Robert Freeman, CEO, Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Robert Freeman was appointed acting chief executive/chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority in September 2008.

Prior to this appointment, Freeman was chief executive of the South Australian Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation from September 2002. This role involved participation in many national and inter-jurisdictional committees. He was South Australian commissioner and deputy president of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission and chaired the natural Resources Policy and Programs Committee.

From 1998 to 2002 he was deputy director general of the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

In addition to Freeman's extensive public service experience, he has held positions in the academic sector and has undertaken domestic and international consultancies.