Pauline Carr
Bec (ANU), MBA, FAICD, FCID, FGIA
Chancellor of the University of South Australia
South Australian born Pauline Carr has built a 30 plus year career bringing her executive experience, business improvement, governance, compliance and risk management consultancy services to a range of companies in the resources, construction, superannuation, education, retail and community health care sectors.
She was invited onto UniSA's Council in 2010 and was appointed Chancellor in August 2018. Prior to being appointed as Chancellor she was Chair of the Council's Audit and Risk Committee (2011-2018) and a member of both the Finance Committee and the Senior Remuneration Committee. She currently chairs the Senior Remuneration Committee and the Governance and Nomination Committee.
A graduate of ANU, Pauline has a bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA. She was part of the graduate intake into the global oil and gas organisation, Esso Australia (now Exxon Mobil) in Sydney where she worked as a financial analyst, accountant, internal auditor and in government and community relations.
Some years later Pauline returned to Adelaide to a divisional accounting leadership role with Normandy Mining Limited. She assumed increasing responsibilities for a range of areas and became a member of its executive team and was an integral part of the company's growth and international expansion through mergers and acquisitions, which led Normandy to become Australia's largest gold mining company, the fifth largest in the world. She took an executive role with Newmont Mining Asia Pacific (part of Newmont Mining Corporation) the world's largest gold miner, following its takeover of Normandy.
Pauline's areas of expertise include continuous improvement governance, compliance and risk management. Her career has included several board positions - she is currently chairman of National Pharmacies and the SA Government's Minerals and Energy Advisory Council and a non-executive director of ASX-listed Highfield Resources Limited.
University Profile
The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a globally connected and engaged university, with a core focus on delivering research and education that will support solutions for both industry and the professions.
UniSA’s teaching is industry-informed, and through strong industry engagement, its researchers create knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.
In the most recent Excellence in Research Australia assessment (2018), across 39 fields, all UniSA research was ranked as world class or better. The University was also assessed as having almost 80 per cent of its research at the highest level of positive impact in society.
People, Programs and Precincts are the heart of UniSA operations.
Recognised globally for excellence and equity - in a fast-moving world, UniSA is well-known for the relevance of its degree programs.
UniSA is ranked in the top 50 best young universities in the world by both Quacarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE) with a five-star rating for research, teaching facilities, employability, internationalisation, social responsibility and innovation (QS Stars Ratings).
The largest university in South Australia, UniSA teaches more than 36,000 students located across four metropolitan and two regional campuses and through its innovative online education - UniSA Online - where all programs have been designed specifically by the University for this mode of learning.
Students choose from more than 200 world-class degrees across a wide range of disciplines, including business, accounting, law, education, nursing, physiotherapy, podiatry, medical radiation, exercise science, pharmacy, information technology, software engineering, science, mathematics, engineering, contemporary art, creative industries, journalism, psychology, social work and more.
Practical learning, informed by industry best practice, is central to UniSA’s teaching approach.
Collaborations with more than 2,500 companies worldwide to bring students placement, project, research and work opportunities, have delivered UniSA a number one ranking in the State for graduate careers, student satisfaction, student experience and employer satisfaction by ComparED (QILT).
UniSA is a place for unstoppable people and our graduates are a new breed of professionals - confident global citizens, able to respond to change, ready for opportunities that arise, and to create opportunities that contribute to their communities
UniSA is Australia’s University of Enterprise.
To find out more, visit the University of South Australia website www.unisa.edu.au
Governance
University of South Australia Council
Council is the governing body of the University of South Australia and is responsible for the following
overseeing the management and development of the University
approving strategic plans and major policies, devising or approving statutes and by-laws for the University,
monitoring and reviewing the operation of the University
appointing, and overseeing the performance of the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice-Chancellor.
Membership of the University of South Australia’s Council is as follows:
Ex-Officio Members
Pauline Carr – Chancellor (to 20 March 2022)
Professor David Lloyd – Vice-Chancellor and President
Hon John Hill – Deputy Chancellor (to 15 June 2021)
Mr Jim Hazel – Pro-Chancellor (to 15 June 2021)
Professor Vicki Waye – (to 31 December 2020)
Appointed Members – Council
Mr Jim Whalley (31 December 2021)
Ms Mary Patetsos (31 December 2022)
Mr Michael Abbott AO QC (31 December 2021)
Professor Caroline McMillen AO (to 31 December 2022)
Mr Ian Smith AM (to 31 December 2022)
Ms Nicolle Rantanen Reynolds (31 December 2022)
Elected Members
Associate Professor Barbara Parker – Academic Staff (31 December 2021)
Ms Karen Hunt – Professional Staff (31 December 2021)
Mr Noah Beckman’s (31 December 2021)
Mr Dinuk Nanayakkara (31 December 2021)
Other Governing Bodies
Other Governing bodies within the University include:
Academic Board
Chair – Professor Vicki Waye
Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Chair – Mr Jim Hazel
Governance and Nominations Committee
Chair – Pauline Carr
Urgent Business Committee
Chair – Pauline Carr
Senior Academic Promotions Committee
Chair – Professor David Lloyd
Senior Remuneration Committee
Chair – Pauline Carr