ASC’s Board acts in the company’s best interests and on behalf of its sole shareholder, the Commonwealth Government, represented by the Department of Finance. Led by Chair Bruce Carter, ASC’s Board is comprised of qualified directors with a broad range of relevant skills and experience. The Board exercises independent judgement in its strategic guidance and overview of ASC and its Executive.
Bruce Carter AO
Bruce Carter AO
Bruce is a long-serving Director and Chair of ASC, joining the Board in 2010 and overseeing ASC's successful transformation to a high-performing submarine sustainment company following the Coles Review in 2012.
He was appointed ASC Chair in October 2012 and reappointed in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2023.
Bruce is currently a Director of Bank of Queensland Ltd, AIG Australia Ltd (Chair) and Lovisa Holdings Ltd.
He is a former Partner of Ferrier Hodgson and Ernst and Young, and a former Director of Genesee & Wyoming Inc (NYSE) and Crown Resorts Ltd.
Geoff Rohrsheim
Geoff Rohrsheim
Geoff has successfully established several innovative businesses in the IT sector and has significant experience as a company director.
He joined the ASC board in 2019 and was appointed Deputy Chair in March 2022.
After completing studies in aerospace engineering at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Geoff served in the Royal Australian Air Force as an engineering officer.
Geoff is involved in multiple leadership roles across various technology ventures and has been recognised for leadership and innovation with the Pearcey Foundation’s SA Entrepreneur Award in 2017 and EY's Entrepreneur of the Year for the southern region in 2006.
He is a former Board member of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre, Alcidion Corporation (ASX:ALC), Seeley International, Business SA (South Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and RAA Insurance.
Stuart Whiley
Stuart Whiley
Stuart was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ASC in February 2018, after holding the position of Interim CEO from July 2014.
His career with ASC spans more than 30 years, during which time he has held various submarine program, project, schedule and systems engineering roles. In 2005 he was appointed General Manager Collins Class Submarines and became responsible for the delivery of Collins Class submarine support services in South Australia and Western Australia.
Prior to immigrating to Australia from the UK in 1988, Stuart held a number of engineering roles at BAE, Admiralty Research Establishment and Dowty working in a naval/weapons environment.
Dr Rosalind (Ros) Dubs
Dr Rosalind (Ros) Dubs
Rosalind is currently a Non-Executive Director of SmartSat CRC Ltd and Chair of the iLAuNCH Advisory Board.
Her former positions include: Director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited, the Taronga Conservation Society, ANU Enterprise Pty Ltd, Astronomy Australia Ltd, Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Ltd, and Structural Monitoring Systems Plc; Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Relations) at University of Technology Sydney; and senior executive roles with Thales SA (in Germany, France and Australia), Airservices Australia, the Australian National University, and CSIRO.
Loretta Reynolds
Loretta Reynolds
Loretta is a Partner of national corporate law firm Thomson Geer. Offering more than 25 years’ experience in the legal sector, she specialises in projects, mergers and acquisitions, and complex transactional work.
Loretta is also a Non-Executive Director of infrastructure advisory and project management company RP Infrastructure and a member of the Business Advisory Group for Anacacia Capital.
DR JANIS COCKING PSM
DR JANIS COCKING PSM
Janis spent more than 40 years with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and its predecessors, undertaking and leading science and technology programs, particularly in the maritime domain.
A world-recognised undersea technology expert, she was previously DSTG Chief, Maritime Division and Chief, Science Strategy and Program Division. Janis is a former Board member of the Australian Maritime College of the University of Tasmania.
Janis received an Institute of Public Administration Centenary Medal for her work supporting the Collins Class submarines. Her outstanding contributions to defence science and technology have also been recognised through a Public Service Medal in 2018, and DSTG’s establishment of the Janis Cocking Leadership Award in 2019.
ALICE WILLIAMS
ALICE WILLIAMS
Alice has over 30 years' senior management and board-level experience, specialising in major-project governance, investment management, corporate advisory and equity fundraising. She has particular expertise in technology and cyber security governance and transformational technology projects.
Alice is a former Director of NM Rothschild and Sons (Australia) Limited, Vice-President of JP Morgan Australia, and Non-Executive Director for such organisations as Cooper Energy, Defence Health, Telstra Sale Company Limited and the Australian Accounting Standards Board.
She has served as Commissioner for the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission, Chair of the 2004 Wheat Marketing Review Panel and as a member of the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Alice is currently a Non-Executive Director of Djerriwarrh Investments, Mercer Investments Australia Ltd, Advance Asset Management Ltd, Vocus, ProMedicus and Tobacco Free Portfolios.