Robert (Rob) Ian Chapman, AssocDipBus FAICD, FFSIA Chairman

Rob was appointed to the Board as Chairman on 25 February 2014 and prior to this enjoyed an extensive executive career within the financial services industry, having acted as both the Chief Executive Officer of St. George Banking Group (2010 to 2012) and the Managing Director of BankSA (2002 to 2010). Prior to these roles Rob had previously worked in Prudential Corporation, Colonial State Bank and the Commonwealth Bank across a variety of positions.

Rob currently serves as a Director on a number of prominent South Australian Boards including: Adelaide Football Club (Chairman), T-Ports (Chairman), Barossa Infrastructure Ltd (Chairman), Radio Rentals (Chairman), Coopers Brewery Limited (Director) and is also the immediate past Chairman of BankSA, having resigned this position in July 2014.

Rob is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Financial Services Institute of Australasia and holds an Associate Diploma in Business from the South Australian Institute of Technology.

Special responsibilities

• Chair of the Board
• Member of the Property Development Committee
• Member of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee
• Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee
• Member of the Remuneration Committee

Mark Dennis Young B.Ec, FCPA, FAICD, FCIS Managing Director

Appointed on 1 November 2011 as Managing Director of Adelaide Airport Limited. Prior to joining AAL, in July 2001, Mark was Finance Director for Macmahon Holdings Limited and enjoyed a 20 year career with Macmahon gaining experience in all aspects of that ASX listed, diversified Contract Mining, Civil Engineering and Building construction group, with operations throughout Australia and a significant presence in the Asia Pacific.

Mark is a non executive director of the South Australian Tourism Commission. He has a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) at the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed an Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

Special responsibilities

• Managing Director
• Member of the Property Development Committee
• Member of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee

John Frederick Ward BSc, FAICD, FAIM, FAMI, FCILT Director

John joined the Board on the 28 August 2002 as a non executive director nominated by UniSuper Limited. He is a professional company director and corporate advisor. He retired as the General Manager Commercial of News Limited in 2001.

Prior to joining News Corporation in 1994 he was Managing Director and Chief Executive of Qantas Airways Limited culminating a 25 year career with the airline in a variety of corporate and line management roles covering Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. He is an Honorary Life Governor of the Research Foundation of Information Technology and Director of Brisbane Airport Corporation. John is the immediate past Chairman of Wolseley Private Equity.

Special responsibilities

• Chair of the Remuneration Committee
• Member Audit & Compliance Committee
• Member of the Property Development Committee
• Member of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee

Jane Yuile B.Sc., MBA, FCA, FAICD Director

Jane was appointed on 1 June 2016 as a non executive director nominated by UniSuper Ltd. Jane is currently State Chair of ANZ and also currently chairs both ReturnToWorkSA (formerly WorkCover SA) and PrimeQ Limited. She is a Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Jane has a Masters of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Special responsibilities

• Member of the Property Development and Building Committee
• Member of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee

James (Jay) Brendan Hogan MBA, AFAMI, JP Director

Jay was appointed on the 29 July 2009 as a non executive director nominated by Statewide Super. Jay has over 40 years’ experience in the property development and construction industry around Australia and overseas across a broad range of property asset classes. Jay is currently Chairman of Mercure Kangaroo Island Lodge, Bremerton Vintners and Sevenhill Wines. He currently has personal interests in property development, wine and tourism ventures.

He was previously Chairman of the Land Management Corporation in South Australia from 1996 to 2004, Chairman of the South Australian Housing Trust Board, Chairman of the Torrens Catchment Water Board, Deputy Chairman of Homestart Finance Board and Past President of the Urban Development Institute of Australia. In 1998 he was awarded Life Membership of the Urban Development Institute of Australia in recognition of his contribution and services to the development industry.

