Payments System Board Annual Report – 2006 Payments System Board
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Chairman: Ian Macfarlane AC
Chairman since 1 July 1998
Governor of Reserve Bank of Australia
Present term expires 17 September 2006
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Deputy Chairman: Philip Lowe
Deputy Chairman since 8 March 2004
Assistant Governor (Financial System)
Reserve Bank of Australia
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John Laker
Chairman
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Member since 24 July 1998
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Joe Gersh AM
Managing Director
Gersh Investment Partners Ltd
Members since 15 July 1998
Present term expires 14 July 2008
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Susan McCarthy
Director
Member since 15 July 1998
Present term expires 14 July 2007
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John Poynton AM
Executive Chairman
Azure Capital Pty Ltd
Member since 26 May 2000
Present term expires 24 May 2010
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John Thom
Chairman
Centre for Money, Banking and Finance, Macquarie University
Member since 15 July 1998
Present term expires 14 July 2006