Statement on SBS Board appointments

The SBS Board and Executive have welcomed the appointments of Dr Andrew Lu AM and Mr Aaron Fa’Aoso, along with the reappointment of Deputy Chair Ms Christine Zeitz, as a Non-Executive Director of the SBS Board, following the announcement today by the Minister for Communications, The Hon. Michelle Rowland MP.

Dr Andrew Lu AM is President of the Mental Health Tribunal (WA) and an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University Law School. Prior to the Tribunal appointment Dr Lu practised for more than 20 years as a lawyer in top tier and boutique law firms, specialising in dispute resolution.  Dr Lu serves on a number of Boards including the Arts Law Centre of Australia, Australian Youth Orchestra, and Melbourne International Film Festival. 

Mr Aaron Fa’Aoso is an Australian actor, screenwriter and producer. He established Lone Star Productions in 2013, which brings stories of the people of the Torres Strait Islands and North Queensland to the screen. He is a Board Member of Screen Queensland and serves on the Far North and North Queensland Screen Advisory Committee, Screen Producers Australia Council and the National Film and Sound Archive Indigenous Connections Committee.

Ms Christine Zeitz was first appointed to the SBS Board on 10 May 2018 and appointed Deputy Chair on 30 September 2021. She is a leader in Australia’s defence industry, with over 30 years’ experience delivering world-class solutions and services across the Asia Pacific region to Defence, security, ICT and intelligence customers.

Mr Fa’Aoso and Dr Lu join the SBS Board of Directors which consists of Chair, George Savvides AM, Deputy Chair, Christine Zeitz, and Non-Executive Directors Vic Alhadeff, Peeyush Gupta AM, Katrina Rathie, and SBS Managing Director, James Taylor.

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