Board Member of the Queensland Competition Authority. Age 50. 

 
 


Rear Admiral USN (retired) Dugan Shipway
Non-Executive Director 
 
Director since 18 June 2010. Most recently President General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works. A retired United States Navy Rear Admiral with 35 years of service. Former roles include: Commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Deputy Commander for Submarines at Naval Sea Systems Command and Program Executive Officer for Submarines. Age 68.
 
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