The affairs of the Association are directed by an Executive Committee consisting of the President of the Association, the Vice-President, and six other members, all of whom are elected by the voting members of the Association.
The Executive Committee is the governing body the Association and will operate within the constitution, by-laws, regulations, laws, and other applicable policies to conduct the affairs of the association. Positions and duties of the executive committee are defined in the Associations rules and bylaws.
The Appita Executive Committee comprises members from the corporate sector of the Australian and New Zealand pulp, paper and packaging industry.
Executive Committee Members
President Stephen Parkinson
General Manager Biomanufacturing, Australian Paper
Vice President -Terry McDonald
Operations Manager - Coatings
Visy Paper, Australia
Gil Garnier
Director, Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
Matthew O’Connor
Pulp & Paper Process Specialist,
Norske Skog Albury, NSW
Pier Pettit
Principal, Enviroprocess Pty Ltd
David Seymour
Technical Manager, Australian Paper
Joe Tascone
Product &Technical Support Director
Norske Skog (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Australia
Baden Wass
Technical Account Manager, Manildra Group
Paul Watson
Technical Services Manager Oji Fibre Solutions Kinleith and Tasman mills