Board & Executive

Chair: Chris Sutherland

Chris Sutherland, appointed as Chair in January 2023, is an experienced executive and director with strong leadership, Board, management and operational experience. For 20 years, Chris was in various engineering and management roles with leading engineering companies including Clough and WorleyParsons. Chris was Managing Director and Group CEO of Programmed from January 2008 to September 2019. Chris is currently a non-executive Director of Matrix Engineering & Composites Ltd (ASX - MCE), Chair of Copper Search Ltd (ASX - CUS), and President of Fremantle Football Club (AFL). His qualifications include a B.Eng (Civil) UWA (Hons) 1985. He undertook the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2001.

Expiry of present term: 31 December 2026

Deputy Chair: Kim Horne, AM

Kim Horne, appointed to the Board in February 2018 and as Deputy Chair in January 2019, has worked here and internationally as a senior executive in the mining industry for Alcoa for almost 45 years. He has extensive history in industry groups, non-profit and government organisations in non-executive roles. Kim has chaired boards for privately owned transport and mining contracting companies. He has previously served on the Esperance Port Authority and is currently the Deputy Chair of Synergy. Kim is a graduate of the University of Western Australia’s management education program and has completed numerous courses in most aspects of business management.

Expiry of present term: 31 December 2025

Anne Nolan

Anne Nolan, appointed to the Board in February 2018, was Director General of the Department of Finance WA until July 2018. Anne has had extensive experience leading and developing public sector agencies which have had a focus on economic and financial matters. She has had responsibility for areas as diverse as industry and resource development, economic and tax policy, energy policy, economic forecasting, intergovernmental relations, infrastructure and public administration. Previous positions include:  Director General, Department of State Development; Deputy Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet; Coordinator of Energy; and Executive Director (Economics), Department of Treasury. Anne is currently Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Western Australia, a board member of the Australia Energy Market Operator, the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra and UWA Business School, and a member of Chief Executive Women.

Expiry of present term: 31 December 2025

Kate Lewins

Kate Lewins, appointed to the Board in February 2020, is a Professor of Law at Murdoch University. Kate has specialised in shipping and transport matters for 30 years. Kate was a senior associate at a national law firm before joining Murdoch University in 1997. Kate completed her undergraduate law studies at UWA, holds an LLM (specialising in maritime law) from University of Southampton, and a PhD from Murdoch University. Her PhD topic was the intersection between commercial maritime law and the Trade Practices Act 1974. Kate is Academic Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Law at National University of Singapore, where she teaches into their specialist LLM.  She is a member of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, and Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association.

Expiry of present term: 30 June 2026

Glen McLeod

Glen McLeod, appointed to the Board in November 2020, is a lawyer with more than 45 years’ experience in environmental, town planning, government and development law. He has held senior positions in major law firms in Perth and London. In 2012, he established Glen McLeod Legal, which continues to operate. He is a Councillor of the  Urban Development Institute (WA), sits on Council of the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Resources and Infrastructure Law and was a member of the WA Environmental Protection Authority for over 9 years. He is also Deputy Chair of the WA Law Society’s Environment Town Planning and Local Government Committee and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Glen is an Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University, where he teaches environmental and town planning law.

Expiry of present term: 30 June, 2026.

Debra Blaskett

Debra Blaskett, appointed to the Board in January 2021, was previously an Executive at Perth Airport where she was responsible for Corporate Services including risk, governance, safety, environment, people and culture, and corporate affairs. Prior to joining Perth Airport, Debra held several senior positions in the Commonwealth public service across the portfolios of Australian External Territories Administration, and aviation, maritime and offshore oil and gas security regulation. Debra has also previously been the Deputy President of the Board of the Tourism Council of Western Australia. Debra holds Bachelor of Jurisprudence, Bachelor of Laws, and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degrees, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Expiry of present term: 31 December 2026

Steve Lewis

Steve Lewis, appointed to the Board in July 2023, was previously CEO of Southern Ports from 2019 to 2023, following a long career in ports as a recognised industry leader.  At Southern Ports he oversaw transformational major projects including completing the amalgamation of the ports of Albany, Bunbury, and Esperance begun in 2014.  Previously he served as interim CEO at Mid West Ports Authority, and as CEO of North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation after serving as CEO of the Dampier Port Authority (now Pilbara Ports) for 11 years.  Mr Lewis holds an MBA from Curtin University, a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He is a former director of Ports Australia and former treasurer of the Queensland Ports Association. 

Expiry of present term: 30 June 2025