Board of Directors

BSc (Hons), GradDipAdmin, GAICD
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Board

Ms Anderson has more than 30 years of executive experience in strategy, marketing, sales and business development in the pharmaceutical and tourism sectors. She spent a significant part of that time working in the Asia Pacific region.

Ms Anderson recently retired as Chair of Ascham School and Chair of Campbell Page Pty Ltd and Group. She rejoins the Ascham Foundation as a Non-Excutive Director and continues as Company Secretary of a small grass roots charity – The Cova Project.
 
Ms Anderson holds an Honours (Class I) Degree in Science from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Diploma in Administration from UTS and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

BCom, CA, GAICD
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Mr Freeland held senior executive positions in the construction, information technology and industrial products sectors for more than two decades, gaining extensive experience in finance and business systems, financial control and risk management, and strategic planning.
 
Currently Mr Freeland is a Non-Executive Director of Job Futures Limited.
 
Mr Freeland holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, has been a Chartered Accountant for more than 40 years and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

MBA, BA Hons (Economics)
Non-Executive Director

Mr Babington has significant executive experience from the defence, mining, utilities, education and consulting sectors, having lived and worked in Indonesia and the USA. He is seasoned leader in organisational transformations and has had leading roles in significant mergers in education and utility companies. Mr Babington served in the Australian Army during which time he was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross for his achievements as an infantry battalion commander. Mr Babington holds an MBA, BA Hons (Economics) and Company Directors Course Diploma (Order of Merit).
 
Mr Babington is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the University of Technology Sydney where he is responsible for finance, procurement, technology, data, human resources, marketing, communications, property, logistics and the University Portfolio Management Office.

MA International Relations, BA English Language and British Literature
Non-Executive Director

Mr Liu joined UTS in July 2009 and held a number of roles in the International Division before being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Partnerships) in December 2021. As the Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), Mr Liu is responsible for envisioning and driving the implementation of UTS’s next stage of internationalisation. He has extensive international experience and a record of significant and successful leadership in international education.

Mr Liu's role includes a particular focus on:

• developing and implementing the university's internationalisation strategy, including key strategic international partnerships
• overseeing the growth and diversity of the UTS international student profile
• facilitating UTS's capability to operate internationally both in an onshore and offshore setting and managing against quality standards for international partnerships and programs, and
• building the UTS brand internationally and ensuring that the brand and values are effectively communicated and represented in all international endeavours.

Previous appointments include Director, Business Development for Newcastle International at the University of Newcastle, a role he held for nearly three years. Mr Liu joined UTS as Director, International Engagement in July 2009, becoming Director, UTS International in April 2014 and then Vice President (Global Partnerships) of UTS International in December 2016.

Portfolio:

• UTS International
• UTS Global Ltd
• Australia–China Relations Institute