Parramatta. Independent link with business

Parramatta City Council has appointed Otto Hirsch, who “will play a key role as an independent nexus between council and the business community and other agencies”. He will act as convenor of council’s business Partnerships program and chair workshops and roundtables with businesses to influence and inform new projects for 2009/10. Mr Hirsch, operates his own business Advanced Strategy Centre. He has held senior positions with companies such as Brambles, BOC and Honeywell Controls. He also serves as GM, the UWS Sydney Graduate School of Management. He is a director of the Western Sydney Business Connection and a member of the AICD.