Payments System Board Annual Report – 2008 Payments System Board – August 2008

Photograph: Members of the Payments System Board as at August 2008. From left to right, John Poynton, Philip Lowe, John Laker, Catherine Walter, Glenn Stevens (Chairman), Robert McLean and Joe Gersh.
Members of the Payments System Board as at August 2008. From left to right, John Poynton, Philip Lowe, John Laker, Catherine Walter, Glenn Stevens (Chairman), Robert McLean and Joe Gersh.

Glenn Stevens (Chairman)

Chairman since 18 September 2006
Present term ends 17 September 2013
Governor – Reserve Bank of Australia
Chairman – Council of Financial Regulators

Philip Lowe (Deputy Chairman)

Deputy Chairman since 8 March 2004
Assistant Governor (Financial System) – Reserve Bank of Australia

John Laker AO

Chairman – Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Member since 24 July 1998

Joe Gersh AM

Member since 15 July 1998
Present term ends 14 July 2013
Executive Chairman – Gersh Investment Partners Ltd
Chairman – Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation

Robert McLean

Member since 29 November 2006
Present term ends 28 November 2011
Chairman – Elders Australia Limited
Chairman – Greenway Capital Limited
Chairman – Imagination Entertainment Limited

John Poynton AM

Member since 26 May 2000
Present term ends 24 May 2010
Executive Chairman – Azure Capital Pty Ltd

Catherine Walter AM

Member since 3 September 2007
Present term ends 2 September 2012
Chairman – Australian Synchrotron
Chairman – Equipsuper Pty Ltd
Director – Australian Foundation Investment Company
Director – James Hardie Industries NV
Director – Melbourne Business School
Director – Orica Limited
Member – Financial Reporting Council

Susan McCarthy

The term of Ms McCarthy, a foundation member of the Board, ended on 14 July 2007.