Special responsibilities

• Chair of the Property Development Committee
• Member of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee

Christopher John McArthur B.Eng., MBA, FAICD Director

Chris was appointed on the 30 March 2011 as a non executive director nominated by Colonial First State Managed Property Ltd as trustee of the CFS Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund. Chris is the Head of Asset Management, Australia and Partner, Infrastructure Investments, with Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Chris is a Director of Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd and former Director of Perth Airport, and was inaugural Chairman of Airports Coordination Australia Ltd. Chris was previously the commercial head of Pacific National, the former Toll/Patrick rail joint venture, and held a variety of senior management roles with Qantas in Sydney and London, including
as head of the QantasLink group of regional airlines.

Special responsibilities

• Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee
• Member of the Property Development Committee
• Member of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee

Alan Mulgrew  BA, GRAICD, JP Director

Alan was appointed on the 6 September 2006 as a non executive director. Alan has had over thirty years experience as a senior aviation executive both within Australia and overseas, including responsibility for Perth and Sydney Airports. Since leaving Sydney Airport in 1997 Alan has provided strategic advice to numerous major institutions and served as a non executive board member on a number of high profile boards spanning Aviation, Energy, Construction, Infrastructure and Tourism.
Alan is currently a non executive Director of Queensland Airports Limited and Cooperative Bulk Handling Group. He was formerly the Chairman of Tourism Western Australia, Western Power and Western Carbon Pty Ltd. Alan has also served as Chairman and as a member on various Audit and Risk Management Committees related to Governance and Remuneration.

Special responsibilities

• Chair of the Aeronautical & Related Infrastructure Committee
• Member Property Development and Building Committee
• Member of the Remuneration Committee

Michael Gorman, BSc(Arch), BArch, MBA, AMP

Michael was appointed on 5 December 2017 as a non executive director nominated by UniSuper Ltd. Michael has experience in both real estate and public equity and debt markets. He has held roles as Chief Investment Officer and Deputy CEO of a significant Australian Real Estate Investment Trust. Michael’s experience extends beyond the investment in real estate to the master planning, management and development of large public property assets, including shopping complexes, as well as monitoring the ongoing management of retail environments to optimise the customer experience.

Michael is a non executive director of both Charter Hall Retail Management Limited and GPT Funds Management Limited. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute and the Royal Society of Arts.

Mark Young
Managing Director

Responsible for providing and championing strategic initiatives, leadership development, driving proactive business development and engagement to deliver superior and sustainable stakeholder outcomes, ensuring a quality brand and custodian of a high quality corporate and customer service culture and facilities.

Brenton Cox
Executive General Manager – Finance & Corporate

Responsible for the sound financial position and commercially prudent conduct of the business, including effective reporting and stakeholder communications.

Responsible for community consultation and communication, government and industry advocacy, company secretarial and aviation business development, environmental and sustainability initiatives, legal and commercial affairs, WHS, compliance, business continuity, insurance and risk management.

Dermot O’Neill
Executive General Manager – People, Culture and Terminals

Responsible for Terminal Management; Marketing, Brand and Customer; People and Culture; Training and Executive Services.

Emma Boulby
Executive General Manager – Airport Operations

Responsible for airside safety, security and facilities management, as well as the management of Parafield Airport. Co-ordinates the development of AAL’s strategy and leads process improvement and innovation initiatives across the business.

David Blackwell
Executive General Manager – Technology & Innovation

Responsible for Landside services (parking & transportation services); Information technology services, projects and infrastructure; Ecommerce, online customer engagement and experience; Digital / technology partnerships and ventures; Digital strategy development and execution; Data services and Business Intelligence; Innovation and process improvement; Corporate strategic planning; Cyber security;

James Sangster
Executive General Manager – Property

Responsible for the development and management of the property portfolio, including retail, leasing and tenancy management.

Kym Meys
Executive General Manger – Planning and Infrastructure

Responsible for future capacity planning and infrastructure delivery of both aviation and commercial developments and the development of infrastructure capital plans linking to the Airport Masterplan.