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About ASADA: Corporate governance

» The Minister

ASADA reports to the Minister for Sport, The Hon Kate Ellis MP

Information about the portfolio responsibilities of the Minister, the Australian government's role in sport, and it's support of anti-doping is available from the Department of Health and Ageing.

» The ASADA Board

The ASADA Members consists of a Chair, Deputy Chair and up to five additional members.

The ASADA Members report annually to Parliament on its operations.

» Member profiles

Richard Ings (Chair & Chief Executive)

Richard Ings is ASADA's first Chair and Chief Executive. Mr Ings assumed these roles when ASADA was officially launched on 14 March 2006. Prior to this Mr Ings joined the Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA) as its Chief Executive in September 2005, following five years working for the ATP Tour - the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit.

As the Executive Vice President Rules and Competition, Mr Ings was responsible for ATP's Anti-Doping Program Management and brings extensive knowledge of anti-doping and sport to ASADA.

Geoffrey Levy AO (Deputy Chair)

Mr Levy brings a legal and business perspective to the ASADA Members. Mr Levy is currently the Executive Chairman of Investec Bank (Australia) Limited and Non-Executive Chairman of Miller's Retail Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Ten Network Holdings Limited and STW Group Limited. Mr Levy is a former partner of the Australian national legal firm, Freehills.

John Black

Mr Black, a former Senator for Queensland, chaired the Senate Inquiry into Drugs in Sport that led to the establishment of ASADA and the design of drug testing regimes for Australian sport.

Jennifer Clark

Jennifer Clark has had a long career in investment banking and as a non-executive director. Ms Clark has been on various Commonwealth Government Boards since 1991 including the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Sports Foundation.

Nicole Livingstone

Nicole Livingstone has an extensive and highly successful background in swimming, competing at three Olympic Games, various Commonwealth Games and many World Championships. She is also a respected sports commentator and an outspoken critic of doping.

Ms Livingstone has also been heavily involved in the Australian Olympic Committee’s Live Clean, Play Clean anti-doping education program targeted towards Australian junior elite athletes. Ms Livingstone brings much experience, including an athlete’s perspective, to the ASADA Board.

Prof Andrew McLachlan

Prof Andrew McLachlan is a pharmacist, teacher and researcher at the University of Sydney and Concord Hospital with expertise in clinical pharmacology and drug testing.

Prof McLachlan educates pharmacists and other health professionals. He is a consultant to industry and government in the evaluation and safe use of medicines.

Dr Brian Sando OAM

Dr Brian Sando is a sports medicine practitioner, the Chair of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Medical Commission and a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation Medical Commission.

Dr Sando has worked as a Senior Medical Director to the Australian Olympic team for the past four Olympic Games and is a former president of Sports Medicine Australia. He is also a member of the Workcover Corporation (South Australia) Board.

 

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