New Chair appointed to lead Landgate Board

Robert Cole, the current Chairperson of Synergy and a lawyer with 35 years' experience in the public and private sectors, has been appointed to lead the Landgate Board for the next three years.

Mr Cole replaces the outgoing Chairperson, Caroline de Mori, who has been a member of the Landgate Board since 2015.

Mr Cole spent the first 20 years of his career at law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques where he gained experience in corporate, commercial and property matters for the iron ore, alumina, oil and gas, gas transport and electricity industries.

He is the former Chairperson of the Southern Ports Authority and currently on the Board of charitable organisation St Bartholomew's House Inc., and various mining and resource companies.

Mr Cole's experience will be highly beneficial in supporting Landgate's operations as a government agency with commercial responsibilities.

Mr Cole's appointment commences on August 1, 2020.