Colin Wayne Dunsford is a retired Australian

accountant An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certifi ...

and company director. He was a partner at Ernst & Young until 2010 and continues there as a member of the firm's advisory board. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and holds a Bachelor of Economics. In 2013, he became a Member of the Order of Australia "for significant service to the community of South Australia, and to the accounting profession". In 2016, he was one of a group of prominent South Australians who signed an open letter encouraging government to continue to explore opportunities in the importation and storage of spent nuclear fuel, following the findings of the 2015–16

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission is a Royal Commission into South Australia's future role in the nuclear fuel cycle. It commenced on 19 March 2015 and delivered its final report to the Government of South Australia on 6 May 2016. The Comm ...

Current board memberships

* Chairman of Independent Gaming Corporation * Chairman of Leaders Institute of South Australia * Chairman of the

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a South Australian performing arts organisation comprising 75 full-time musicians, established in 1936. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the orchestra's primary performance venue is the Adelaide Town Ha ...

's Foundation * Chairman, SA Health Risk Management & Audit Committee * Chairman,

Department of State Development The Department of State Development was a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former Department of Industry and Resources and Department of Consumer and Employment Protecti ...

Audit and Risk Committee * Chairman of Aboriginal Foundation of South Australia * Board Member of Peter Couche Foundation * Member, University of Adelaide Finance Committee

Past memberships

* Chairman of Bedford Group * Chairman, DFEEST Audit & Risk Management Committee * Chair of Audit Committee,

Centrex Metals Centrex Metals Limited is an Australian resources exploration and mining company. History Founded in 2001, Centrex Metals was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2006 with the aim of developing several iron ore projects on the Eyre ...

* Deputy Chairman of

Adelaide Festival of Arts The Adelaide Festival of Arts, also known as the Adelaide Festival, an arts festival, takes place in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in March each year. Started in 1960, it is a major celebration of the arts and a significant cultural ...

* Chairman of the Adelaide Convention Centre * Chairman of the State Opera of South Australia * Chairman of the

Personal life

He lives in Leabrook, South Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunsford, Colin Living people Australian accountants Members of the Order of Australia Businesspeople from Adelaide Ernst & Young people Australian chairpersons of corporations Year of birth missing (living people)