Mid West Ports Authority Board of Directors

Chair John Elkington

John Elkington

Occupation	General Manager and Company Director
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director, Chairman February 2017

MSc (Mineral Economics) Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University
Non-Executive Chair and Non-Executive Director of TNG Limited
Executive Consultant – Southern Mining Consultants
Director of a mining financial advisory consultancy
Former General Manager – Mining Corporate Services, Snowden UK and Australia
Former Managing Director of an ASX listed company
Former Mine Manager
Former Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Horizon Power
Former Technical Director of mineral assay and metallurgical testwork laboratories
Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Dr Sue van Leeuwen

Occupation	Company Director and Consultant
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director January 2016

DBA (Curtin)
MBA (Edith Cowan University)
Owner – Amity Leadership and Consulting
Authorised Marriage Celebrant
Former Chair – The Pat Giles Centre
Former CEO – Leadership WA
Former Associate Professor, Assistant Dean and Assistant Provost – UNDA
Former CEO – Swanleigh
Former Board Member in a number of Community and Education Organisations
Former Panel Member – Perth Freight Link, Social Enterprise Fund, Governance Review of Metropolitan Local Government, Social Innovation Grants.
Company Directors Diploma – Australian Institute of Company Directors
Mastering the Boardroom Program – Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow Leadership WA

Kate Watson

Occupation	Company Director and Project Manager
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director February 2018

Former Member of GCo Electrical Executive Team
Former Board Chairperson, ATC Midwest
Project Management and Consulting experience in Electrical Contracting, HSE, Engineering and Construction, Mining, Haulage Operations, Utilities, Banking and Insurance
Higher National Diploma in Computer Science
Former Member of the Australian Computer Society
Health, Safety and Environment Certification
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Susan Barrera

Occupation	Company Director and Consultant
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director July 2018

Foundation of Directorship Certificate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Consultant, The Nexus Network
Part time lecturer, School of Management and Governance, Murdoch University
Master of Business Administration (UWA)
Bachelor of Education (University of Melbourne)
Bachelor of Science Hons (University of NSW)
Former Director General, Department for Communities
Former Executive Director, Labour Relations
Former President, Industrial Relations Society, WA

Noel Hart

Occupation	Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director July 2019

Master Mariner Class One
MBA certificate (Quinlan Business School, Loyola University, Chicago)
Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Former Chair, Maritime Industry Australia Ltd
Former General Manager, North West Shelf (LNG) Shipping Service Company
Former executive positions over 24 years, BP Shipping in Melbourne, London and Chicago covering commercial, oil and LNG shipping operations, assurance, technical, emergency response
Former Chair, Oil Companies International Marine Forum and Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators General Purposes Committees
Former Director, Middle East Navigation Aids Service, Alaskan Tanker Company, Marine Preservation Society (USA), Australian Marine Oil Spill Response Centre
Former Senior Deck Officer on crude oil and product tankers, container and ro-ro vessels, and bulk carriers

Lara Dalton

Occupation	Lecturer, Hospitality, Tourism, Events
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director September 2019