COTA Australia’s board is made up of:
- four Directors nominated by the eight State and Territory COTA organisations
- four independent Directors, and
- an independent chair, selected by board members.
COTA Australia Board
Hon. Christopher Pyne
Independent Chair
Christopher served in the Australian House of Representatives from 1993-2019. He is Chairman of consulting firm Pyne and Partners, Vision 2020 ...
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Kate Andrews
Director
Kate Andrews was appointed by the Board as an independent Director of COTA Australia in January 2017. She is a member of the Governance, HR and Remuneration Committee.
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Pam Batkin
Director
Pam has a BA; a Bachelor of Social Studies, is a Graduate of the AICD and a certified organisational coach IECL
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Anne Edwards AO
Director
Anne Edwards AO is President of COTA SA. She has been a Director of COTA Australia since March 2012 and is the Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.
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Mr James (Jim) Hazel
Director
Jim brings to the board substantial commercial experience with the added fact that he is familiar with the broad ageing market and the retirement housing sector.
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Joan Hughes
Director
Joan Hughes was President of COTA NSW for 9 years. She has been a Board Director of COTA Australia since February 2016 and is a member of the Governance Committee.
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Gerard Mansour
Director
Gerard is an Executive Consultant, and a significant contributor to development of industry advice and policy positions in the aged care sector. Gerard’s career includes…
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Gayle Morrison
Director
Gayle worked in the Australian Public Service (APS) for 18 years and prior to that in a range of allied health and academic positions. Her…
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