Air Vice-Marshal Tony Needham AM
Nominee of the Chief of Defence Force, Deputy Chair of the MilitarySuper Reconsideration Committee, Deputy Chair of the Defence Force Case Assessment Panel
Re-appointed 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022
- Director since 1 July 2016
- Nominee of the Chief of Defence Force
- Deputy Chair of the MilitarySuper Reconsideration Committee
- Deputy Chair of the Defence Force Case Assessment Panel
- Director of ARIA Co Pty Ltd
Air Vice-Marshal Needham is a member of the Royal Australian Air Force Active Reserve (since early 2016), following a distinguished career over three decades in the permanent Air Force (1978-2015). His military service included holding the position of Head People Capability, Department of Defence (2014-2015) and Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force 633, Middle East (2013).
Air Vice-Marshal Needham also served as a Commissioner of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2014-2015) and Chair of the Defence Force Recruiting Board of Management (2014-2015).
Air Vice-Marshal Needham holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Deakin University, Graduate Diploma in Management Studies and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Air Vice-Marshal Needham was appointed as a member in the Order of Australia in 2005 primarily for work in the Personnel area for the RAAF.