Two new appointments have been made to the board of CSIRO. The are Mark Paterson AO, Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and previously Head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;  and Hutch Ranck, formerly  Group Managing Director, ASEAN for DuPont Limited.

They replace outgoing board members Mr Douglas Rathbone AM and Ms Deborah O’Toole.

Dr Eileen Doyle has been appointed for a further term..