Department of Planning and Infrastructure (New South Wales) - Overview

Overview

In May 2009, the Department established three divisions focussing on key activities in planning – land release, urban renewal and major project assessment. A fourth division focuses on corporate governance and policy development. The following executive team has been selected to operate from May 18, 2009:

Deputy Directors-General

• Plan Making & Urban Renewal – Tom Gellibrand (previously Deputy General Manager Strategy at the Growth Centres Commission)
• Development Assessments – Richard Pearson (previously Department of Planning Rural and Regional Planning Executive Director)
• Strategies and Land Release – Ian Reynolds (previously General Manager Operations at the Growth Centres Commission)

Executive Directors

• Corporate Governance & Policy – Donna Rygate (previously Deputy Director-General Strategy, Communications and Governance at the Department of Community Services)
• Strategy & Infrastructure Planning – Andrew Jackson (previously Principal Advisor, Urban Planning at NSW Treasury)
• Land Release – Robert Black (previously Deputy General Manager Land Release at the Growth Centres Commission)
• Planning Operations – Neil McGaffin (previously Department of Planning Southern Region Regional Director)
• Urban Renewal & Major Sites – Giovanni Cirillo (previously Director City Planning and Regulatory Services at the City of Sydney Council)
• Major DA Assessment – Chris Wilson (previously Department of Planning Major Projects Assessments Executive Director)
• Assessments Systems, General Counsel – Marcus Ray (previously Department of Planning Legal Services Director)