Edith Cowan University has appointed Charles Thorn as director of research services.
Mr Thorn comes to ECU from the position of executive director of animal industries, at the WA Department of Agriculture.
He has held the positions of executive director of program services with the Department of Agriculture and director of regional services and director of aquaculture with the Fisheries Department.
Mr Thorn has been on the boards of the Centre for the Management of Arid Environments, the Tropical Savannah CRC and the Pastoral Lands Board.
He has also been a member of state and national committees such as the Government Intellectual Property Council and Primary Industries Health Committee.