Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin AC (Retd)
Air Chief Marshal (Ret’d) Mark Binskin AC is a highly decorated and respected senior executive and leader in the national security, defence and aerospace sectors. He was Chief of the Defence Force of Australia from 2014-2018, Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011-2014) and Chief of Air Force (2008-2011).
In 2020 he was the Chair of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. He is currently Chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, the Pacific Security College Advisory Board and the Sir Richard Williams Foundation, on the Board of Invictus Australia, a member of the Temora Aviation Museum Governing Committee and is a Non-Executive Director with BAE Systems Australia and Nihon Cyber Defence.
Air Chief Marshal (Ret’d) Binskin has provided specialist advice to the highest levels of governments, industry leaders and international stakeholders and his aerospace knowledge and expertise is extensive. As Chief of Defence, he successfully led the Australian Defence Force, comprising 80,000 permanent and reserve personnel, to significantly improve capabilities and responses to major global events and championed organisational change across areas of national security, culture, diversity and leadership performance.
Air Chief Marshal (Ret’d) Binskin has completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
