Rod Sims Politician

Rodney Graham "Rod" Sims is the current Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission effective August 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales. He has previously worked as a development economist in Papua New Guinea as well as for the Commonwealth Secretariat. Sims was also formerly a Deputy Secretary in the The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and in the Department of Transport. He also held the position of Chief Economics Adviser to former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Sims has previously held roles with the InfraCo Asia Development (IAD) as a founding Non-Executive Director and the Chairman a position in held from May 2010 until June 2011 when he resigned to take up the chairmanship of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Sims has also held a directorship at Port Jackson Partners Limited.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Sims Rodney Graham
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1950
Birth place
Lorne Victoria , Australia , Victoria (Australia)
Education
Australian National University
Bachelor of Commerce
University of Melbourne
Master of Economics
Profession
Economist

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Office holder

office3rd Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

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External resources

  1. http://www.accc.gov.au
  2. http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/812026
  3. http://www.pjpl.com.au/our-principals/rod-sims