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Senior AppointmentsWho’s who and who's moving in the PSSmith for Super job Rod Smith has been appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Mr Smith has over 40 years of experience as a lawyer. His appointment runs for a five year period. Brand members branded Members of the Business Advisory Panel to help oversee the tender process for the Building Brand Australia project, have been announced. The panel is to be chaired by businessman David Mortimer with other members the CEO of Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sandra Chipchase; Vice Chancellor and President of RMIT, Margaret Gardner; Chairman of the Australian Financial Forum, Mark Johnson; CEO of Lion Nathan, Rob Murray; CEO of Woolworths, Michael Luscombe; and Deputy CEO of Austrade, Peter Yuile. Eyers for reconstruction bank Dr John Eyers has been nominated for the role of Executive Director to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Pending a vote by constituency members, he will be appointed by the EBRD for a term running till July 2012. Dr Eyers, who has experience in the Australian Public Service, the development field and with international financial institutions, would represent the constituency comprising Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Egypt. In previous editions... D’Aloisio to chair forum Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Tony D’Aloisio, has been appointed Chair of the Joint Forum, a major international regulatory body. The Joint Forum operates at the direction and in support of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. It works closely with the G-20’s Financial Stability Board and is set to play an important and prominent role in regulatory responses to the Global Financial Crisis. McEvoy tops at Tourism Andrew McEvoy has been appointed Managing Director of Tourism Australia. Mr McEvoy is currently Chief Executive of the South Australian Tourism Commission, and a former Tourism Australia Executive. He will commence his new role in January 2010. Gray to head jobs taskforce A National Resource Sector Employment Taskforce has been established to secure up to 70,000 skilled workers for about 80 major job-generating projects over the next decade. The Taskforce will be chaired by Parliamentary Secretary for Western and Northern Australia, Gary Gray and will examine projects due to come on line over the next 10 years. The Taskforce’s terms of reference and membership are yet to be announced. Millar to Chair UN body Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Caroline Millar has been elected Chair of the Executive Committee of the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Ms Millar said she would engage with UNHCR to help it restore normality to the lives of the 32 million people who are displaced, refugees or stateless. She is the outgoing Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee and was previously Australia’s Ambassador for People Smuggling. War artist named The Australian War Memorial has named Shaun Gladwell the Official Artist for Afghanistan. Mr Gladwell has been commissioned to create a body of work that includes video and photography to become part of the national collection on completion. Travelling during October, he will be accompanied by Australian War Memorial Curator, Nick Fletcher. Beazley to US Former Defence Minister and ALP Opposition Leader, Kim Beazley has been appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the United States. Replacing Dennis Richardson who has been appointed Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Beazley is expected to commence his appointment in Washington in February 2010. Nelson to EC Former Defence Minister and Liberal/National Coalition Opposition Leader, Dr Brendan Nelson as Australia’s Ambassador to the European Communities, Belgium and Luxembourg, Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Special Representative to the World Health Organisation. Dr Nelson recently resigned from Parliament. He is expected to take up the position in February 2010 and will replace Dr Alan Thomas who has been Ambassador since January 2007. 
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