Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) today announced Mr Mark Tucker will join the RIC Board as its fifth and final member.
Mark Tucker brings extensive experience as a Deputy Secretary across Australian Government departments including Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Water and Environment, Communications, and the Arts.
In 2021, Mark was the Senior Agriculture Industry Engagement Officer for the Federal Government during the COVID pandemic. He also conducted independent reviews of the financial sustainability of the Australian Antarctic Division and the Overseas Agriculture Counsellor Network. Most recently, Mark held the position of Member of the Bureau of Meteorology Audit Committee and Deputy Chair of the Bureau of Meteorology Financial Statements Sub-Committee.
RIC Chair, Ms Karen Smith-Pomeroy, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Mark to the RIC Board. Mark has a longstanding career in key roles across national and international projects of significance for various governments including National Drought Policy reform.”
“Mark joins us at a very exciting time as RIC moves into our sixth year of operation, delivering concessional loans on behalf of the Australian Government to accelerate a pathway to a greater farm business ownership and prosperity, to grow the Australian agriculture industry and build thriving regional communities,” she said.
