REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

Corporate Executive

• Corporate Executive Profiles
• Corporate Governance
• The Corporate Executive
• Transitional Arrangements
• Corporate Executive Sub-Committee
• Advisory groups to the Executive BoardCorporate Executive
• Risk Management
• Performance Audit
• National Competition Policy
• Enabling Legislation
• Western Australian Land Information Systems (WALIS) Office

Corporate Executive Profiles

	Grahame Searle - Chief Executive Grahame Searle has qualifications in business. He has a strong background in information technology and, in particular, integrating computer systems for customer service delivery. Grahame has extensive experience in managing information technology projects for Victoria's Land Registry; Museum of Victoria; the Registry of Deaths, Births and Marriages; and Survey and Mapping Victoria. In 1997, he held the position of Director of Victoria's Title Registration Services, before joining DLI in 1998. For two years, he worked as Director Service Delivery, before acting as Chief Executive until being officially appointed in this role in June 2004. Mr Searle's term of appointment is five years.
	Dr Heather Brown - Acting Executive Director, Strategic Planning and Development Dr Heather Brown has a postgraduate qualification in psychology and over 20 years' experience in the public sector in a range of agencies including the Health Department, the Department of Local Government, the Ministry of Fair Trading and the Disability Services Commission. Heather joined DLI in January 1998 as Director, Strategic Policy and Planning. Her current responsibilities encompass strategic planning; corporate change management; leading the team responsible for the transition to a statutory authority with commercial powers; business realignment; corporate communications; and policy and legislative review.
	Ian Hyde - Acting Executive Director, Information Access Ian Hyde has qualifications in surveying and computing. He has been actively involved in land administration and information management for over 21 years in both the public and private sectors and was Coordinator of the WA Land Information System. Ian has extensive experience in land information management, negotiation, service delivery provision, strategic and business planning, strategic relationship management, policy development and management of multi-disciplinary teams and complex projects.
	Mark Woodcock - Acting Executive Director, Business Services Mark Woodcock has a BA honours degree in Economics. He has 25 years experience in various management roles including tertiary education, advertising and publishing, and more recently health care. He worked in the UK, Ireland, and the Middle East before migrating to Australia. He brings commercial and change management experience to DLI. Mark was appointed from the private sector to his current position in September 2000.
	Gary Fenner - Acting Executive Director, Information Services Gary Fenner has tertiary qualifications in agriculture and valuation, and a Bachelor of Business degree. He has over 32 years experience in the property industry including the positions of Chief Valuer Country, Chief Valuer Metropolitan and has held the position of Valuer General for the last four years. Gary has been an elected board member of the Australian Property Institute (API) for the past seven years. He is also Chairman of the API's Legislation Review Committee; a member of the Curtin University Advisory Committee for Property Studies and a member of the Property Education Foundation.
	Andrew Burke - Acting Executive Director, Information Management Andrew Burke is an engineer with a varied background in both the public and private sectors including operational management, policy and planning roles. In 1990, Andrew led a taskforce to develop a strategy to integrate and improve access to the State's land information. He was subsequently appointed Director, WA Land Information System in 1990. His next position was within DLI as Acting Director of Land Information and Administrative Services - a position he held until taking up his current acting position.

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Contribution to Strategic Planning Framework
Goal 5 - Governance

Corporate Governance

An effective corporate governance framework optimises business performance by ensuring transparent and ethical management practices.

DLI's Code of Corporate Governance Practice and the Corporate Executive Charter provide a governance framework that facilitates a high standard of leadership and direction for the agency. The Corporate Executive and its sub-committees operate in a manner consistent with sound management practice, and ensure that the organisation implements Government policy with openness and integrity, in the best interests of its customers and stakeholders. DLI has controls in place for business planning, compliance reporting, risk management and monitoring of operational performance.

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