Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Penny Wong, today announced the three-year appointment of Dr Rosalind Dubs to the board of ASC Pty Ltd.
ASC is Australia's largest specialised defence shipbuilding organisation and employs over 2,400 people in South Australia and Western Australia.
"The expertise Dr Dubs brings from her roles on other boards, together with her professional experience, is invaluable," Senator Wong said.
Dr Dubs has experience across several industries, in both senior executive and board roles in publicly-listed, private and government companies, including numerous executive positions in European and American business units of the large engineering firm, Thales.
Dr Dubs is Chair of the Space Industry Innovation Council and sits on the Aristocrat Leisure Limited Board.
She previously sat on the Board of Structural Monitoring Systems Plc and was also Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the University of Technology in Sydney.
"Along with ASCs Chair, Bruce Carter, and fellow directors, Dr Dubs will play a key role in building ASCs role in strengthening Australia's defence capabilities."
The appointment of Dr Dubs takes the level of female representation on the ASC Board to 43 per cent, exceeding the Governments target of 40 per cent female representation on Australian Government Boards.