Queensland Rail Board

Appointed 7 October 2015

Appointed Chair 15 October 2018

Experience: David has extensive Board experience and has held a number of executive and non-executive roles across a range of sectors, including rail, road, water, gas, electricity, logistics and supply chain management.

He is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Rail Track Corporation and Director and Chair of the Australasian Railway Association. David also served as a Director of the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board.

He has also worked as Managing Director of Lend Lease Engineering and Managing Director of Lend Lease Infrastructure Services, and as a Director of the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordination Company Pty Ltd and is a former non-executive Director of Airservices Australia.

David was appointed a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia in 2013 for significant service to the rail industry through national structural reform and infrastructure upgrades and has been a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2000.

Qualifications: GAICD

Member of: Audit and Risk Committee, People, Safety and Environment Committee, Major Projects and Procurement Committee

Other Board and Committee Memberships: Chair of the Port Authority of New South Wales, Chair of its Nominations Committee; and a member of its Audit and Risk Committee and People and Culture Committee.

Appointed 1 October 2016

Experience: Stephen has more than 40 years' experience in a broad range of strategic, functional and customer-facing roles within multi-billion dollar national and international business environments. In his executive career, Stephen has worked in a range of C-suite and CEO roles in both the private and public sector.

During six years at publicly listed Bradken, he managed a global network of steel foundries and sales offices supplying differentiated consumable and capital products to markets in the resources, freight rail and power generation sectors in Australasia, Africa, China, India; as well as North and South America.

In his 33-year career at Queensland Rail, Stephen worked across various functions from entry level roles through to Chief Executive Officer. He led what was then Australia’s largest transportation company through significant restructuring and change, delivering growth and innovation across a broad portfolio of activities. As a result, he has established a reputation as a national leader in freight and passenger transport, and in supply chain innovation.

Qualifications: MBus, BBus, Grad Dip Transport and Logistics Management, FCILT, FCIEAM, GAICD

Member of: People, Safety and Environment Committee (Chair), Major Projects and Procurement Committee

Other Board and Committee Memberships: Chair and non-executive Director of Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd and an ex-officio member of its Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, Major Projects Committee and People Safety and Environment Committee; non-executive Director of Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd and a member of its People and Performance Committee and a non-executive Director of Lindsay Australia Limited and Chair of its Health and Safety Committee.​

Appointed 6 June 2018

Experience: Heather is a lawyer and governance consultant bringing more than 30 years’ experience as a private sector lawyer and partner in the regional and metropolitan practice in Queensland. For the last decade, her specialist focus has been providing legal and governance strategic advice across charitable, non-profit, and public sectors. 

Her governance experience, both as an advisor and director, includes organisations with large workforces, multiple locations, significant property interests, business model transitions, subsidiary structures and complex stakeholder interests. ​

Her non-executive director and commercial expertise covers aged care, health and community services, affordable housing, and Indigenous communities.

Qualifications: LLB, GradCertBus, MAICD

Member of: Audit and Risk Committee (Chair), People, Safety and Environment Committee

Other Board and Committee Memberships: Chair of Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Board; Chair Uniting Care Australia; Chair of Synod Board, Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW and ACT and Chair of SpArc Foundation Pty Ltd as trustee for the SpArc Foundation Trust.​​​

Appointed 1 October 2020

Experience: Michael has over 30 years’ experience as a lawyer in large and mid-tier Australian law firms. Michael now practises in his own legal consultancy and holds a diverse range of board positions.

Michael has practised primarily in commercial law, agribusiness, banking and finance, and residential aged care.

Qualifications: LLB

Member of: People, Safety and Environment Committee, Audit and Risk Committee

Other Board and Committee Memberships: Director of Metro South Hospital and Health Service (MSHHS) Board and member of its Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee; and an Executive Director of Beaumont Care Group of companies.

​Appointed 1 October 2020

Experience: Tracey is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience in the resources and energy sectors. She has held senior corporate roles in issues management, government and regulatory affairs, media and communications, environment, land access, project commercialisation and construction, and asset management.

Tracey held a senior role in Federal public policy and politics for seven years and for more than a decade, built and ran successful government approvals and environmental management consultancy serving some of Australia's biggest resources companies and projects.

Tracey joined Santos in 2017 as Strategic Adviser External Affairs, responsible for government engagement and strategic communications and has more recently been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff​.

Prior to joining Santos, Tracey was an adviser to Caltex Australia on public affairs and strategic issues management and was also a member of the QGC Executive Management team which developed the QCLNG Project in Queensland between 2011 and 2016.

Qualifications: BSc

Member of: Major Projects and Procurement Committee (Chair)

Other Board and Committee Memberships: Nil

​Appointed 1 October 2023

Experience: Loretta is an accomplished senior executive with significant board experience gained over 30 years in public transport operations, rail, mining, infrastructure, and finance.

A former Managing Director of three iconic public transport networks - Sydney Ferries, Melbourne Bus Franchise and Gold Coast Light Rail, Loretta was previously CFO of Aurizon Network, and held executive roles with Downer EDI, Leighton Contractors, Minera Alumbrera (Argentina) and M.I.M. Holdings Ltd.

Loretta’s governance skills include oversight of finance, stakeholders, organisational culture and risk management in 24/7 operational workforces and major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications: B.Bus(Accountancy), MBA, FCPA, GAICD

Member of: Audit and Risk Committee, Major Projects and Procurement Committee

Other Board and Committee Memberships: Commissioner of the National Transport Commission and a member of its Audit and Risk Committee; Director of Fawkes Infrastructure Bidco Pty Ltd (Ventura Bus Melbourne), Chair of its Strategic Initiatives Committee and a member of its Audit and Risk Committee and its Environmental Social and Governance Committee; Director of JKTech Pty Ltd​; Lay member of Qld Legal Practice Committee and a Member of Brisbane Youth Services Management Committee. 

​Appointed 1 October 2023

Experience: Vivienne has over 20 years of experience in corporate governance, administration, risk assessment and management, industrial relations and policy development.

She was formerly President of Together Queensland Branch of the Australian Services Union, an Executive Committee member of the Queensland Council of Unions and a member of the Australian Services Union National Executive.

Qualifications: B Agr Sc (Hons), B Sc, M Sc, GAICD

Member of: People, Safety and Environment Committee

Other Board and Committee Memberships:​Director of COEX Container Exchange (QLD) Limited and Chair of its People and Culture Committee and a Director of Pacific Regional Development Foundation Limited.