The ForestWorks Board consists of six people elected by ForestWorks members to focus on corporate governance, company policies, finance and general management including the SEC. Directors contribute their industry knowledge, expertise and time to the management of ForestWorks operations and the strategic direction of skills development, leading to benefits for the whole industry.
ForestWorks Board of Directors
Jane Calvert ForestWorks Chair Jane Calvert is the National President of Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s Forestry Furnishing, Building Products and Manufacturing Division (CFMEU FFPD).Ms Calvert chairs the Victorian Forest Industry Training Advisory Committee, is a Member of the Victorian Skills Commission which provides skills advice to the Minister, is a Director of Timber Training Creswick Ltd, a Committee Member of the Frederick Scholarship Trust, Chair of the Tree Felling Safety Group, and a Member of the Victoria Forest Industry OHS Stakeholders Forum.
Julie George ForestWorks Deputy Chair
Julie George is the General Manager– Management Services Division for Hyne & Son Pty Limited. Ms George is the former chair of the Queensland Forest Industry Training Advisory Board and former Chair of the Training Package Steering Committee. She is also a former member of the Government Roundtable Advisory Committee, Queensland Timber Board Industrial Relations and Training Committee, Maryborough and Wide Bay TAFE Councils. Ms George holds a Masters of Management (HR) (USQ) and her professional memberships include the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) and Australian Institute of Management (AIM).
Allan Hansard ForestWorks Director Allan Hansard is CEO of the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI). Mr Hansard has qualifications in forestry,resource economics and policy development and has over fifteen years experience working on forest policy and economic analysis both in the private sector and Federal Government departments including the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). Mr Hansard has also worked as CEO of Tree Plantations Australia.
Alex Millar ForestWorks Director Alex Millar is the National Vice President and Pulp and Paper Workers District Secretary of the CFMEU. He has spent many years representing workers in the Pulp and Paper sector and in doing so, has achieved a high level of expertise in the needs of the sector and the needed skills and training infrastructure.
Craig Smith ForestWorks Director Craig Smith is currently the Secretary of the CFMEU FFPD NSW District and has been a full time Union official for 20 years. Mr Smith is Chair of two ForestWorks managed Industry Training Advisory Board Committees in NSW for Forestry and Furnishing Design and Manufacturing. He also holds an Honorary elected position as Vice President of the National Division of the Union.
Scott WhickerForestWorks Director Currently Mill Manager of Kimberly-Clark Australia’s(KCA) Millicent Mill KCA’s only tissue manufacturing operations in Australia/New Zealand.Holds an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Adelaide with 25 years of process and production experience.Over 22 years with Kimberly-Clark mainly at the Millicent Mill but including the US and Sydney Head Office in a range of operations, start-ups, technical product development, project and management roles. Currently a Board member of Group Training Employment in Mount Gambier, South Australia.
