General Peter Cosgrove (Retd) AC, MC
ndc (Ind), jssc, psc (US), Dip Mil Stud, MAICD
Age 60

Non-Executive Director

Retired General Peter Cosgrove joined Cardno as a Non Executive Director on 26 March 2007, bringing with him a wealth of experience and credentials. Peter is a director of Qantas, consultant to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also holds a number of prestigious memberships and board appointments.

Peter was Chief of the Australian Defence Force from July 2002 until July 2005. In 1999 he was appointed as Commander of the International Forces in East Timor and helped the country transition to independence.

Peter was awarded the Military Cross in Vietnam and he was appointed as a Companion of the Military Division of the Order of Australia and the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) and Commander of the United State Legion of Merit. In 2001 Peter was awarded the Australian of the Year.

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