Governance
The APPN is a network of National Research Infrastructure for plant phenomics enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
The APPN operates under a Lead Agent model with its Head Office located at Adelaide University (Lead Agent) and its Nodes located across nine Host Organisations.
APPN’s governance structure is comprised of an independent, skills-based Advisory Board, the APPN CEO, Expert Working Groups and other committees as per our Governance Protocol.
Our Board
The Lead Agent has delegated the governance of APPN to an independent, skills-based Advisory Board. Board members include:
Emeritus Professor Simon Maddocks
Independent Chair
Dr Ron Sandland FTSE AM
Immediate Past Chair
Ms Cathrine Harboe-Ree AM
Independent Member
Dr Lynne McIntyre
Independent Member
Ms Helli Meinecke
Independent Member
Emeritus Professor Kaye Basford FTSE AM
Independent Member
Professor Michael Goodsite
Lead Agent Representative
Richard Dickmann
APPN CEO
(ex-officio)
APPN Executive Team
APPN's Chief Executive Officer is supported by the Chief Operating Officer and key area experts. Expert Working Groups (EWGs) meet regularly to facilitate knowledge transfer and drive innovation across the network. Our EWGs are chaired by:
Richard Dickmann
APPN Chief Executive Officer
Kerry Bormann
APPN Chief Operating Officer
Chair, EWG Governance & Management
Dr Richard Poiré
Node Director, ANU
Chair, EWG Controlled Environment Phenotyping
Dr Trevor Garnett
National Field Phenomics Director, HQ
Chair, EWG Field Phenotyping
