The new head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre is Stephanie Crowe, who replaces Abigail Bradshaw following her promotion to director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate.
Ms Crowe has spent more than 15 years at the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), across signals intelligence and cybersecurity.
Her most recent role was as the head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s engagement and strategy and has previously led the cybersecurity resilience division. Ms Crowe’s promotion fills the vacancy left by Ms Bradshaw in August 2024.
Ms Bradshaw said her successor has “proven experience in intelligence and cyber operations” as well as the close international and industry relationships “vital to combatting the dynamic and challenging cyber threat environment”.
Defence minister Richard Marles said her “experience and expertise across the cyber domain” means she is well placed to the Australian Cyber Security Centre.
At the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Rowena Park has been appointed executive general manager for regulatory action and Ashleigh McDonald has been appointed executive general manager for information rights.
Ms Park moves from the Australian Energy Regulator, where she was general manager for the compliance and enforcement branch, while Ms McDonald previously led the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s legal policy branch.
Amazon Web Services has lost its head of national security and defence public policy for Australia and New Zealand Sara Goldsworthy. Ms Goldsworthy has been in the role for the last two years and four months.
The former senior public servant moved to the private sector in March 2022 to take on a chief of staff role supporting the Canva’s C-suite. She was also appointed a board advisor for public relations and government relations firm Akin Agency in August 2022.
David Latina will begin his five-year term as Anti-Dumping Commissioner on Monday, almost a year since his predecessor Dr Bradley Armstrong retired. In the interim, assistant commissioner Isolde Lueckenhausen has been acting in the role.
Mr Latina has formerly held senior in the Victorian public service, recently overseeing development of the ‘Made in Victoria 2030: Manufacturing Statement’.
At the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, Jennifer Bahen has been appointed executive director for regulatory operations, after more than four years at the Australian Embassy in Hanoi as counsellor.
The Department of Climate Change, Environment and Water’s new head of the environment information policy and strategy branch is Brendan Lynam.
Meanwhile, at the Australian Submarine Agency, Bianca Selway has been appointed assistant director-general for safeguards and non-proliferation.
The Western Australian state government has appointed Brianna Peake as its new investment and trade commissioner for the Americas. She will commence in March and will be based in Austin, Texas.
She moves from grain industry logistics and storage company CBH Group where she is currently chief stakeholder for relations, sustainability and strategy.
The chair of StartupWA and former head of innovation for the state Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Charlie Gunningham has taken on another advisory role with food waste startup Foody Bag.
ASX-listed battery material and recycling firm Livium has seen the departure of its chair George Bauk after nearly 10 years at the helm. Non-executive director Phil Thick will act as chair.
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