Rod Sims
Rod Sims | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Graeme Samuel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rodney Graham Sims 1950 Lorne, Victoria, Australia |
| Alma mater | B.Com (Hons), University of Melbourne M.Ec, Australian National University |
| Profession | Economist |
Rodney Graham "Rod" Sims is the current Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission effective August 2011.[1] He is also the Chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales.[2] He has previously worked as a development economist in Papua New Guinea as well as for the Commonwealth Secretariat. Sims was also formerly a Deputy Secretary in the The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and in the Department of Transport.[3] He also held the position of Chief Economics Adviser to former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.[4] Sims has previously held roles with the InfraCo Asia Development (IAD) as a founding Non-Executive Director and the Chairman a position in held from May 2010 until June 2011 when he resigned to take up the chairmanship of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.[5] Sims has also held a directorship at Port Jackson Partners Limited.
References
- ^ Real-world economists to head crucial corporate regulators
- ^ Who is on the Tribunal?
- ^ CP 511: Rodney Graham SIMS, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014
- ^ Treasurer unveils new corporate cops on beat
- ^ InfraCo Asia Development announces Board changes
References and external links
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: ACCC Chair and Commissioners
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