NTSCORP

Annual Report

Executive Team

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Warren Mundine
Hon. DUniv (Sthn Cross) FAIM MAICD

Mr Warren Mundine is the Chief Executive Officer of NTSCORP and an advocate for the empowerment of Indigenous people and the development of a strong Indigenous economy.

Mr Mundine is a Doctor of the University (honoris causa) (Southern Cross University), a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Mundine is also Chairman of the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and Chair of NSW Labor’s Indigenous Policy Committee. He is an Executive Member of the National Native Title Council; a Director of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation; a member of Southern Cross University Foundation; a board member of (NAISDA) Limited and Ambassador for the Song Room and Indigenous Ambassador for the Australian Football Federation. Warren has been appointed by the Prime Minister to the Australian Government’s National Policy Commission – Indigenous Housing Committee.

Mr Mundine has been involved in the development of the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) as an executive of the steering committee.

Previous roles held by Mr Mundine include the National President of the Australian Labor Party and Chair of NSW Country Labor. He has acted as a member of the NSW Attorney General’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Committee, the NSW PCYC State Board and of IAG’s Expert Community Advisors Committee. He has also had considerable involvement in local government through a number of roles including Deputy Mayor of Dubbo; President of the NSW Local Government Aboriginal Network; Executive Committee Member of the Local Government Association of NSW; and as a commissioner with the NSW Local Government Grants Commission.


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Dr Ken Lum
BA (Hons), PhD

Dr Ken Lum is the head of operations for the company and has been employed by NTSCORP since its inception. Dr Lum was the company’s head of research prior to his current appointment in May 2006.

Dr Lum has a wealth of experience in Indigenous affairs. He holds a PhD in anthropology, has 18 years experience in Aboriginal land rights and worked in the Northern Territory for 10 years as a research anthropologist for the Northern Land Council. He was then employed by NSWALC as the principal research anthropologist (native title unit).


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Allan Barraza
BB, CPA

Mr Allan Barraza was appointed as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October 2004. Prior to becoming the CFO, Mr Barraza was the manager of Finance and Administration, a position he held for the majority of his employment with NTSCORP since 2002.

Mr Barraza holds a Bachelor of Business degree (UTS) and is a fully qualified Certified Practising Accountant with extensive experience in financial control and project management.

As CFO, Mr Barraza is responsible for the corporate services division, ensuring financial viability and risk management across NTSCORP operations.


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Damien Bidjara–Barnes
BEng, LLB, Grad. Dip PLT, Cert II Indig Leadership, EMBA

Mr Damien Bidjara-Barnes was appointed as the General Counsel for the company on 1 January 2008. Mr Bidjara-Barnes provides internal legal advice to NTSCORP and external legal advice to the company’s clients. He is the solicitor on the record in several jurisdictions on behalf of Traditional Owners who are represented by NTSCORP. Mr Bidjara-Barnes holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Syd), a Bachelor of Laws (UNSW) and an Executive MBA (MBS). He has extensive experience in construction, mining, planning and native title law.