People

Our people are shaping Australia’s future by driving economic growth and job creation. Meet those leading the important work we are doing.

Executive team

Departmental entity executives

  • David Latina
    Anti-Dumping Commissioner
    David leads the Anti-Dumping Commission’s investigative work and advises the Minister for Industry and Science on whether or not to impose anti-dumping duties.
  • Dr Bruce Warrington
    Chief Metrologist | Chief Executive Officer, National Measurement Institute
    Bruce is the Chief Metrologist and CEO of Australia’s peak body for measurement, the National Measurement Institute (NMI).
  • Enrico Palermo
    Australian Space Agency head
    Enrico is responsible for governance and performance, management, policy leadership and strategic direction of the agency.
  • Sam Usher
    CEO, Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA)
    Sam has a deep understanding of the technical, operational, regulatory and stakeholder challenges associated with safely managing and disposing of radioactive waste.

Departmental advisors

  • Professor Tony Haymet PhD FTSE
    Australia’s Chief Scientist
    As Australia’s tenth Chief Scientist, Professor Haymet gives independent advice to the Australian Government on science, research, technology and innovation.

Overseas counsellors

We have counsellors in Beijing, Bengaluru, Brussels, Jakarta, New Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington DC. Counsellors work to strengthen our international networks and advise us about key initiatives in their host countries.

Find out more about the key priorities of our overseas counsellors. 

  • Geoff Mason
    Minister-Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Washington | USA and Canada
  • Tim Sill
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Beijing | China
  • Hillary Halim
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Brussels | Europe
  • Sanjiva De Silva
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), New Delhi | India
  • Caitlin Searle
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Bengaluru | India
  • Nik Acharya
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Jakarta | Indonesia
  • Dan Glover
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Tokyo | Japan
  • Sam Hwang
    Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources), Seoul | Republic of Korea

More information

Learn more about how our department is structured in our organisation chart
Find out more about our portfolio and how we are structured on the Australian Government Directory website
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