• Chair, Queensland Tourism Industry Council
• Chair, Aviation Australia
• Chair, Children's Hospital Foundation Legacy Advisory

Elsa Dalessio is a highly experienced senior leader with an impressive track record in commercial, operational, and logistics roles across the aviation, tourism, and transport industries.

As a business leader, Elsa is committed to excellence and has consistently delivered exceptional results throughout her career.  During her time at Qantas, Elsa held a number of senior leadership positions, including Regional General Manager QLD / NT, Executive General Manager Commercial Qantas Regional Airlines, and CEO of Sunstate Airlines. She was one of the first female and youngest CEO equivalents of a Qantas Group airline, and achieved outstanding operational results. Her unblemished track record and unrelenting focus on results are a testament to her leadership abilities.

In addition to her roles at Qantas, Elsa was recently appointed as the first female Chair of Aviation Australia, and first female Chair of QTIC – where she is using her extensive industry experience to drive innovation and excellence in the aviation, tourism and hospitality industries. Elsa also runs her own Tourism and Aviation Strategy consulting business.

Elsa has held a number of Board and Committee roles, including Premier of Queensland Business Advisory Council Member, Queensland Futures Institute Corporate Council Member, Lord Mayor of Brisbane Business Advisory Council Member, Olympic Games QLD Fundraising Advisory Committee Member, and Qantas Founders Museum Board Member. Her extensive experience in these roles has given her a deep understanding of the challenges facing businesses in a range of industries, and she is well-equipped to provide strategic guidance and support to organisations in her capacity as a board member.

• Non-Executive Director, RACQ Limited
• Director & Treasurer, Opera Queensland
• Board Member, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
• Independent Expert of the Investment Committee, Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland)

Will is an experienced Non Executive Director and financial services expert, with specialisation in external audit, internal audit, financial consulting, advisory and assurance.

Will has been a Non Executive Director of RACQ Limited since November 2021, and is Director of Members Banking Group Limited (RACQ Bank), Club Finance Holdings Limited, RACQ Insurance Limited and Club Insurance Holdings Pty Ltd. He is also a member of the People and Purpose Committee, Group Audit Committee, Bank Audit Committee, and a Director of the RACQ Foundation Pty Ltd.

Will brings to the boardroom a unique fusion of global experience having worked extensively across US & UK as a PwC Director for more than 16 years, and a local rural and regional perspective as a business owner, father and resident of Roma in Central Queensland.

Will has advised multinational clients, ASX listed organisations, government entities and private companies across industries including healthcare, retail and consumer, government, aviation, energy, utilities and mining and agriculture.

He also serves on the boards of two other Queensland-wide organisations; Children’s Health Queensland Hospital & Health Service and Opera Queensland; and is an independent expert of the Investment Committee for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland). Previously he was NED and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee for Northern Australia Primary Health Limited; and is Co-Founder and Managing Director of outback Queensland’s first and only distillery, Western Queensland Spirit.

• Head of Company Secretariat, Australian Retirement Trust
• Director, Matthew Flinders Anglican College
• Deputy Chair, Regional Advisory Committee, LifeFlight Australia

Kristy Huxtable is an experienced Company Secretary, having worked at some of Australia’s top companies, including the ASX, ING, Suncorp and the Commonwealth Bank. Kristy has a wealth of experience in supporting the most esteemed Chairman and Directors with Governance advice and support. Kristy is currently the Head of Australian Retirement Trusts Company Secretariat division, and prior to that was Company Secretary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Kristy is a Fellow of the Governance Institute, also a Member of the AICD. Kristy holds a Master in Business Administration and Graduate Diploma’s in both Corporate Governance and Human Resources.

• Board Member, Queensland Rugby Union
• Board Director, The Lowitja Institute
• Board Member, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

Selwyn Button is Gungarri man from Southwest Queensland and an experienced leader of health, education and governance organisations across the public, private, not-for-profit and community-controlled sectors.

Prior to joining the Productivity Commission, Selwyn was partner of PwC Indigenous Consulting (PIC), where he worked with a range of organisations to realise the commercial and community potential of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business, projects and initiatives. Previously, Selwyn has been the national Registrar of the Office of the Registrar for Indigenous Corporations, the Assistant Director-General for Indigenous Education in Queensland, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, and Chairperson of the Lowitja Institute.

Selwyn has led major policy, service delivery, governance and legislative reforms in his various leadership roles. He has also made significant contributions through his service as a board member of numerous sporting, arts, culture, health and early childhood education and care organisations.

A former primary school teacher and Queensland police officer, Selwyn holds a Bachelor of Teaching, a Master of Public Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration. He was a Wolfensohn Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and is an active member of the Harvard Club of Australia.