Our Board
VicForests is a body under the State Owned Enterprises Act.
VicForests' Board of Directors comprises a non-executive chair and one director, accountable to the Victorian Government through the Minister for Agriculture and the Treasurer.
Our Board members possess a diverse range of skills and expertise to manage the variety of issues on which they provide direction.
Government is currently considering future appointments to the Board.
Ben Hubbard
Chair
Mr Hubbard is an experienced executive and non-executive director with a strong record in public policy, governance, strategy and disaster recovery.
Mr Hubbard is the National Chair of the YMCA, a Director of the Suburban Rail Loop Authority and a Victorian Councillor of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a former CEO of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Chief Strategy Officer at a national law firm and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Mr Hubbard was appointed to the VicForests Board on 31 May 2022.
Dr Kim McGrath
Non-Executive Director
Dr McGrath is an experienced non-executive director. She was appointed to the board of South East Water in 2015 and Deputy Chair in 2019. She served on the board of the Melbourne International Film Festival from 2008 to 2018.
Dr McGrath is principal consultant at BKE Consulting. She has provided advice to governments, private companies, universities and not-for-profit organisations on governance, international development, forestry, water, energy and climate change policy.
Dr McGrath joined the VicForests Board on 1 June 2018.