Ian Campbell joins ASG board

Former Liberal senator Ian Campbell is to join the board of Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group Ltd as a non-executive director.

Mr Campbell, who resigned from the federal senate last month, had announced his intention to take on board roles once his committments to federal parliament were fulfilled.

The former senator was forced to quit cabinet in March after it was revealed he had held a 20-minute meeting the previous year with disgraced former premier Brian Burke, though there was no indication Mr Campbell had done anything improper.

The relative misdemeanor became a national issue because federal opposition leader Kevin Rudd was under fire for attending a dinner organised by Mr Burke.

ASG managing director Geoff Lewis said the directors look forward to the wealth of commercial and government experience and broad range of skills that Mr Campbell would bring to the board.

The full text of an announcement from ASG Group is pasted below

ASG Group Limited (ASX: ASZ) is pleased to announce that Mr Ian Campbell has accepted an invitation from the Board to join as a Non Executive Director. Mr Campbell recently concluded a distinguished 17 year career as a Senator for Western Australia in the Australian Federal Parliament.

Mr Campbell brings to ASG a wealth of experience at the highest levels of the Australian Government and in reforming the Australian corporate legal framework.

He is a former Member of Federal Cabinet where he held the portfolios of Environment and Heritage and Human Services. As a Federal Minister he also served as Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads.

As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Mr Campbell developed what is widely acknowledged as the most sweeping reform of business law in Australia's history, the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP). The CLERP reforms have been widely lauded by the business community for their improvements to Australia's governance regime.

Mr Campbell has also acted as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

Prior to entering parliament, Mr Campbell worked as a commercial and industrial property consultant, as well as acting as a director of a number of private groups.

ASG Managing Director Geoff Lewis said the directors look forward to the wealth of commercial and government experience and broad range of skills that Mr Campbell would bring to the Board.