Our Board
Susan Rix AM
Ms Rix is an accomplished business leader with over 40 years’ experience as a chartered accountant and corporate advisor assisting clients in varied aspects of commercial, financial and taxation matters.
Additionally, Ms Rix is an experienced company director (and Chair) with current and past board roles spanning the private, not-for-profit and government sectors in diverse industries including health, rail, ports, infrastructure, disability services, and education.
Ms Rix is also a Life Member and Fellow of the Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand and a Life Member and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Courtney Black
Ms Black has over 25 years’ senior executive experience in strategic, commercial and operational roles across a number of companies including in the infrastructure and transport sectors, such as Telstra, Aurizon, Virgin Australia and Queensland Rail.
With specialist expertise in strategy, customer experience, transformation and change management, Ms Black’s passion is helping companies grow sustainably and with purpose.
She has previously practised as a commercial lawyer and has held directorships on public, private and not-for-profit boards. She was also a member of the Queensland Small Business Advisory Council for over five years.
Ms Black is currently a Non-Executive Director of three trans-Tasman companies: AVADA Group Ltd (ASX:AVD), a traffic management company, Entrada Pty Ltd, a transport and leisure company, and Infragreen Group Limited (ASX:IFN), a diversified infrastructure company focused on profitable sustainability.
Carla Canning
Ms Canning is a People & Culture Specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in Human Resources, Learning & Development and Leadership roles spanning corporate, not-for-profit and community services sectors.
Over her career, she has held senior executive, governance and consultancy roles, partnering with for-purpose boards and leadership teams to improve compliance, build strong workplace cultures and develop workforce capability.
Ms Canning has contributed to steering committees and advocacy forums across the mental health sector, is a Fellow of the National Mental Health Commission’s Australian Mental Health Leaders Program and a member of the Human Services Advisory Committee for the University of Southern Queensland.
Ms Canning holds a Bachelor of Human Services, Graduate Certificate of Counselling and is a Certified Practitioner of Human Resources (CPHR) with the Australian HR Institute.
Mark Gray
Mr Gray is currently the Chair of Data#3, an ASX-listed IT solutions and services provider and Chair of NSX-listed Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) which provides storage and port handling services for the sugar industry. He is also the Deputy Chair of Urban Utilities, and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland).
He has held numerous previous Non-Executive Director roles on corporate, government and community Boards. Former executive roles include Under Treasurer (Chief Executive) of the Queensland Treasury Department; Chief Executive, Queensland Competition Authority; Chief Executive, Queensland Independent Commission of Audit; Office Head for Macquarie Bank in Queensland; and Executive Director, BDO.
Professor Mark Harvey
Professor Harvey is an experienced executive and non-executive director with extensive governance experience across the public, private, and university sectors.
He has held board positions in over a dozen companies, including ASX and NASDAQ-listed entities, and was a Director and Investment Committee Member of Sunsuper, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, prior to its merger to form Australian Retirement Trust.
With an extensive background in R&D, and as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Partner of two venture capital companies, Mark brings a blend of strategic insight, commercial acumen, and deep experience in translating research into impactful technologies. Professor Harvey holds a Bachelor of Science (1st Hons), MBA and PhD.
Helen Stanton
Ms Stanton is an experienced non-executive director and independent advisor, with specialist skills in executing strategy as well as in governance and operational risk.
She has served on the board of Energy Queensland during the merger of Ergon and Energex, and also on the boards of Northern Territory Power and Water Corporation, and Ergon Energy Corporation Limited.
In addition to her extensive experience in the energy sector, Ms Stanton’s career includes operational, leadership and commissioning roles in the mining industry. She has lived and worked regionally for 30 years and is a passionate advocate for Northern Australia.
Ms Stanton holds a degree in Minerals Processing Engineering and is an AICD graduate.
Dr Peter Wood
Dr Wood brings over 40 years of Australian and international experience in complex infrastructure projects from the multiple perspectives of investors, owners, contractors, and operators.
He is a former Board member of Infrastructure Australia with degrees in engineering and business (BE 1st Hons, MBA, and DBA) and an advanced diploma in corporate governance.
Prior to establishing E3 Advisory with his other business partners, Dr Wood worked for over 25 years with major international contractors, followed by 10 years with an international infrastructure advisory firm where he was Principal and Global Managing Director responsible for operations in Australia, United Kingdom, China (PRC), Hong Kong, New Zealand, India, and the Middle East.
