Graduate in Mechanical Engineering & Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management, having over 24 years senior professional experience in Steel Industry, with thrust on Supply Chain, Contracts & Project Management. Presently Vice President with Bhushan Steel  Ltd, India, incharge of International affair & Supply Chain Management. Life Member - Indian Institute of Materials Management, presented papers in professional seminars & conferences.

Bea is the Former Managing Director of Cairns Engineering Testing Services Pty Ltd, the largest privately-owned geotechnical testing authority in North Queensland and is currently Managing Director of Beatrice Booth Consulting Pty Ltd.. During her 26 years as a business person Bea represented business on numerous bodies in local, regional and state arenas.
She has been a member of Commerce Queensland for over 15 years and has experience in the areas of explosives construction, small business, primary production and regional development. She is currently Chair of the Commerce Queensland Far North Queensland Regional Committee, Cairns.
In 2006 Bea was elected as the first female director to the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chairs the new Australian Chambers Alliance.

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Stephen Cantwell has extensive experience in leading and managing growth and innovation in Australia’s rapidly changing rail industry.  Stephen’s QR executive management positions span across operations, business development, corporate strategy and planning, and infrastructure areas.  Prior to being appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Stephen served for five years as Group General Manager, Network Access.
In 2006, Stephen was instrumental in implementing one of Australia’s largest and most complex acquisition transactions with the ARG acquisition and has spearheaded QR’s national ambitions.

John Carroll was appointed as Chief Executive, Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines, Northern Territory, when it was created on 11 July 2005.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, John was Deputy Chief Executive and General Manager, Minerals and Energy, Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development.  From November 2001 to November 2002, he was the department’s General Manager, Business and Trade Development.
John came to the Territory in March 2000 and was Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Territory’s Department of Industries and Business until November 2001.

CEO Andrew Carter, a mining engineer, has 30 years experience in the resources sector and related industries, working in South Africa, South America, North America, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Europe, Asia and Australia.
A Fellow of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr Carter’s previous positions have included Chief Executive and General Manager of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd and Chairman, Dalrymple Marine Services Ptd Ltd; Chief Executive Clough Resources Division; Managing Director Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd and Chief Mining Engineer, Shell Company of Australia Pty Ltd.

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Jeremy Dawkins was appointed Chairman of the Western Australian Planning Commission in 2004.  A planner, academic and designer, he was city planner at Fremantle, commissioner of the Australian Heritage Commission and foundation director of the postgraduate urban planning program at the University of Technology Sydney.  More recently he reorganised the planning of Sydney Harbour for the NSW Government and, for the Australian Government, designed a new national model for streamlined planning approvals.

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Paul Henderson was appointed a Minister in the Northern Territory’s first Labor Government following the party’s historic election win in August 2001. He was appointed 26 November 2007 as Labor’s second Chief Minister.
That appointment included the two important new ministries of Climate Change, and Territory-Federal Relations and Statehood.
He was elected as the Member for Wanguri, in Darwin’s northern suburbs, in a byelection in 1999 and has held the seat in two consecutive Northern Territory elections in 2001 and 2005.

As Chief Executive Officer, Barry Jones leads the Australian Government’s national inward investment promotion and attraction agency. His responsibilities include implementing Australia's national strategy for promoting and attracting foreign direct investment through Invest Australia's network of 18 offices in 11 countries. Barry also has overall responsibility for delivery of Invest Australia’s business assistance programs, including Major Project Facilitation and the Australian Government’s Strategic Investment Coordination process.

David is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Delfin Lend Lease, responsible for the trading performance of the 22 Delfin Projects across Australia. David has been employed by Delfin and Lend Lease for over 10 years and has held a variety of different roles in the group, including GM Delfin Living, GM for Qld/NT and a Project Director of Forest Lake. David holds qualifications in Applied Science, Regional and Urban Planning and Project Management and has worked in the development industry for over 15 years.

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Eric was previously the CEO of the City of Melville since 2006.  Prior to his appointment at the City of Melville, he had been the CEO at the City of Swan since December 1989.  Prior to that, he was Director of Planning and Development at the then Shire of Swan and also at the Shire of Mundaring.
During his time at the City of Swan, Eric has been involved in major planning studies at both the Local and Regional levels and has played a major role in planning strategies for the Eastern Region and more recently, he has been heavily involved in the planning process entitled “Dialogue with the City”. 

Robert Macleod joined Council in 2000 and has been appointed Deputy Mayor twice and now elected as the new Mayor.  Robert's vision for Palmerston is for a clean, friendly and safe city.

His particular area of concern is the provision of adequate services and facilities for youth and sporting clubs in the Palmerston area, town planning and better infrastructure in and around Palmerston.

Robert and his wife Pam own the Janome Sewing business in Darwin and are very active community volunteers and fundraisers for various charities in Palmerston and Darwin.

Robert and his family built their house in Palmerston in 1994; both their children have gone to Palmerston schools and have worked in the Palmerston area.

Mayor Macleod represents Council as a member on all committees and organisations, in particular:

• Palmerston Safe Communities Committee (Chair),
• Seniors Advisory Committee – (Chair)
• Entrepreneurial Working Party (Chair),
• Sister City Advisory Committee, (Chair), and
• Palmerston Regional Business Association.

Bob McCarthy’s reputation as a proactive, results-driven executive administrator and policy maker has been cemented over the past 30 years in his work in the private sector, and federal and state governments.
Bob is currently the Director-General of the Department of Tourism, Regional Development Industry.
In this position Bob leads a staff totaling more than 800 people who are responsible for initiatives which capitalise on Queensland’s advantages to grow regional economies and strengthen industries.
In this role Bob is responsible for delivering the Smart Industry Policy, which will improve productivity levels across key Queensland priority industries, and rolling-out the Centres of Enterprise initiative, which will build the economic strength of regional areas by focusing on their particular industry strengths.

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In mid-1997 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the WA Department of Commerce & Trade, the State’s premier industry and trade development agency - a post he held until May 2001, when he left to head up Tourism Western Australia.
Richard is also a member of the Australian Standing Committee on Tourism (ASCOT), Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) and Board of the Swan Bells Foundation.

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BiograBryan Oliver is chief executive officer of Midwest Corporation Limited, an emerging developer and exporter of iron ore in Western Australia.
Mr Oliver is also a director of Sinosteel Midwest Management Pty Ltd., the joint venture company of Midwest Corporation and Sinosteel.
Bryan has 30 years of experience at board, executive and management level within the iron ore industry.
He was previously a Director of Robe River Mining and the Robe River Iron Associates joint venture.
Bryan was also executive director of Robe River Mining, and Vice President Operations of Iron Ore Company of Canada.

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Robert has been in the maritime industry for over thirty years and held various financial and management positions in container lines, stevedores, general agencies and ship owners and operators.

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Deidre Willmott is has been Executive Director Policy at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia since May 2006.  In this role, she coordinates CCIWA’s policy development and advocacy on behalf of its 5,500 members, large and small, representing all industry sectors and regions of the State.
She worked as a commercial lawyer in Perth and London before joining the Ministry of Premier & Cabinet as General Counsel in 1994.  In 1999 Deidre was appointed Chief of Staff to then Premier Hon Richard Court.
In 2001, Deidre moved to Melbourne where she was General Manager, Executive Services for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

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