Review of Export Policies and Programs
Review Panel
Mr David Mortimer AO is Chairman of Leighton Holdings Ltd, Australia Post, Crescent Capital Partners and the Defence Procurement Advisory Board. He is a Director of Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Limited and Petsec Energy Limited and a Governor of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce. In 1996-1997, Mr Mortimer led a major review for the Federal Government of Business Programs that resulted in “The Mortimer Report”. He was previously Managing Director of TNT Limited. Following the merger of TNT Ltd with the KPN Group in 1996 he remained as Chairman and CEO of the Asian Pacific Region until 1997. From 1992-1996 he was Deputy Chairman of Ansett Australia Holdings Limited. He was also a Director of Ascham from 1989 to 1997 and of Adsteam Marine Limited from 1997 to 2007. He was formerly a director of the Australian Graduate School of Management and a member of the AGSM Advisory Council. He was Chairman of Sydney Airports Corporation from 1998 until 2002 and a Director of the Australian Tourist Commission from 1997 to 2004. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005.
Dr John Edwards has been chief economist for HSBC in Australia since 1997. Between 1991 and 1994 he was Senior Adviser (Economic) to Treasurer and then Prime Minister Paul Keating. He has worked in other banking roles, first as an adviser at Macquarie Bank and then as chief economist for Societe Generale. Dr Edwards was Washington correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald. Dr Edwards’ role at HSBC includes the provision of economic views and advice to the commercial bank and the treasury and capital markets group. Dr Edwards is currently on a short term assignment at the Commonwealth Treasury.