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Advertising Standards Bureau
Board of Directors
The Advertising Standards Bureau is
a limited company headed by a Board
of Directors. Under the Constitution
of the Advertising Standards Board,
there must be between three and
six directors of the company that is
the Advertising Standards Bureau
(the ASB).
The Bureau Board is responsible, with the CEO,
for the corporate governance of the Advertising
Standards Bureau. With strategic, financial and
operational concerns within its purview, the Board
works to continually improve the operation of the
ASB in its role as the complaints resolution body
for advertising in Australia.
The Bureau Board has the integrity of the
advertising self-regulation system at heart. It
insists on absolute separation between the work
of the Bureau Board and that of the Advertising
Standards Board.
In October 2013, Mr Michael Duncan retired
from the Board after 12 years of service. Mr
Simon Talbot, Director Corporate Affairs
Australia/New Zealand, Mondelez International
was appointed as a member of the Bureau Board
in October 2013. Ms Rebecca Bousted, Director
Corporate Relations and Regulatory Affairs,
Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd was appointed as an
alternate director of the Bureau Board in October
2013. Ms Bousted attends for Mr Talbot on
occasions he is not available.
At 31 December 2013, the Board of Directors
included six directors and alternate director.
The Board of Directors noted the exceptional and
dedicated services to the ASB and the Australian
Advertising Standards Council (AASC) of
Review of Operations 2013
retiring company secretary Ms Laura Hartley who
held the position since inception of the ASB in
1998. Ms Hartley retired from the role in June
2013. The position was taken on as an internal
staff position by Ms Simone Carton.
Board of Directors
Ian Alwill
Chairman, ASB
Principal, Alwill Associates
John McLaren
Director, ASB
Managing Director, Black Sheep Advertising
Michael Duncan
Director, ASB (retired October 2013)
Group Yield and Inventory Manager, DMG
Radio Australia
John Sintras
Director, ASB
Chairman, Starcom Media Vest Group Australia
Hayden Hills
Director, ASB
Senior Manager, Advisory, Ernst & Young
Simon Talbot
Director, ASB
Director Corporate Affairs Australia/New
Zealand, Mondelez International
Victoria Marles
Director, ASB
Chief Executive Officer – Trust for Nature,
Victoria
Rebecca Bousted
Alternate Director, ASB
Director Corporate Relations and Regulatory
Affairs, Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Meetings
The Board of Directors met six times during 2013.
Board member
Position
Number of meetings attended
Ian Alwill
Chairman
6/6
Period of Board membership
December 2004 (continuing)
Michael Duncan
Director
1/4
November 2001
(retired October 2013)
Hayden Hills
Director
5/6
December 2004 (continuing)
John McLaren
Director
4/6
March 2009 (continuing)
Victoria Marles
Director
5/6
November 2011 (continuing)
John Sintras
Director
2/6
December 2005 (continuing)
Simon Talbot
Director
0/1
October 2013 (continuing)
Rebecca Bousted
Alternate Director
1/1
October 2013 (continuing)
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