{"id":30522,"date":"2022-09-26T10:19:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T00:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=30522"},"modified":"2022-09-26T10:19:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T00:19:55","slug":"new-board-chair-for-opera-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=30522","title":{"rendered":"New Board Chair For Opera Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Opera Australia announced this morning that Rod Sims AO will be taking over the role of Opera Australia Board Chair from Professor Glyn Davis AC at the end of September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Opera Australia says &#8220;He brings a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to Opera Australia thanks to his extensive business experience in many countries \u2013 including eleven years as Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). 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