Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Mark Binskin is a highly decorated and respected senior executive and leader in the national security, defence and aerospace sectors, most recently as Chief of the Defence Force of Australia from 2014 to 2018, and earlier as Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011-2014) and Chief of Air Force (2008-2011). In 2020, he was Chair of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
He is currently Chair of the Pacific Security College Advisory Board, Chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board, Chair of the Sir Richard Williams Foundation, on the Board of Invictus Australia, is a member of the Governing Committee of the Temora Aviation Museum, and a Non-Executive Director with Nihon Cyber Defence and BAES Australia.
As Chief of Defence, Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Binskin successfully led the Australian Defence Force, comprising 80,000 permanent and reserve personnel, to significantly improve capabilities and responses to major global events, and championed organisational change across areas of national security, culture, diversity and leadership performance.
Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Binskin has provided specialist advice to the highest levels of governments, industry leaders and international stakeholders, and his aerospace knowledge and expertise is extensive. He has more than 3,500 hours in single seat fighter aircraft including the A-4G Skyhawk, Mirage IIIO, F-16C and F/A-18 Hornet, and continues to be active in general aviation, is a warbird owner, and holds Commercial, Remote and Recreational Aviation Australia pilot licences.
Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Binskin has completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
