Board and executives

Brett Schimming is the CEO of Construction Skills Queensland. He initiates and leads partnerships with industry, government, employers, unions, educators, trainers and associations. He develops initiatives and programs that grow the skills base and capacity of Queensland’s building and construction industry workforce. Brett is passionate about ensuring the workforce meets the demand of employers, and he is active in national and state policy discussions and initiatives to predict and grow the skills base.

Brett brought to CSQ extensive experience in the leadership and management of training and education organisations. He has worked in a range of industry sectors including RTOs, professional services firms, and other industry bodies.

Brett has qualifications in Education, Business and Public Policy and many years of experience managing training and education organisations. He has served on multiple State and National Committees, and Company Boards and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Geoff Clare is the General Manager, Corporate Services, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary at CSQ. He is responsible for leading the Corporate Services Division comprising finance, business services, legal and governance, IT network, HR, training procurement, marketing, communications and providing company secretarial services to the CSQ Board.

Prior to joining CSQ Geoff worked in financial management, project management and business analyst roles for a diversity of organisations including Primac Elders, Queensland Rail, QUT, National Training Authority, Education Credit Union, and Victorian Financial Institution Commission.

Geoff is a CPA and AICD member with a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance).

Carla Crawford is the Director of Legal & Communications at CSQ. Carla leads two diverse areas within CSQ — Legal, Risk and Governance as well as Marketing, Communications and Events.

She is responsible for providing pragmatic legal advice and implementing commercial solutions that support the organisation’s risk appetite. Aligned with this, she is responsible for CSQ’s legal matters with an emphasis of managing commercial agreements and advising on corporate governance including risk management.

Prior to joining CSQ, Carla was an associate at Mullins Lawyers where she was a commercial lawyer in private and corporate practice. Her role included providing practical and commercial legal advice on mergers and acquisitions, advising clients on due diligence, acquisition and sales as well as restructuring to a private equity. She worked alongside public companies as well as small and medium sized businesses.