Forrest chairs AGWA Foundation

Andrew Forrest has been appointed as chair of the Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation council. Mr Forrest, who is currently chairman of Fortescue Metals Group and Poseidon Nickel, is already a major donor to AGWA.

He is also chairman of the Australian Children's Trust, a childrens charity he established with his wife, Nicola, in 2001 through the Forrest Family Foundation.

Mr Forrest replaces Beck Advisory managing director Hamish Beck in the role at the AGWA Foundation.