Board

As per the Constitution, ARA members elect a Board to lead the strategic direction of the organisation. The ARA Board is comprised as follows:

General Directors of ARA’s Board:

Bob Herbert AM, Independent Board Chairman
Australasian Railway Association (ARA)

 https://ara.net.au/

Danny Broad, Chief Executive Officer
Australasian Railway Association (ARA)

 https://ara.net.au/

Howard Collins OBE, Chief Executive
Sydney Trains

 http://www.sydneytrains.info/

John Fullerton, Chief Executive Officer 
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)

 https://www.artc.com.au/

Leah Waymark, Chief Executive Officer
Metro Trains Australia

 http://www.metrotrains.com.au/

Paul Larsen, Chief Executive Officer
Arc Infrastructure

 http://www.arcinfra.com/

Rene Lalande, Chief Executive Officer
Transdev Australasia

 https://www.transdev.com.au/

Nick Easy, Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Rail

 https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/

Dean Dalla Valle, Chief Executive Officer
Pacific National

 https://pacificnational.com.au/

Anna Squire, Principal
Arup

Steve Butcher, Executive General Manager - Rail
John Holland Group

 https://www.downergroup.com/rail

Michael Miller, Chief Executive Officer
Downer Rail

 https://www.downergroup.com/rail
Industry Sector Directors:

Representing the Passenger Transport Group (PTG): 
Emma Thomas, Director General
Transport Canberra and City Services

 https://www.transport.act.gov.au/

Representing the Rail Industry Group (RIG): 
Michael McLellan, Managing Director
Knorr-Bremse

Representing the Rail Contractors Group (RCG): 
Julian Sharp, Project Director
CPB Contractors (AGM–LXRP Caulfield to Dandenong)

 http://www.cpbcon.com.au/

Representing the Rail Freight Ports Group (RFPG): 
Caryn Anderson,  Executive General Manager
Port of Melbourne

Constitution

At a Special General Meeting of members on 2 June 2016, ARA members ratified a new Constitution to establish the ARA as a Company Limited by Guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001. This came into effect 1 July 2016.

To view the ARA Constitution, click here.