Howard was appointed Chair of Ports Victoria on 1 July 2021.
He has had a lengthy career in general management, project governance and delivery, regulation management and the oversighting of large government programs.
He has held the positions of Secretary, Department of Infrastructure (VIC), Undersecretary (CEO) of Treasury (ACT) and in Victoria, Secretary of successive departments of economic development, Director of Housing and Director of Crown Lands.
Howard has participated on many boards as chair or as a member. He has been appointed as an administrator (or equivalent) on a number of occasions.
The first seven years of his working life were at Caterpillar Australia Ltd.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Monash University), a Graduate Diploma of Accounting and Finance (Caulfield Institute of Technology) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (University of Melbourne).
Board committee membership
– Audit Committee
– Risk Committee