Board of Directors

Export Council of Australia Board of Directors

The Export Council of Australia’s Board of Directors are appointed by members of the Export Council of Australia.  The Board of the Export Council undertakes to accept the full fiduciary responsibilities for the business, including finance, regulation and governance.

Dianne Tipping

Chair

Dianne has a long and varied career in international trade promotion and facilitation. Dianne Tipping is the founder and Managing Director of Excon International Pty Ltd. an Export Management Consultancy business that focuses on the management of Exports and International Projects on behalf of Australian Exporters throughout the world.

Andrew Hudson

Director

Andrew is a Partner in the Litigation team at Rigby Cooke Lawyers in Melbourne, specialising in International Trade & Customs. Andrew is a regular presenter at industry forums on legal and trade developments and media commentator on such legal and trade developments.

Philip Marley

Director

Philip Marley is the Commercial and Legal Group Manager for Codan Limited. His responsibilities include overseeing contractual and legal matters, monitoring export controls and managing regulatory compliance and government affairs.

William Hutchinson

Director

William Hutchinson is Executive Chairman of Sydney, Australia based aerospace & defence technology group Thomas Electronics of Australia. Thomas Electronics is a diversified supplier of display technology and electronic systems solutions for global aerospace, defence and commercial markets.

Board of Directors