BComm, GAICD, ACA

Steve joined our board as an independent non-executive director in November 2020, and was appointed Chair in November 2023. He is Chair of the Board, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee. He is an Ex Officio Member of the Risk committee.

Steve has extensive experience in financial auditing and assurance having retired from professional services firm EY (Ernst & Young) as a Senior Partner in 2018. Throughout his career, Steve advised and led the audits of a wide range of large Australian and international businesses in the banking and financial services, infrastructure, telecommunications and retail sectors.

Steve is an Independent Director of Parkinson’s Australia where he chairs the Audit and Risk Committee, and he is an external member of the University of New South Wales’ Audit Committee and Risk Committee.

Steve holds the following positions:

• Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, General Reinsurance Australia Ltd (since 2021)
• Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, General Reinsurance Life Australia Ltd (since 2021)
• Chief Financial Officer (part-time), BackTrack Youth Works Ltd (since 2021)
• Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Parkinson’s Australia (since 2017)
• External Member, University of New South Wales' Audit Committee and Risk Committee

Steve holds the following positions on the committees of the board:

• Chair of the Board
• Chair of the Corporate Actions Committee
• member of the Audit Committee
• member of the Governance & Remuneration Committee; and
• Ex Officio Member of the Risk Committee