article_snippet: Speaking at an Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch, chairman of CSIRO, Simon McKeon confirmed the ban on Labor appointees to government boards, claiming Simon McKeon will lose Simon McKeon position when Simon McKeon contract expires in June.
article_snippet: Mr McKeon, who is also chairman of AMP, said his policy was at odds with what the AICD and Business Council of Australia subscribed to as good governance. '
article_snippet: Mr McKeon said Australia needed excellent people on these challenging boards. '
article_snippet: Mr McKeon is a former Australian of the Year and is coming up for reappointment in following months, like many of Mr McKeon colleagues.