The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has appointed Mathew Munro as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 3.

He succeeds Michael Deegan, who has elected to retire. Mr Munro is currently executive director of the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA).

ATA chair David Smith says he has enjoyed working with Mr Deegan over the past two years and is sad to see him go, but is looking forward to a smooth transition.

“Mat will bring so much experience to the role and will build on Michael’s great work. I look forward to joining forces with Mat as we tackle industry issues together,” said Mr Smith.

Mr Munro has worked for more than 25 years in contested public policy across industry and government, including with two ATA member associations; executive director of the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) and policy director with the National Road Transport Operators Association (NatRoad).

He worked with NatRoads for three years before taking up his current role as executive director with ALTRA in May 2013.

Mr Munro has also worked with the Grains Council of Australia as policy director for four years and three years in a similar role with the Real Estate Institute of Australia.

He has also worked with the federal government at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) and the ACT government Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services before joining NatRoads in 2010.

Mr Munro holds a bachelor of environmental science, graduate qualifications in applied science, and a master of business administration.

Taken from Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Media Release on 22 May 2023.