Neil Raymond Conn AO

Appointed: 17 February 1997 to 30 October 2000

Date of birth: 17 August 1936

Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parents: Raymond Conn and Betty Conn

Education

• Armidale High School
• University of Sydney
• Duke University

Spouse: Lesley Jennifer (née Flood) - married 29 August 1959

Children: 2 daughters and 1 son

Employment history

• 1954 to 1961 - Commonwealth Bank and Reserve Bank
• 1961 to 1975 – Economics Lecturer at University of Sydney
• 1975 to 1977 - Principal Administrator at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Paris
• 1977 to 1981 - Deputy Secretary of the NSW Treasury
• 1981 to 1983 – Chief Executive Officer of NT Government Treasury
• 1983 to 1986 - Executive Director of Corporate Finance CIBC Australia Ltd
• 1986 to 1996 - Treasurer NT Government
• 1988 to 1996 - Director of Railnorth Pty Ltd
• 1994 - Director of Darwin Performing Arts Centre
• Founder, together with Mrs Conn, of the Government House Foundation of the Northern Territory Inc and editor of the publications: The Residence and its Residents 1870-1998 and Chronicle of the Northern Territory 1974-1998

Qualifications, appointments and admissions

• Bachelor of Economics (University of Sydney)
• Master of Economics (University of Sydney)
• PhD (Duke University North Carolina USA

Offices held

• 1981 to 1983 - Chairman of Territory Insurance Office
• 1981 to 1983 - Member of Australian Statistics Advisory Council
• 1986 to 1996 - Member of Australian Statistics Advisory Council
• 1988 to 1993 - Chairman of Territory Loans Management Corporation
• 1991 to 1993 - Chairman of Gaming Control Commission
• 1994 to 1996 - Chairman of NT Treasury Corporation
• 1995 to 1996 - Chairman of Darwin Symphony Orchestra
• 2000 to 2002 - Member of Australian Accounting Standards Board
• 2004 to 2007 – Chairman of St John Ambulance Australia
• 2007 – Chancellor of the St John Priory Australia

Honours and awards

• 1996 - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
• 1997 - Knight of the Order of St John
• 2001 - Honorary Doctor of Economics (NTU)
• 2001 - Centenary Medal
• Australian Defence Medal
• Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal
• 2009 - Service Medal of the Order of St John
• 2012 - Bailiff Grant Cross of the Order of St John
• 2014 - Lord Prior of the Order of St John
• 2014 - Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Member of the Order of Australia
• Dame of the Order of St John
• Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Fellow of Australian Institute of Managers

Subsequent career

• Foundation Chairman of Original IT Investments Pty Ltd
• 2001 to 2004 – Deputy Chairman and Lead Independent Director of International All Sports Ltd