“Barry has made a substantial contribution to APPEA over the past eight years both in terms of policy development, being the public face of the industry and in terms of internal organisational management,” said APPEA chairman Reg Nelson.

Belinda Robinson joins APPEA from A3P, the Australian Plantation Products & Paper Industry Council, where she was the chief executive officer. She was executive director of the Australian Paper Industry Council before it merged with the Plantation Timber Association of Australia to form A3P in March 2004, according to Nelson.

“Before joining APIC, Ms Robinson spent nine years with the Commonwealth Government including six years at senior and senior executive positions within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet responsible for a range of resource, primary industries and environment policy issues,” he said.

“She has also worked in a variety of resource planning roles in state and local governments. She holds three degrees including a Master of Environmental Law from the Australian National University.