Chairman, Board, - Cancer Council SA (Appointed 28/3/08)
Chairman, Nomination and Remuneration committee
Member, Audit and Risk Committee
Member , Investment Committee
Chief Executive of COTA Australia Ltd and of the Council on the Ageing (SA) Inc, Chairman of COTA Member Services Pty Ltd, a Director and Company Secretary of the Australian Council on the Ageing, a Director of Insurance & Membership Services Ltd, Director and Chairman of the Australasian Journal on Ageing Inc, and a Board member of the Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc. Mr Yates is Deputy Chancellor of the Flinders University of South Australia, Chairman of the University's Resources Committee, member of the Council's Audit Committee and Executive member of the University Alumni Association.He is a member of the SA Government’s Health Performance Council and serves on a significant number of Federal and State Government advisory committees.