The Albanese Labor Government has appointed Ms Andrea Laing and Ms Jane Hamilton as members of the National Library of Australia Council both for a three-year term.
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, thanked both members for bringing their extensive skillsets to the board.
"Andrea has worked for many years in leadership roles within the finance industry, which have equipped her with excellent business acumen."
"Jane's experience in the UK and Australia in senior management roles, as well as previous work on various boards in the University sector, ensure she is well-positioned to aid the Council."
"The Library holds some of our Nation's most valuable treasures, and is the custodian of Trove, so we need strong leadership to guide its administration."
The Council - established by the National Library Act 1960 - is the National Library's governing body and is responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of the Library.
Ms Andrea Laing has many years of experience in taxation, working in the Australian Taxation Office, Chartered Accounting and the energy industry. She is a part-time member of the Board of Taxation.
She spent more than two decades at Shell in various roles specialising in indirect tax, employment tax and tax policy. Ms Laing was Head of Tax for Shell Australia for 5 years and led a global project on the tax ramifications of Energy Transition and Climate Change. Ms Laing was a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development task team that developed International VAT Guidelines published in 2014. She spent 4 years on the Corporate Tax Association Executive and is a member of Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) Australia.
Ms Jane Hamilton has over 30 years of experience in the property, education and government sectors. Until recently, she was the Chair of the University of Essex Council, the Chair of the Committee of University Chairs in the United Kingdom, the Chair of NHS Property Services Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of the Government Property Agency and a previous member of the Board of Trustees at the Institute of Cancer Research.
Prior to these roles, she was the European Head of Corporate Real Estate for HSBC. In Australia, Ms Hamilton has held numerous senior leadership roles including Global Head of Corporate Real Estate for ANZ Bank, Managing Director of Commercial and Industrial Management at AMP Henderson Global Investors as well as senior property leadership roles with Jones Lang LaSalle and Lend Lease Corporation.
