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Jay Bonnington B.Com, MBA, FCPA,
FAICD (Non-Executive Director)
Ms Jay Bonnington was appointed as
a Non-Executive Director on 6 August
2014. Ms Bonnington commenced
her career as a Chartered Accountant
and has held many senior roles across
construction, engineering, manufacturing,
utilities, health and financial services
sectors. Until 2005, Ms Bonnington
was the National Chief Executive Officer
for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
She has over twenty years’ experience
as a Non-Executive Director on public
and private companies, and currently
serves as a Non-Executive Director for
Utilities Trust of Australia, JS Bonnington
& Associates Pty Ltd and Metropolitan
Fire and Emergency Services Board.
Ms Bonnington is currently the
Independent Chair of the Salvation Army
Audit/Risk Committee and a former
Member of the Deakin University Council.
Ms Bonnington is a Trustee of The
Queen’s Fund and the Deputy Chair of
the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.
Gillian Brown LLB (Hons),
Grad Dip App Fin & Invest
(Non-Executive Director)
Ms Gillian Brown joined the Board as
a Non-Executive Director in June 2010.
Ms Brown is a highly regarded Partner
at Minter Ellison Lawyers, with 25 years
of experience in finance, infrastructure,
debt capital markets transactions, and
energy and resources. Ms Brown is
a leading corporate and project finance
lawyer and has been recognised as
the 2016 Brisbane Structured Finance
“Lawyer of the Year”. Ms Brown is
a former Chairman of Minter Ellison
Lawyers and a former board member
of Queensland Treasury Corporation
and DBCT Holdings Pty Ltd.
Vince Graham BEng (Civil),
Grad Dip Mgmt, FAICD
(Non-Executive Director)
Mr Vince Graham was appointed to the
Board as a Non-Executive Director on
8 March 2016, with extensive experience
in executive roles at both a federal and
state level. Prior to his appointment,
Mr Graham was the Chief Executive
Officer of Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy
and Essential Energy in NSW. In his role
as Managing Director of the National Rail
Corporation over a decade, Mr Graham
was involved in the development of the
national rail freight network. He was the
Chief Executive Officer of RailCorp NSW,
the Chief Operating Officer of State Rail
Authority, and the Managing Director
of NSW Grain Handling Authority.
Mr Graham has a Civil Engineering
Degree from Sydney University.
John Fullerton BTech (EEng),
FIE Aust, FAICD, CMILT
(CEO and Executive Director)
Mr John Fullerton is Chief Executive
Officer and Managing Director of
Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd,
and was appointed to the position in
February 2011. Mr Fullerton has extensive
experience in the rail industry, as Chief
Executive Officer of Freight Link,
Chairman of Rail CRC Ltd and Director of
Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd. Mr Fullerton’s
previous positions in the industry include
Chief Operating Officer of the National
Rail Corporation and Divisional General
Manager (Operations) at Pacific National.
Mr Fullerton’s experience spans more
than 30 years across strategic planning,
business development, customer service
and operations and engineering.
Mr Fullerton’s extensive background
as a strong advocate for the rail industry
is highly valuable to ARTC.
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