📣 Standards Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Rod Balding as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rod joins Standards Australia with extensive experience in finance, commercial, and risk management sectors and significant contributions to the not-for-profit sector. “Through our comprehensive selection process, we sought a leader who could not only meet our organisational goals but also harmonise with the exemplary efforts of our team. Rod possesses a genuine character and social purpose that aligns with our values, and I am excited to welcome him to the team,” said Tracey Gramlick, Chair of Standards Australia Limited. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4DSpaAm
Asif Bhangor
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Congratulations Rod Balding for taking over this crucial role especially when Australia is going to witness the next major build in transmission since the 80's. We need an urgent revamp of AS 7000, the last time this standard was updated it was 2016. Technical advancements from around the World including Australia have unfortunately left AS 7000 behind and many practices are currently seeking alternative references (i.e IEC, ASCE etc.). I represent CIGRE, Australia (Council of Large Electric Systems - Overhead Lines) and would urge Standards Australia to connect with CIGRE in order to carry out an urgent update to the current AS7000:2016.
Ross Wraight
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Congratulations Rob! Great organization and great appointment. Ross SA CEO 1996-2003
Congratulations on your appointment at Standards Australia. Wishing you much success in your new role.
Congratulations to SA for the new CEO.. Warm regards from BSN Indonesia
Hugh Harley
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Congratulations on a new phase of your career Rod - our standards can only be on the up with you at the helm.
Martha Plum
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Congratulations on the appointment - wishing you all the best.
Jan Swinhoe
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Very exciting for you,Rod. Congratulations.
Congratulations and best wishes Rod Balding and Standards Australia! Looking forward to seeing you sometime soon at IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
Debbie Last
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Rod congratulations, a new adventure awaits. Cheers Debbie
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2wStandards Australia should get the Commonwealth to fund Standard Australia 's standards development efforts and make them free to the world. The outcome of this will be tradies and others across the world downloading Australian and Australian/New Zealand standards to learn their subject matter. It is then much easier for Australian businesses to sell products and services overseas and here in Australia. We should expect hundreds of millions of downloads from China and India. The sale of Standards Australia's quality assurance services and the income from the sale of standards was a great tragedy for Australia in the context of the benefit to Australia of free standards.