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Maurie McNarn AO, took up the position of Chief Operating Officer on 16 March 2009.

His academic qualifications include a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Defence (Strategic) Studies, a Graduate Diploma of Telecommunications Systems, a Graduate Diploma in Management Studies and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Director of Sarv Pty Ltd, SPIRE Innovations Pty Ltd and of the Centre for Military and Veterans' Health. He has been an Adjunct Professor at The University of Queensland.

He has extensive experience in strategic level corporate planning, leadership appointments, communications, IT, HR, media and financial management. He has lived and worked extensively in Asia and the Middle East.

In his previous role, Major General McNarn, as Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) and Head of Joint Operational Intelligence, completed implementation of the recommendations of the Flood Inquiry into Australia’s intelligence services, which included findings on intelligence agencies’ accountability, co-ordination, division of labour and communications.

Before heading DIO he was Commander of Training Command – Australia’s largest registered training organisation. As National Commander of Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations from July 2002 to June 2003, he led 2300 personnel in air, maritime and land forces across Iraq, the Gulf and Afghanistan.