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The Board of Directors consists of the Chief Executive Officer, and five Directors appointed by the Minister. Directors other than the CEO are appointed pursuant to Part 3 of the Private Forests Act 1994 and the powers, functions, responsibilities and operating procedures of the Board are set out in that Part and Schedules 2 and 3 to the Act.

Chairman
Mr Ian Dickenson AO

Members

Member with practical knowledge of, and experience in, industry, commerce or economic development
Mr John Lord, from 9 October 2006 to 8 October 2011

Member representing industrial private forest growers
Mr Bryan Hayes, from 15 August 2005 to 14 August 2010

Members representing non-industrial private forest growers
Mr Ian Dickenson AO, from 15 August 2005 to 14 August 2010

Mr Brett Hooper, from 9 October 2006 to 8 October 2011

Member with expertise in forest or related sciences
Mr Mark Leech, from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2012

Chief Executive Officer
Mr Simon Eldridge, from 15 September 2004 to 30 August 2007

Board Members
Mr Ian Dickenson AO
Member representing non-industrial private forest growers.

Director of Elverton Pastoral Pty Ltd.; Commonwealth representative on Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Advisory committee; Executive Member of Forests and Forest Industry Council of Tasmania.

Ian utilises a whole farm planning approach on his property incorporating a wide range of agricultural activities, and plantation and native forest management practices. Good land management and water conservation are essential to Ian’s successes.
Mr Bryan Hayes B.Bus. (Admin.), M.I.F.A.

Member representing industrial private forest growers.
Manager, Northwest and South, Gunns Limited; Member of the Tasmanian Forest Industries Training Board; Member of Forest Industries Association of Tasmania Hardwood Committee; Director of the Forest Education Foundation.
Bryan has worked in the forest industry for 34 years with experience in harvesting, safety, forest management, forest policy, manufacturing and general business management.
Mr Brett Hooper Dip. Farm Management (MOFAC)

Member representing non-industrial private forest growers.
Chairman TFGA Forestry Committee; Chairman Tamar Valley Weed Strategy; Secretary TFGA Tamar Valley Branch; Member Tamar Natural Resource Management Group.
Brett is a primary producer in partnership with his wife, Elizabeth, at Mt Direction, managing cattle, sheep and forestry.
Mr Mark Leech B.Sc. (Forestry), M.I.F.A.

Member with expertise in forest or related sciences. Director of the Forest Practices Authority; Winner 2001 Tasmanian World Forestry Day Award.
Mark is a former regional private forester with Private Forests Tasmania and is currently a consultant specialising in private forestry. He has a particular interest in special timbers management and is also passionately involved in humanitarian work in Africa and the Philippines.

Mr John Lord LL.B, FCA, FTIA, MAICD

Member with practical knowledge of, and experience in, industry, commerce or economic development. 

Chairman of Transend Networks Pty Ltd, Chairman of Toosey Ltd, a Director of Fingal Pastoral Pty Ltd and Chairman of Crisp Bros & Haywards.

John is a former solicitor and chartered accountant. John and his wife Diana are farmers and private foresters. They were the Australian Forest Growers Tasmanian Treefarmer of the Year in 2005 and won the AFG National Treefarmer of the Year Award in 2006.
Mr Graham Sargison

Chief Executive Officer of Private Forests Tasmania.
Graham has worked in both the private and public sectors in forestry in Tasmania. He is on secondment from Forestry Tasmania.