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Samantha Tough is the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Industry Commercial at the University of Western Australia (UWA). She commenced her role on July 1, 2019, leading the Innovation and Industry Engagement group. In 2022, her group amalgamated into the Office of Industry Commercial Development (OICD), and her title was updated to reflect a broader scope. With 25 years of industry experience across sectors such as law, energy, oil and gas, mining, engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, agriculture, health, and finance, she has held various executive and non-executive roles. Notable positions include General Manager at North West Shelf Woodside, President of Resources at the Commonwealth Bank, and Director of the Pilbara Power Project. She is actively involved in the commercialization of research and has significant experience in innovation and industry collaboration. Currently, she serves as Chair at Horizon Power and has been a director for over 20 organizations throughout her career. Samantha is an alumna of UWA, holding degrees in Law and Jurisprudence from UWA Law School and is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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