New Board members appointed to Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

Water engineering leader Professor Stuart Khan FTSE, global mining industry innovator John McGagh FTSE and pharmaceutical champion Kylie Sproston FTSE have been appointed to the board of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). 

Stuart Khan is Professor and Head of School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney. He has published over 200 peer reviewed journal articles on issues relating to water quality and treatment, including drinking water, wastewater, recreational water, environmental water systems, water recycling and desalination. Most recently, Stuart was Chair of the ATSE Water Forum and helped steward the Academy’s highly impactful project A Thriving Murray-Darling Basin in 50 Years: Actions in the face of climate change.

John McGagh was the Global Head of Innovation at Rio Tinto, and led the development of important research and development centres in universities that are addressing key technical issues for the global mining industry. He has actively contributed to ATSE as Chair of the Mineral Resources Forum and recently led a project looking at the technical and market implications of small modular reactors in Australia. 

Kylie Sproston is the CEO of Bellberry and an experienced leader whose career has been spent in the global Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. A Chartered Engineer, Kylie has expertise across the full pharmaceutical product lifecycle, and has held key positions in both technical, management and executive functions. Kylie is a continuing board member after filling a casual vacancy for the past year. 

Ongoing Directors in 2025 are: 

• Katherine Woodthorpe, President and Chair
• Anne Green, Vice President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Mark Hoffman, Vice President, Membership
• Sue MacLeman, Vice President, Financial Sustainability
• Leeanne Bond, Director
• Paul Wood, Director
• Kylie Walker, CEO 

ATSE expresses its deep gratitude to Professor Iven Mareels FTSE, for his service to the Academy through his role as past Chair of the ATSE Audit and Risk Committee. His second term on the Board comes to an end on 31 December 2024.  

Thanks also go to Professor Elanor Huntington FTSE who has served on the Board since 2021, whose term concluded at the most recent Board meeting on 22 August 2024.