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Dr Ken Moss AM

Dr Ken Moss AM

Ken Moss graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree, with honours, in mechanical engineering at the University of Newcastle. He gained his doctorate in the same discipline with a topic that investigated roof support in underground structures.

He worked at BHP's Newcastle Steelworks, Northern Collieries, and other subsidiaries before joining Howard Smith Limited's heavy engineering subsidiary, A Goninan & Co Ltd. He gained wide managerial experience in various Howard Smith subsidiaries, including in the UK, before being appointed Managing Director in 1993. He was a director since 1987 of various subsidiary boards covering industries as diverse as stevedoring, shipping, harbour towage and salvage, industrial and retail hardware, heavy engineering and manufacturing.

Following his retirement from Howard Smith in 2000, he has been a non executive director of a number of companies including National Australia Bank Limited, Adsteam Marine Limited and Macquarie Capital Alliance Group. He was formerly Chairman of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Boral Limited, Centennial Coal Company Limited and GPT Group.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2008.