Our Councils

PACIA's key work areas are led by PACIA’s Issues Councils:

  • Chemicals Council
  • Strategic Issues Advisory Council
  • Plastics Council
  • Trade and Commercial Affairs Council
  • Sustainability Leadership Implementation Council

Council activities focus on industry growth opportunities, communicating the industry’s contributions and achievements, securing positive regulatory reform, and ensuring the industry continues to be a leader in the delivery of effective and sustainable environment, health and safety measures.

Our Current Council Members

Chemicals Council

Brian Jecks (Chair)

ARKEMA Pty Ltd 

Susan Korce

International Sales & Marketing Pty Ltd

Mick Lunn

Nufarm Ltd

Rob Tainton

Kalari Transport Pty Ltd

Kevin Tan BASF Australia Limited

Richard Bilman

CSBP Limited

Rob Berton Qenos Pty Ltd
 Michael Brazel Orica Australia Limited
Paul Verren    
Nuplex Industries (Australia) Limited
Danielle Fairchild     
Dow Chemical (Australia) Limited

         

Strategic Issues Advisory Council

Sophi MacMillan (Chair)

Vinyl Council of Australia

Sue Graham-Taylor

Claremont Museum WA

Megan Fisher

CSIRO

Kelly O'Shanassy

Environment Victoria

Damian Toohey

Qenos Pty Ltd



Plastics Council

Rod Campbell (Chair)

Qenos Pty Ltd 

John Buckley

Viscount Plastics Pty Ltd

Ian Dagley

Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers

David Finlayson

General Polymers

Brendan Blomeley

Expanded Polystyrene Australia (EPSA)

Jonathan MacMillan

Allviron

Sophi MacMillan

Australian Vinyls Corporation Pty Ltd

Robert Moran

LyondellBasell Australia Pty Ltd

Paul Reynolds

Styron Australia Pty Ltd

Rowan Williams

BASF Australia Limited

Katherine Dean CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies
Robert Archibald Integrated Packaging
Jade Weiss Megara (Australia) Pty Ltd


Trade and Commercial Affairs Council

Stephen Bell (Chair)

Qenos Pty Ltd

Mike Entwistle

Aker Solutions

David Hawkins

BASF Australia Limited

Bernard Lee

Nufarm Ltd

Stephen Mewing

LyondellBasell Australia Pty Ltd

Warring Neilson

BOC Limited

Steve Tonner

KPMG

John Williamson

Dow Chemical (Australia) Limited

Peter Flinn Australian Vinyls Corporation Pty Ltd
Grant Lukey Coogee Energy Pty Ltd
Brett Smith Penrice Soda Products Pty Ltd
Kevin Shaw Nalco Australia Pty Ltd
Tony Nugent Solvay Interox Pty Ltd
Hasan Shafi Nuplex Industries Limited
Peter Hader    
Orica Limited
                                   

Sustainability Leadership Implementation Council

Ross Pilling (Chair)

BASF (Australia and New Zealand)

Nathan Barnes Vopak Terminals Australia Pty Ltd
Colin Hackett   International Sales & Marketing Pty Ltd
Nick McCaffrey Plantic Technologies Limited
Dave Plunkett Qenos Pty Ltd
Kerriden Pugh Orica Australia Limited

Noel Ryan

Huntsman Polyurethanes

Katherine Simmons LyondellBasell Australia Pty Ltd

Greg Simpson

CSIRO Molecular & Health Technologies

Phil Thick Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd

Gary Veale

KPMG

Despina Anastasiou Dow Chemical (Australia) Ltd

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