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 Pyne served in the Australian House of Representatives from 1993-2019. He is Chairman of consulting firm Pyne and Partners.
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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 Batkin 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 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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Saul Eslake
Director
Saul Eslake has a first-class honours degree in Economics from the University of Tasmania, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.
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James (Jim) Hazel
Director
Jim Hazel 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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Gerard Mansour
Director
Gerard Mansour is an Executive Consultant, and a significant contributor to development of industry advice and policy positions in the aged care sector. Gerard’s career…
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Gayle Morrison
Director
Gayle Morrison worked in the Australian Public Service (APS) for 18 years and prior to the APS, Gayle held a range of allied health and…
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Dr. David Scott
Director
David Scott has over ten years of experience as a not-for-profit non-executive director. He currently serves as the President of Council on the Ageing (NSW) Inc
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