THE GOVERNMENT OF NORFOLK ISLAND

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COMMENCEMENT OF NORFOLK ISLAND ADMINISTRATION NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Chief Minister David Buffett is pleased to advise that the Administration’s new Chief Executive Officer, Mr Graeme Faulkner will take up his 3 year appointment on Monday 23 July 2012.

Mr Faulkner has worked in Local Government as Chief Executive in New South Wales and Western Australia during the past 20 years. He takes up the Norfolk Island Chief Executive position having served as General Manager of the Byron Bay Shire Council for 4 years.

He has significant experience in the private sector particularly in the financial sector having held senior management roles in the Australian Stock Exchange in Melbourne, Perth and Hobart. He was Papua New Guinea Privatisation Commissioner in the late 1990’s and was also Executive Director of the Port Moresby Stock Exchange. During the early 1990’s he worked with the WA Department of Tourism.

“During his years working in Local Government Graeme has played a successful lead role in restructuring operations and introducing business plans which promote economic sustainability and attract new industry. Such vast experience equips him well for the challenges that Norfolk Island faces as we move towards the change foreshadowed in the Norfolk Island Road Map. The Government looks forward to working collaboratively with Graeme as we work in partnership with the Australian Government to return Norfolk Island to a sustainable future as soon as possible,” the Chief Minister said.

“Both his public and private sector experience stand him in good stead for the challenges facing the Norfolk Island community as the Road Map changes begin to emerge,” Mr Buffett said.

“Mr Faulkner is an experienced Manager of structural change and has been engaged by the Norfolk Island Government to lead the Administration constructively and collaboratively through the transition to the new Governance Model, fiscal arrangements, service delivery framework and building the local government component for the future,” the Chief Minister advised.

“On behalf of the Norfolk Island community I welcome and wish Graeme and his wife Trish well as they settle into their new life here in Norfolk Island. My Ministerial colleagues and I look forward to working collaboratively with him in the important role he will play in assisting to consolidate the Island’s future sustainability,” Mr Buffett said.

David E. Buffett Chief Minister 20 July 2012

CONTACT : CHIEF OF STAFF , NORFOLK ISLAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY , OLD MILITARY BARRACKS , KINGSTON , NORFOLK ISLAND 2899 SOUTH PACIFIC. TELEPHONE : (+6723) 22003 FACSIMILE : (+6723) 23376