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:

Danny Broad, Chair
Australasian Railway Association (ARA)

 https://ara.net.au/

Caroline Wilkie, Chief Executive Officer
Australasian Railway Association (ARA)

 https://ara.net.au/

Howard Collins OBE, Chief Operations Officer - Greater Sydney
Transport for NSW

Mark Campbell, Chief Executive Officer 
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)

  https://www.artc.com.au/

Murray Cook, Chief Executive Officer
Arc Infrastructure

 http://www.arcinfra.com/

Nick Easy, Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Rail

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

Anna Squire, Australasia Rail Business Leader
Arup

Steve Butcher, Executive General Manager - Rail
John Holland Group

   https://www.downergroup.com/rail

David Franks, Chief Executive Officer
Keolis Downer

  

Becky Wood, Managing Director, Transportation - Australia & New Zealand
Aurecon

  

John McArthur, Chief Commercial Officer
One Rail Australia

  

Michael Miller, Chief Operating Officer
Hitachi Australia

     
Industry Sector Directors:

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

Representing the Rail Contractors Group (RCG): 
Julian Sharp, Project Director
CPB Contractors

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

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

  

Representing the Passenger Transport Group (PTG):
Raymond O'Flaherty, Chief Executive Officer
Metro Trains 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.