The Board of ACCORD would like to thank Uri Windt, Chairman from April 2001 for his vision and guidance over the years. Uri made an outstanding contribution to the development of ACCORD’s reputation as Australia's leading research and development centre. He also strengthened the centre's links in the cooperative arena worldwide.

Uri dedicated his time to ACCORD in a voluntary capacity and his work was greatly appreciated. We wish him well in his future endeavours and hope that he continues his important work in the sector.

Paul Fitzgerald, General Manager/Deputy Director, since August 2003, resigned in January 2005 due to illness. We thank him for his contribution towards developing a national focus for ACCORD, and stronger industry driven research. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Associate Professor and Co-director of ACCORD, Dr Judy Johnston is currently managing the centre.