The Federal Government has welcomed the appointment of Brad Orgill as a new director on the board of the National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) as well as the reappointments of Diane Smith-Gander and Siobhan McKenna.

 

"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," Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy said.

 

Mr Orgill has extensive experience in the global financial market, having spent 22 years at the UBS Group before retiring as Chairman of UBS Australia in 2008. He previously served as CEO of BUS Investment Bank Australia and Head of Asia and Asia-Pacific Equities.

 

Following his retirement from UBS, Mr Orgill chaired the Australian Government's Building the Education Revolution Taskforce. He represents the Commonwealth on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Board, and is a member of the Regional Development Australia Fund Advisory Panel.