Orbital Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Mervyn (Merv) Jones as Chairman of the company with effect from 2 September 2013. Dr. Jones succeeds Mr. Peter Day who has held the role as Chairman since his appointment to the Board in August 2007 and has stepped down from the Chairman role due to personal commitments. Dr. Jones joined the Board as a non-executive director in March 2008 and since then has either chaired or been a member of the Board's Audit Committee and its Human Resources, Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Dr. Jones is a professional company director and engineering consultant. Apart from his position at Orbital, he is also Chairman of SciTOX Ltd. since December 2008. His most recent full-time executive position was for seven years as the Asia Pacific Managing Director of URS Corporation.

Dr. Jones has extensive experience in the development and management of organic business growth in the Asia Pacific region, as well as acquisition experience in both Australia and China.