Following the signing of the Commonwealth Agreement and the start-up of the Centre, a number of key appointments have been made, in addition to the appointment of the new Chairman.
Chairman: Dr Laurie Hammond has been appointed Chairman effective from 14 August. Ms Naomi Brown will step down as Interim Chair at this time.
CEO: Dr Richard Thornton was appointed on a one year contract as CEO, effective 22 July 2013.
Communications Manager: David Bruce was appointed on a permanent basis as Communications Manager, effective 22 July 2013. David will still be working with the Bushfire CRC on an agreed basis, as discussed below.
Executive Assistant: Leanne Beattie was appointed on a permanent basis as Executive Assistant, effective 5 August.
Research Manager: Recruitment is currently underway for a Research Manager.