Chairman since:
2009

Current Executive / Board positions:
Chairman, Senetas Corporation Limited
Chairman, Medical Research Commercialisation Fund
Director, NSW Treasury Corporation
Federal President, Liberal Party of Australia
Corporate Adviser, Yarris Pty Ltd

Memberships:
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Achievements:
Perhaps best known as Treasurer and Minister for IT and Multimedia in the Victorian Kennett Government between 1992 and 1999, Alan has extensive business experience and is an experienced Company Director.

He was a Member of the Victorian Parliament, representing the seat of Brighton, from 1985 to 1999. As Treasurer, Alan was shareholder Minister for all Victorian GBEs and responsible for introducing corporate governance requirements, modern business practices and performance monitoring and improvement to the Victorian public sector. He was also responsible for the Government’s $32 billion privatisation program.

Alan is currently Chairman of ASX-listed Senetas Corporation Limited, a company that started life in venture capital and is now a world-leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of encryption technologies. Alan is also Chairman of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund, of which, virtually all of Australia’s major medical research institutes are members, and a Director of the New South Wales Government’s NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp). TCorp manages all NSW public sector debt and a portfolio of public sector assets as well as advising NSW Government agencies. He is also currently Federal President of the Liberal Party.

Previously, Alan was Chairman of ASX-listed chemical and soap manufacturer, Symex Holdings Limited; Chairman of US-registered and ASX-listed producer of high-speed drug discovery technologies, Axon Instruments Inc. and Chairman of The Financial and Energy Exchange Limited. He was also Chairman of free-market think-tank, the Institute of Public Affairs for six years. Until recently he was a Director of Mariner Financial Limited.

Alan was a senior executive with Macquarie Bank for six years working on major infrastructure deals, including co-leading the Macquarie group that successfully bid for Sydney airport. He has also worked as a workplace relations advocate and adviser, National IR and Personnel Manager for Leighton Contractors and, for twelve years, practised as a barrister and a partner in a law firm. He has extensive experience working with governments, government agencies, small businesses and some of Australia’s largest companies.