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Maurice Newman AC

Maurice Newman AC

Maurice Newman is currently Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Mr Newman retired as Chairman of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX Limited) in September 2008.

His career spans forty years in stockbroking and investment banking, including as Managing Director in 1984, and Executive Chairman from 1985 until 1999, of the Deutsche Bank Group in Australia, Chairman of the Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific Advisory Board and a Director of Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific. He was also Chairman of Deutsche Asset Management (Australia) Limited. Mr Newman retired from Deutsche Bank in July 2001.

He served as Chancellor of Macquarie University from 2002 to 2008.

Mr Newman has chaired a number of Asian business alliances including the East Asia and Oceania Stock Exchange Federation, and the Australia Taiwan Business Council.

He has been an Adviser to Australian governments and served as Chairman of the Federal Treasurer's Financial Sector Advisory Council; Sydney Convention & Visitors Bureau; and Chairman of Tourism NSW; among others

His is currently an Advisor to the Marsh Group of Companies; a Director of the Queensland Investment Corporation; Honorary Chair of the Macquarie University Foundation; Chairman of The Australian Fathers' Day Council; Chairman of the Taronga Foundation; and Director of The Bradman Foundation.