The Board is committed to good corporate governance and fulfilling its obligations and responsibilities in the best interests of the company and its stakeholders and to foster a culture of compliance which values ethical behaviour, personal and corporate integrity, accountability and respect for others.
Our Board
Mr Tony Quick
Chair
Mr Tony Quick is independent non-executive Chair of Quickstep Holdings. Mr Quick was the director of the Enterprise Connect Defence Industry Innovation Centre from 2009 to 2011, and director and general manager of GKN Aerospace Engineering Services from 2001 to 2009. Mr Quick is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT University.
Dr Roger Lough AM
Deputy Chair
Dr Lough is an independent consultant specialising in defence technology. He has had a long career as a scientist and research manager at DST Group (formerly DSTO). Dr Lough completed his public service as Chief Defence Scientist and CEO of DST Group between 2003 and 2008. Dr Lough is Chair of the Defence Science Institute Advisory Board. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (ATSE) and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2009. Dr Lough has a PhD from Adelaide University.
Dr John Best
Director
Dr John Best currently holds the position of Vice President, Chief Technical Officer at Thales Australia. Dr Best joined ADI Limited in 2003 and was appointed CTO upon the formation of Thales Australia in 2006. In this role he is responsible for the technical capability of the company, including technical strategy, research and development, innovation, engineering practice and governance. From 2013-2017 he additionally held responsibility for strategy within the company. The move to ADI Limited followed a 15-year career with the Defence Science & Technology Organisation. Dr Best is a Director of Eurotorp Pty Ltd and a member of DMTC's Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committee.
Mrs Bronwyn Constance
Director
Mrs Bronwyn Constance has held many senior executive positions including finance director of Kraft Foods Australia and New Zealand, vice president Finance of Kraft Foods Asia, executive general manager finance and administration of Pasminco and finance director of Nylex. She spent her early career with the ACI Group of companies. Mrs Constance is a director of the Rail Manufacturing CRC. She is a former independent director of CRC CARE, Colorpak, The Melbourne Market Authority, Plantic Technologies, The Just Group and the CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology. Mrs Constance is Chair of DMTC’s Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committee.
Mr Michael Grogan
Director
Mr Michael Grogan is a former CEO of Sutton Tools, an engineering manufacturer producing and exporting a full range of cutting tools from three Australian facilities and one New Zealand facility. Mr Grogan was appointed as Victorian director of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre in May 2016. He is Chair of the Inner Northern Local Learning and Employment Network, Board Member of Manufacturing Skills Australia – Industry Skills Council, Board Member of the Adult, Community and Further Education organisation and Member of the Victorian Manufacturing Skills and Training Taskforce. Mr Grogan is a member of
DMTC’s Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committee.
Dr Peter Jonson
Director
Dr Peter Jonson is Chair Emeritus of the Melbourne Institute, Adjunct Professor at RMIT University and Principal Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Dr Jonson is a former director of Village Roadshow and former Chair of Paranta Biosciences, Care CRC, the Australian Institute for Commercialisation, AADI, Bionomics and the Federal Government's CRC Committee. Dr Jonson was interim Chair of the Innovative Manufacturing CRC. Dr Jonson worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia for 17 years as an economist, during which he held the position of head of research for seven years. He was CEO of Norwich Financial Services and managing director and Chair of ANZ Funds Management. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Professor Valerie Linton
Director
Professor Valerie Linton is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences at the University of Wollongong. Professor Linton’s specific expertise includes steel metallurgy and welding, along with strategic planning, business development and engineering research management. A fellow of Engineers Australia, Professor Linton completed undergraduate studies at the University of Sheffield (UK), PhD studies at Cambridge University (UK) and holds a Masters in Business Administration from La Trobe University. She is Deputy Chair of the CRC Association Board and until September 2016 was the CEO of the Energy Pipelines Cooperative Research Centre.