Announcement from Perth Airport Acting Chair Lyndon Rowe

Mr Cole will join the Board as a non-executive Director from January 2023 to ensure a smooth transition.

The appointment strengthens the Board’s diverse skills and knowledge as Mr Cole brings more than 35 years’ experience in the energy and resources sector, following an extensive legal career.

He is currently Chair of Synergy, Chair of Landgate, Chair of Perenti, Chair of Iluka Resources, and a Council member of Curtin University.  Mr Cole was previous Chair of Southern Ports Authority and Chair of GLX Holdings Ltd.

Mr Cole said Perth Airport was well positioned to recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“With Australia facing uncertain global conditions, the recovery and growth of aviation will be critical to our economic performance,” Mr Cole said.

“In many ways, Perth Airport has been leading the recovery of the aviation sector. This is essential for increased tourism and new business and export opportunities.

“The pandemic also highlighted that Perth Airport is a crucial link in the supply chain of our State’s FIFO-based resources sector. We understand that for our State to prosper, the resources sector needs to continue to invest and grow. They can only do that if our airport also invests and grows. Proceeding with the development of a new runway is at the top of the Airport’s list of priorities.

“This is both a challenging and exciting time to be joining the Perth Airport Board and I look forward to working with my fellow directors and the whole Perth Airport team to ensure we deliver for the people of Western Australia and our Shareholders.”

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