Board of Directors

Max Moore-Wilton, BEc AC

Chairman, Sydney Airport Holdings Limited

Max, a non-executive director, was appointed as Chairman of Sydney Airport Holdings Limited, formerly called MAp Airports Limited, in April 2006.  He is Chairman of Sydney Airport.  Prior to this appointment he was Executive Chairman of Sydney Airport Corporation from 2002.

Max is Chairman of Southern Cross Austereo Media Group (previously Macquarie Media Group) (appointed 2007).

From 1996 Max was Secretary to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet where he oversaw fundamental reform to the Commonwealth Public Service.  Max has had a distinguished career in both the private and public sectors. He has held positions as either chairman or board member of a number of major Commonwealth and State business enterprises, and has extensive experience in the transport sector.

Trevor Gerber, BAcc, CA

Director, Sydney Airport Holdings Limited

Trevor is an independent director and chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee.  He is a professional director and previously worked for Westfield Holdings Limited for 14 years as Group Treasurer and subsequently as Director of Funds Management responsible for Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust.

Bob Morris, BSc, BE, M Eng Sci

Director, Sydney Airport Holdings Limited

Bob is an independent director. He is also a transport consultant. Prior to 2003, Bob was an Executive Director of Leighton Contractors. Bob led the successful Leighton proposals for the Eastern Distributor and the Westlink M7 toll roads.

Prior to Leightons, he was the Director of the Sydney region of the Roads and Traffic Authority, where he was closely involved with the M2, M4 and M5 toll roads, as well as the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.

Bob is currently Director, Aspire Schools Financing Services (Qld) (appointed 2009), SA Health Partnership Securitisation (appointed 2011) and was Chairman RiverCity Motorway Group until February 2011.

Stephen Ward, LLB

Director,  Sydney Airport Holdings Limited

Stephen is Head of Simpson Grierson’s Corporate/Commercial Department and is a Simpson Grierson Board member. Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand’s largest commercial law firms.

Stephen advises New Zealand and international corporates on all aspects of business law and overseas investment in New Zealand. He works with many of Simpson Grierson’s clients on strategic issues, corporate governance and statutory compliance.

Mr Ward is a member of the New Zealand Law Society Commercial and Business Law Committee and is trustee of the Life Flight Trust which operates the Westpac rescue helicopter service in the Wellington region and a national air ambulance service.

Kerrie Mather BA, MComm

Director, Sydney Airport Holdings Limited

Kerrie has more than 15 years of aviation sector experience. She was appointed Managing Director & Chief Executive of Sydney Airport in June 2011 and has been Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Airport’s ASX listed owner – formerly known as MAp – since 2002. She has a broad international perspective and a demonstrated ability to develop strategic alliances with airlines, commercial partners and tourism industries in Australia and around the world.

As CEO of MAp, Kerrie worked in a number of international jurisdictions, delivering major airport initiatives including long term commercial agreements with airlines, significant capital investment programs resulting in upgraded and expanded facilities for all airport users, commercial projects and financing programs. Kerrie also steered MAp through several major acquisitions including the asset swap with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which involved the sale of Brussels and Copenhagen Airports, and acquisition of a further interest in Sydney Airport.

Prior to becoming CEO of MAp and MD and CEO of Sydney Airport, Kerrie was on the boards  of a number of UK and European airports and was an Executive Director at Macquarie Capital, where she worked for 18 years, specialising in the airports and transport sectors. She is a member of the Tourism & Transport Forum’s Advisory Board and is on the Board of Airports Council International (Asia Pacific).