Peter Shergold Chair Appointed: July 2009 Qualifications: BA (First Class), MA, PhD Experience: Macquarie Group Foundation Professor, Centre for Social Impact and Senior Visiting Fellow of the Singapore Civil Service College; a CEO in the Australian Public service for two decades, most recently as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 1996 and Companion in the Order of Australia (AC) in 2007. Board member of AMP and Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Tom Karmel Managing Director Appointed: August 2002 Qualifications: BA(Hons), MEc, PhD Experience: Managing Director, National Centre for Vocational Education Research; previously Assistant Secretary, Information and Analysis Branch, Higher Education Division, Department of Education, Science and Training; Assistant Secretary, Economic Analysis Branch.
Bill Burmester Director Appointed: July 2009 Qualifications: BEc, Grad.Dip Stats Experience: Deputy Secretary, Tertiary Education, Youth and International, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; previously a senior policy adviser in the Department of Finance and social statistician with the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Rod Camm Director Appointed: July 2009 Qualifications: Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), Executive Masters of Public Administration, Associate Diploma (Industrial Relations) Experience: Associate Director General, Skills Queensland, Board Member of TVET Ltd and the Queensland Overseas Foundation and member of the Premier's Employment Taskforce: previously Chief Executive Officer, Construction Skills Queensland
John Hart Director Appointed: June 2008 Experience: Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant and Catering Australia. Previously: Executive Officer of Tourism Training NSW; Studied at the Ecole Hotelliere Lausanne, Switzerland with over 27 years hospitality experience including working for Pacific Hotel Corporation and teaching at Regency College of TAFE SA.
John Hassed Director Appointed: January 2008 Qualifications: BBus Experience: Deputy Chief Executive, Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training; previously General Manager Training Services, Queensland Department of Employment and Training.
Linda Simon Director Appointed: April 2004 Qualifications: BA, GradDipEd, MCommMgt Experience: Federal TAFE President, Australian Education Union and Secretary, TAFE Teachers Association NSW; member of the Board of Vocational Education and Training, NSW and Central Coast Campuses.
Robyn Tudor Director Appointed: November 2008 Qualifications: EdD, MEd, RCP UK, DipArtEd, TCert Experience: Director of Education JMC Academy; previously 30 years experience as a creative practitioner, teacher, lecturer, educational and special projects officer and senior manager working in the Creative Industries including Course Design and development Coordinator on the AGSM Open Learning Program, UNSW and Academic Project Officer, Instructional Designer and Curriculum Developer, TAFE NSW.
Tom Karmel 
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