Bruce is a long-serving Director and Chair of ASC, joining the Board in 2010 and overseeing ASC's successful transformation to a high-performing submarine sustainment company following the Coles Review in 2012.

He was appointed ASC Chair in October 2012 and reappointed in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2023.

Bruce is currently a Director of AIG Australia Ltd (Chair) and Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

He is a former Partner of Ferrier Hodgson and Ernst and Young, and a former Director of Genesee & Wyoming Inc (NYSE), Crown Resorts Ltd and Bank of Queensland Ltd.

Jim has over 30 years’ senior leadership experience across the private and public sectors.

Before joining the ASC Board in September 2025, he served as Deputy Secretary of the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group in the Australian Department of Defence from July 2023 to April 2025.

Prior to this, Jim spent three years as CEO of Nova Systems, and from 2018 to 2020 was Chief Executive of the Government of South Australia’s Department of the Premier and Cabinet. He is also a former CEO of BAE Systems’ operations in Australia and Saudi Arabia.

Jim has held numerous non-executive appointments, including as chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the Trusted Autonomous Systems Cooperative Research Centre; a director of Austal, Codan and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute; and Chancellor of the University of South Australia.

Stuart was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ASC in February 2018, after holding the position of Interim CEO from July 2014.

His career with ASC spans more than 30 years, during which time he has held various submarine program, project, schedule and systems engineering roles. In 2005 he was appointed General Manager Collins Class Submarines and became responsible for the delivery of Collins Class submarine support services in South Australia and Western Australia.

Prior to immigrating to Australia from the UK in 1988, Stuart held a number of engineering roles at BAE, Admiralty Research Establishment and Dowty working in a naval/weapons environment.

It was recently announced that Stuart will not seek a new contract at the end of his current term in January 2026.

In the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List Stuart was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the Defence Naval Industry.

He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Flinders University in July 2025, recognising his outstanding contributions to Australia’s sovereign submarine capability and his leadership of the Collins and AUKUS defence programs.

Loretta is a Partner of national corporate law firm Thomson Geer. Offering more than 25 years’ experience in the legal sector, she specialises in projects, mergers and acquisitions, and complex transactional work.

Loretta is also a Non-Executive Director of infrastructure advisory and project management company RP Infrastructure and a member of the Business Advisory Group for Anacacia Capital.

Geoff has successfully established several innovative businesses in the IT sector and has significant experience as a company director.

He joined the ASC board in 2019 and served as Deputy Chair from March 2022 to March 2025.

After completing studies in aerospace engineering at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Geoff served in Defence across various roles, including aircraft maintenance, fatigue management and IT.

Geoff is involved in multiple leadership roles across various technology ventures and has been recognised for leadership and innovation with the Pearcey Foundation’s SA Entrepreneur Award in 2017 and EY's Entrepreneur of the Year for the southern region in 2006.

He is a former Board member of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre, Alcidion Corporation (ASX:ALC), Seeley International, Business SA (South Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and RAA Insurance.

Janis spent more than 40 years with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and its predecessors, undertaking and leading science and technology programs, particularly in the maritime domain.

A world-recognised undersea technology expert, she was previously DSTG Chief, Maritime Division and Chief, Science Strategy and Program Division. Janis is a former Board member of the Australian Maritime College of the University of Tasmania.

Janis received an Institute of Public Administration Centenary Medal for her work supporting the Collins Class submarines. Her outstanding contributions to defence science and technology have also been recognised through a Public Service Medal in 2018, and DSTG’s establishment of the Janis Cocking Leadership Award in 2019.

Alice has over 30 years' senior management and board-level experience, specialising in major-project governance, investment management, corporate advisory and equity fundraising.  She has particular expertise in technology and cyber security governance and transformational technology projects.

Alice is a former Director of NM Rothschild and Sons (Australia) Limited, Vice-President of JP Morgan Australia, and Non-Executive Director for such organisations as Cooper Energy, Defence Health, Telstra Sale Company Limited and the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

She has served as Commissioner for the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission, Chair of the 2004 Wheat Marketing Review Panel and as a member of the Foreign Investment Review Board.

Alice is currently a Non-Executive Director of Mercer Investments Australia Ltd, Vocus Group, ProMedicus and Tobacco Free Portfolios, and a Director of Swimming Australia Limited and Swimming Australia Foundation Limited.