I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jeremy Cooper as the Deputy Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for a five-year term, and the re-appointment of Professor Berna Collier as ASIC member for a four-year term. They both bring strong skills and considerable experience to their positions.
Mr Cooper has until recently been a partner in the Melbourne office of Blake Dawson Waldron, Lawyers, having worked with them in the area of company law for the past 20 years.
During his career, Mr Cooper has been involved in many major corporate transactions, including takeovers, reconstructions, ASX listings and capital raisings, as well as providing advice on Corporations Act and securities market issues.
Mr Cooper is keenly interested in developments in corporate law, having been a member of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council since 1995 and a regular speaker on corporate law issues.
Prior to joining ASIC, Professor Collier was Professor of Commercial Law at the Queensland University of Technology. Professor Collier has brought her considerable skills and experience in corporate law to ASIC’s great advantage over the last two and a half years. Professor Collier has been involved in financial services regulation and insolvency issues and also consumer protection and regional matters during her time with the Commission.