Panel members
The Panel is comprised of part‑time members with knowledge or experience in accounting, auditing, business, company administration or law. All appointments are made by the responsible Minister.
The Panel comprised nine members including the Chairman (details below).
Mr Ken McKenzie (Chairman), New South Wales
Mr McKenzie has substantial experience in the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of consumer products industry. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer — Statutory and Compliance at Coca‑Cola Amatil Ltd and previously held the positions of Group Controller and Corporate Planning Manager. He has been extensively involved in mergers and acquisitions and business reorganisation. He is also currently a member of the ASIC Standing Committee — Accounting and Auditing.
Prior to joining Coca‑Cola Amatil Ltd, he worked with the Reckitt and Colman Group in key senior financial positions across various businesses.
Professor David Boymal AM, Victoria
Professor Boymal has extensive experience in standard‑setting over the last 20 years as the immediate past Chairperson of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and a member of the International Accounting Standards Committee, the Urgent Issues Group and International Federation of Accountants. He is Adjunct Professor of Accounting at RMIT University and a past National President of CPA Australia. He is a past senior partner and National Director — Accounting and Audit Standards of Ernst & Young after a long and distinguished career with the firm. In his professional capacity, he has earned standing within the accounting profession and support from the wider business community. He was awarded membership of the Order of Australia in January 2010 for services to the Australian Accounting Profession and to financial reporting in Australia.
Professor Michael Burgess, South Australia
Professor Burgess is an Adjunct Professor of Commerce at the University of South Australia and a consultant to KPMG in the areas of health and not‑for‑profit organisations. He is also the Chairman of Country Health South Australia. He was previously a senior partner at KPMG. Over a period of 25 years, he was actively involved in providing audit and financial advisory services to clients in Australia, Canada and the United States of America in the areas of financial services, insurance, retailing, health care and manufacturing. He is also a former member of the Board of Medical Insurance and the Advisory Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Mr Roger Cotton, Victoria
Mr Cotton is a past Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute of Accountants and is the current Chairman of InterPrac Limited, Southern Rocklobster Limited and a member of the Tax Practitioners Board among senior board positions that he currently holds. He has longstanding experience in consulting on business affairs and has a strong corporate record in business development, brand stewardship and market positioning. He is well respected in the accounting profession and diversified business interests and experiences.
Dr Allen Craswell, Queensland
Dr Craswell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney. He has significant knowledge of accounting and auditing, having spent several decades in teaching and as a Head of Department in Accounting, both in Australia and abroad. He has held professorial appointments at the Universities of Sydney, Queensland and Melbourne. He is a member of the Education Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and served as a member of the Australian Auditing Standards Board. He has produced a number of books, articles and edited works in auditing and accounting.
Ms Brigid Curran, Queensland
Ms Curran is an independent financial reporting consultant. She has previously held positions as National Technical Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers and was a board member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and a member of the Urgent Issues Group. She has had a long history of involvement in the development and issuance of accounting pronouncements during her employment with the Australian Accounting Research Foundation (AARF), which included a period of secondment as technical director of the International Accounting Standards Committee.
Mr Martin Fensome, Victoria
Mr Fensome is the Partner in Charge of the Audit and Assurance division of Bentleys Melbourne. He has over 25 years experience, both within Australia and overseas, in providing external and internal assurance services to a broad range of clients in both the private and public sector and has made numerous presentations at various forums on financial reporting. He was previously a senior project manager with the AARF.
Mr Bill Palmer, New South Australia
Mr Palmer is the Director — Asia of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He has also held the position of General Manager — Standards & Public Affairs with the Institute. Prior to joining the Institute he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 24 years involved in audit engagement. He has extensive experience with business auditing and accounting practices.
Mr Ted Rofe AM, New South Wales
Mr Rofe was a Director and Chairman of the Australian Shareholders Association. He has practiced as a solicitor in NSW and has lectured in Financial Accounting at the University of NSW. He has also been a member of the Urgent Issues Group, the AARF Legislation Review Board, the Corporations Law Simplification Consultative Group and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Consumer Advisory Panel.