New chief for Ai Group | IR News

New chief for Ai Group

Innes Willox.

Posted Date: 14/02/2012

By Inside Retail

Business lobby the Australian Industry Group has named Innes Willox as the organisation’s new CEO.

Willox will succeed Heather Ridout from May 1.

Ai Group national president Lucio Di Bartolomeo said Willox is a highly regarded member of Ai Group’s leadership team and has had a key role in the organisation's policy development and advocacy work.

"We have great confidence in his ability to continue to grow the organisation in the years ahead."

Willox is currently director international and government relations, a position he has held since joining Ai Group in 2008.

"It is a great honour to be appointed as chief executive of an association with such a long and successful history of representing the interests of Australian industry," Willox said.

" The organisation has been superbly led to become the most influential business representative group in the country. I will lead a well-established, talented and committed team focused on serving our members’ interests.

"I will continue to strongly advocate policies that support the growth of industry in Australia while maintaining Ai Group’s deeply held non-partisan values. This is a challenging time for industry and getting the productivity boosting policies right across the economy, including on workplace relations, skills, innovation, energy and taxation is fundamental to Australia's prosperity," Willox said.

Ridout leaves Ai Group after 33 years with the organisation. She commenced a five year appointment to the Reserve bank's board on February 14 and will continue to represent Ai Group on a number of external bodies including Skills Australia and the AustralianSuper Trustee Board.

Keywords: Ai Group, Heather Ridout, Innes Willox

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