Changes to NBN Co board announced

Brad Orgill has been appointed to the NBN Co Limited board. Diane Smith-Gander and Siobhan McKenna were both reappointed to the board.

Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and Penny Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, both congratulated Orgill on his appointment.

“Mr Orgill has valuable financial experience and a background in advising government as a member of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority board and the former Chair of the Building the Education Revolution Taskforce,” Conroy said. “I congratulate Mr Orgill on his appointment, which is effective immediately, and look forward to having a person of his experience and skill on the NBN Co Limited board.”

“Mr Orgill is a highly skilled executive who has significant experience both in the private sector and on a number of boards,” Wong added.

Orgill worked at the UBS Group for 22 years before retiring from his position as Chairperson of UBS Australia in 2008. He has also held roles as CEO of UBS Investment Bank Australia and Head of Asia and Asia-Pacific Equities.

After retiring, Orgill chaired the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution Taskforce. He currently represents the Commonwealth on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Board and is a member of the Regional Development Australia Fund Advisory Panel.

Smith-Gander and McKenna will serve second three-year terms as Deputy Chair and Director, respectively, of the NBN Co Limited board.

Conroy highlighted the contributions the outgoing directors, Peter Hay and Gene Tilbrook, have made to the company. “Mr Hay and Mr Tilbrook have played an important role over the past three years as NBN Co has grown from a start-up operation to an established company, ready to ramp up the rollout of high-speed broadband to all Australians,” Conroy said.