Governing Bodies

Corporate Executive

Corporate Executive is our peak decision-making body. Its objective is to “set clear strategic direction to deliver government priorities, meet our aspiration purpose and achieve agreed performance goals”. It achieves this in the following ways:

• Assisting in discharging the Managing Director’s responsibilities and to operate as an advisory body to the Managing Director
• Achieving the best outcomes from key decisions, developing executive commitment to key organisational priorities and modelling our values, guiding principles and behaviours to the organisation
• Setting strategy, and overseeing decision-making and leadership, as well as managing organisational performance to ensure capability to deliver services
• Providing a forum to raise corporate-related issues and seeking feedback and input from peers
• Being proactive, long-term orientated and outcomes focused.

A profile of each member of executive is included in the Leadership section

The Managing Director has a performance agreement with the Commissioner while other members of Corporate Executive have Individual Performance Agreements with the Managing Director.

In 2015 a review of the Governance structure resulted in some of the activities and decision-making of supporting committees being absorbed within the monthly corporate executive meetings. Two Standing Committees were retained and following is an overview of their role and activities.

Management Review and Audit Committee

This Committee assists the Managing Director and Corporate Executive ensuring management practices and controls are developed and maintained by all levels of management and leading to efficient and effective business performance of Main Roads. The Management Review and Audit Branch assists the Management Review and Audit Committee with controls in place for safeguarding assets and financial interests. The Management Review and Audit Committee provides independent, objective assurance and consulting activities; it reports audit activities on a quarterly basis through the Audit Committee chaired by the Managing Director.

Membership (Attendance)	Role
Executive Members: Peter Woronzow (Chair): 3 Philip D’Souza: 3 Doug Morgan: 3	Considers audits and reviews of the Management Review and Audit Branch Ensures audits and reviews are in accordance with the Annual Audit Plan Reviews and approves the Annual Audit Plan

Corporate Safety Health and Wellbeing Committee

This committee is part of the high-level governance arrangement reflecting the importance we place on the safety of our workforce and is chaired by the Executive Director Human Resources. It also includes all members of Corporate Executive along with safety representatives from each Directorate.

Membership (Attendance)	Role
Executive Members: Frances Harrison (Chair): 6 Doug Morgan: 6 John Erceg: 6 Des Snook: 3 Leo Coci: 6 Peter Woronzow: 2 Craig Manton: 2 Nicole Walton: 1 Tony Earl: 6 Belinda Stopic: 4 Philip D’Souza: 6 Many other non-executive standing members sit on this committee.	Presides over safety, health and wellbeing issues from high-level strategy to reviews of individual incidents Acts as a primary Occupational Safety and Health channel and reports to Corporate Executive on full-time and contracted employees

More information on Main Roads health and safety activities can be found in the Enhancing Safety, Health and Wellbeing section.