The WorkSafe Board

Bob Cameron

Non-Executive Director / Chair of the Board

B.Law, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Appointed: September 2022

Bob is an experienced Chair of Government entities and has served as a Victorian and Local Government Minister between 1999 until 2010, including as Minister for WorkCover, Police, Emergency Services, Corrections and Agriculture. As WorkCover Minister, he oversaw the reintroduction of common law rights into the (WorkSafe) compensation scheme in the early 2000's and made significant changes to improve occupational health and safety.

Bob is currently the Chair of Coliban Water and a Non-Executive Director at Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Murray Primary Health Network, and a Committee Member on the Victorian Health Department's Expert Advisory Committee for Hospital System Plan. He has served as Chair/Board Director of various Not for Profit organisations in his local community.

Bob is a lawyer by profession.

Bob is a member of WorkSafe's:

• Finance and Audit Committee
• People and Culture Committee
• Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee (Chair)
• WorkCover Advisory Committee (Chair)

Julie Warren

Non-Executive Director

Appointed: October 2019 / reappointed October 2022 / reappointed April 2023

Julie previously served at the National Workers Union for over two decades as an organiser, educator, negotiator and campaigner before being the first woman elected as President of the Victorian Branch. Her commitment to workers has given her a deep understanding of issues pertaining to work and the impact of a changing economy on individuals, their families and their communities.

The Union is a 50,000 membership organisation covering workers in the warehousing, manufacturing, food, dairy, agriculture, pharmaceutical, chemical and oil, and market research industries.

Julie has been at the forefront of campaigns that have delivered significant social change and has represented the view of workers and their families to Governments, businesses and the broader community. She has a strong understanding of stakeholder views and has worked with employees, employers, industry groups as well as State and Federal Government. Julie was previously the Chair of Migrant Workers Centre Inc.

Julie is a Non-Executive Board Director at the Portable Long Service Leave Authority.

Member of WorkSafe's:

• People and Culture Committee (Chair)
• Finance and Audit Committee
• Risk Committee

Attendee:

• Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee
• WorkCover Advisory Committee

Flavia Gobbo OAM

Non-Executive Director

B.Law, B.Arts, GAICD

Appointed: 1 January 2020 / reappointed April 2023

Flavia has a wealth of experience in workplace injury insurance, corporate law and governance

An experienced senior lawyer, Flavia is a recognised legal practitioner of the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Flavia is Trustee for food charity SecondBite Future Trust, and previously served as Chair of WorkCover Queensland, QComp, Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA), Director of Employers Mutual Limited, and as Deputy Chair of Rowing Australia.

Member of WorkSafe's

• Information and Technology Committee (Chair)
• Finance and Audit Committee

Attendee:

• Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee
• WorkCover Advisory Committee

Elizabeth Lukin

Non-Executive Director

GradDip (Nursing), B.Arts, GAICD

Appointed: October 2019 / reappointed October 2022 / reappointed April 2023

Elizabeth is a strategic communications professional with over 25 years' experience consulting to leaders in business, sport, government, NFP and membership organisations and unions.

Beginning her working life as a nurse, Elizabeth was most recently General Manager of Corporate Affairs and Communications for the Australian Football League, following a career as an owner and director of one of Australia's most successful public affairs, research and campaign agencies, Essential Media Communications.

Elizabeth has specialised in issues and crisis communications management, and her professional practice is driven by research strategies that seek to understand public and stakeholder views, and broader social themes that drive consumer, fan and citizen behaviour.

Member of WorkSafe's:

• Risk Committee (Chair)
• People and Culture Committee
• Information and Technology Committee

Attendee:

• Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee
• WorkCover Advisory Committee

Doug Kearsley

Non-Executive Director

B.Sc(Math)(Hons), GradDip (Op Research), Oxford Adv Management Programme

Appointed: April 2017 / reappointed March 2020 / reappointed April 2023

Doug has over 30 years' experience working as a senior executive and Board Director in the statutory insurance and finance sector, including significant roles with the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria (TAC), WorkSafe Victoria, the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) and ESSSuper (current Director).

Doug has also provided advice to a number of other Injury and Disability Insurance Schemes around Australia and brings in-depth understanding of statutory schemes and the drivers of success including strategic planning, risk management, financing and capital management.

Member of WorkSafe's:

• Finance and Audit Committee (Chair)
• Information and Technology Committee

Attendee:

• Risk Committee
• Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee
• WorkCover Advisory Committee