Dr Floyd was appointed to the
position of Director General, Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation
Office (ASNO) in December 2010. He is responsible for Australia's
implementation and compliance with regard to the Nuclear Non-proliferation
Treaty, Chemical Weapons Convention and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty as
well as engaging in further development of safeguards and non-proliferation
regimes. He has been appointed by the
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to his Standing
Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation, is the lead official (“Sherpa”)
for Australia in the Nuclear Security Summit process, and Chair of the
Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network. Prior to this appointment as
Director General of ASNO, Dr Floyd served for more than seven years in the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) where he held a number
of senior executive positions providing advice to the Prime Minister on policy
issues covering counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, emergency management,
homeland and border security.
