David Peever

David was appointed as Director and Chairman of the Board on 5 May 2017.

David is a Non-Executive Director of the Australian Foundation Investment Company and Naval Group, and a member of the Foreign Investment Review Board. He was previously Chairman of Cricket Australia and World Twenty20 2020 Ltd and a Director of the International Cricket Council. Until July 2017, he chaired the Minister of Defence's First Principles Review of Defence and following the acceptance of the review by Government the Oversight Board which helped guide implementation of the Review's recommendations. David was formerly a Director of the Business Council of Australia and Vice Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia.

David retired as Managing Director of Rio Tinto Australia in October 2014 after 27 years with Rio Tinto. During his career with Rio Tinto, David worked across a range of disciplines including strategy and planning, industrial relations, operations, sales and marketing, business improvement, shipping and policy. David worked in many parts of Australia and across most of Rio Tinto’s commodity suites. His Rio Tinto career also saw him live in Singapore, Los Angeles and London. He travelled extensively with Rio Tinto and has done business in most parts of the world.

David is a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration (‘HRR’) Committee.