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NIOA has announced the appointment of former Labor member for Batman, David Feeney, as a strategic adviser for the company.
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Feeney will remain based in Melbourne but will provide NIOA with advice on "a range of matters including governance, strategic policy as well with a focus on supporting major programs such as dual tenancy at Benalla, in regional Victoria".
“It’s an exciting time to be part of the Australian Defence Industry, especially with a company like NIOA," Feeney said.
“As we look around the country, there is no better example of what sovereignty looks like than NIOA.
“A 100 per cent Australian company, a locally made defence prime, manufacturing domestically and truly partnering with the ADF.”
Feeney served in a range of roles during his 25 years in politics and the union movement, including as a Victorian ALP state secretary (1999-2002), director of strategy in the office of premier Steve Bracks (2002-2005), assistant national ALP secretary (2006-2008), senator for Victoria (2008-2013) and then member for Batman in the House of Representatives (2013-2018).
"David’s experience in public policy, together with his work in defence and strategic policy, make him an ideal candidate for a strategic advisers role with NIOA, as the company ramps up the domestic manufacture of munitions at Benalla," a release from NIOA said.
Feeney was appointed a senior fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in September last year and is a member of the Victorian Defence Council and an occasional lecturer at the Australian Defence College and the Australian War College.
The former Labor MP is the fourth strategic adviser to join NIOA, following the appointments of Doreen Chaplin (US), Major General (Ret'd) Gus McLachlan, AO, and Mark Donaldson, VC.
