Region. New UWS board members

The Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth, has appointed Emma Stein and John Banks to the board of the University of Western Sydney. Ms Stein is a Sydney-based director of energy company, DUET, and engineering and construction company, Clough. She formerly had rolls on the boards of Arc Energy, Integral Energy and the NSW Growth Centres Commission, and held executive positions in leading European building materials, fuel distribution and energy industries. John Banks is director of Talent2 Consult and has served on the board of the UWS Foundation. He was founder and chairman of The Banks Management Group which provided a range of human resource and performance management services to industry. "The university is very fortunate to have Ms Stein and Mr Banks joining the Board of Trustees. They are both very accomplished business leaders who bring a wealth of experience and skills to their new positions at UWS," said vice-chancellor, Professor Janice Reid.