Board

An independent, skills-based board leads CCNSW. The Hon. Stephen Kamper MP, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Lands and Property, Minister for Multiculturalism, and Minister for Sport appoints the board, which reports to him.

The CCNSW Board consists of 4 voting members and 7 non-voting members as set out in the Act.

Voting members

Andrew Mills, Chair 
 

Andrew has over 40 years' experience working in the private and public sectors, including in a regulatory environment. He is a former Second Taxation Commissioner for the ATO where he was responsible for policy and legislation as well as stakeholder engagement. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Andrew has strong financial acumen, deep governance knowledge and leadership, and has Chair and board experience on several executive boards, advisory panels and committees.

Danielle Woolley 
 

Ms Woolley is an experienced senior executive with over 30 years’ experience working with and within government to improve outcomes in areas such as the environment, the economy, higher education, human services and justice. She has held executive-level roles with the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and has been a partner at KPMG Australia.

Ms Woolley is currently head of Government Relations and External Engagement at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). UTS is the highest-performing university in Australia under 50 years of age, recognized for its industry-relevant teaching and cutting-edge research that addresses real-world problems.

Ms Woolley holds Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degrees from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Technology, Sydney. Ms Woolley is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Michael Bullen 
 

Michael has a passionate interest in sustainability, agribusiness, innovation and regional development. He was leading the development of the Agribusiness Precinct to attract new business and jobs in agribusiness for the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis. Michael was previously the Deputy Director General in the NSW Department of Primary Industries and CEO of the NSW Rural Assistance Authority.

Michael held previous roles across environment agencies as CEO of the Sydney Catchment Authority (now part of WaterNSW), and before that, worked for Forests NSW across both plantation and native forest management.

Diana D’Ambra AM
 

Diana is a non-executive director and independent adviser with more than 25 years of executive director/partner experience in a global accounting firm. Diana has experience delivering corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions and investment advice across all industry sectors.

Diana also has more than 15 years of non-executive director experience on both commercial and for-purpose boards in multiple industries. She now combines corporate finance, financial management and related strategic advice with board roles and has a particular interest in transforming medium-sized businesses, including successfully helping founders to take their business to market.

The 7 non-voting members are:

• the head of or a person nominated by the head to represent each of the following:
  • NSW Department of Planning and Environment:
    • Crown Lands
    • Planning
    • Office of Environment and Heritage
  • NSW Department of Customer Service
  • NSW Health
• a person who has knowledge and expertise relevant to local government matters
• the CEO of Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW.