Stacey Gardiner
Michael O’Connor and Stacey Gardiner have been appointed co-chairs of the ForestWorks Board in 2022. Mr O’Connor is the National Secretary, Manufacturing Division of the CFMEU and has held this position since 2005. Source: Timberbiz
He has been with the Union for more than 35 years, commencing work as a union organiser in 1985.
Mr O’Connor is co-chair of First Super, a $3.24 billion industry superannuation fund, which has 46,000 members across the timber, pulp and paper, and furniture and joinery industries, and their communities. He also chairs the First Super Investment committee. He is a director on the board of Industry Super Australia (ISA).
Ms Gardiner has worked in the forest industry for the past seven years and is an experienced leader committed to building mutually beneficial relationships across organisations and industries to support transformation and value creation.
She has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic planning and managing teams focused on creating strategic frameworks and developing evidence-based policy. She holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a Master of Land Use Planning.
Outgoing Board Chair, Tony Price, will be retained as a ForestWorks board member.
In other changes at ForestWorks, as part of a planned leadership transition and growth strategy, David Forbes has been appointed as the Deputy General Manager of ForestWorks.
He brings a wealth of experience in stakeholder engagement and understands the skills challenges facing the industry.
ForestWorks is also recruiting for a new general manager to take over from Yvette Nash. Ms Nash has worked across the industry to re-establish ForestWorks relevance with industry, and has significantly grown the organisation.
At the conclusion of her contract, she has chosen to pursue other opportunities. The Board takes this opportunity to acknowledge her commitment to the role, her many achievements and wishes her well in her future endeavours.
Mr Forbes will be acting as the ForestWorks General Manager until a new general manager is appointed.
