Carol Schwartz AO BA, LLB MONASH, MBA, FAICD

• Chair - 28 October 2020
• Non-Executive Director – March 2020

Carol is a non-executive director of the Boards of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Qualitas Property Partners and the Trawalla Group. Ms Schwartz is also the founding Chair of the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia and also of Our Community – she remains chair of both Boards.

Carol was previously Chair of Industry Superannuation Property Trust, one of Australia's largest superannuation property groups, a non-Executive Director of Stockland Group Limited, and National President of the Property  Council of Australia. In 2004, she founded the Trawalla Foundation with her family so they could target their philanthropy on funding exceptional individuals and organisations focused on strengthening gender equality, creativity, sustainability and social justice.  

Among the many awards and accolades in her career, in 2019 Ms Schwartz was awarded Queen’s Birthday Honours for her service to the community as a supporter of women in leadership, social justice advocacy and to business. She has an Honorary Doctorate from Monash University, has been inducted into the Australian Property Hall of Fame, made an Honorary Life Member of the Property Council of Australia, was recognised by Ernst & Young as the 2018 Champion of Entrepreneurship, Southern Region and inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll.

Michael (Mick) J. O'Brien FIAA, CFA, GAICD

• Managing Director - 1 July 2016
• Executive Director - April 2016 to June 2016
• Independent Non-Executive Director – August 2014 to April 2016
• Member of the Board Risk Committee -  May 2015
• Member of the Equity Trustees Limited board - July 2018
• Member of the Equity Trustees Wealth Services Limited board - July 2018

Mr O’Brien was admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia in 1989 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He was formerly CEO and Director of Invesco Australia Limited, Director of Alliance Capital Management Australia and Chief Investment Officer of AXA Australia and New Zealand, where he was also a Director of AXA’s Responsible Entities and RSE Licensees.

With a career spanning 37 years in both retail and institutional markets, Mr O’Brien brings to the Board wealth management experience in superannuation, investment management, insurance and advice. He is a Director on a number of the Group’s subsidiaries.

Mr O’Brien is a member of the Board Risk Committee.

Kevin J. Eley CA, F FIN, FAICD

• Non-Executive Director – November 2011
• Member of the Board Audit Committee - November 2011
• Chair of the Board Audit Committee - January 2015
• Member of the Board Risk Committee - May 2015
• Chair of the Board Risk Committee - May 2016 to December 2017

Kevin is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

He has over 30 years’ experience in management, financing and investment and has worked for a major international accounting firm, two investment banks and was CEO of HGL Limited where he remains as a non-executive director.

Kevin is a non-executive director of Milton Corporation Limited and Pengana Capital Group Limited. Kevin is also a member of the Milton Investment Committee.

Catherine Robson BA, LLB (Hons), Grad Dip (Applied Finance), LLM (Tax), GAICD

• Chair - Board Risk Committee - March 2021
• Member - Board Audit Committee - March 2021
• Independent Non-Executive Director – February 2020
• Member - HR, Remuneration & Nominations Committee  - 2016
• Member - Board Risk Committee  - 2015
  
  Ms Robson is a highly skilled wealth strategist with over 20 years experience advising sophisticated high net worth individuals and family groups. Catherine founded successful financial services firm Affinity Private and her pioneering approach to high quality, commission free advice has earned her numerous awards. She commenced her career at Macquarie Bank, before spending 11 years as a senior adviser with NAB Private Wealth.
  
  Ms Robson is a non-executive director of customer owned bank Greater Bank. She is also on the board of  of Lumos Diagnostics Holdings Pty Ltd, SCALE Investors, which invests seed capital in exceptional gender diverse start-ups, and is chair of portfolio company TalkiPlay. She is a member of WEHI's Advocacy & Support Committee and Cancer Council Victoria’s Investment Committee in addition to being a member of the Korowa Anglican Girls’ School Council.

D Glenn Sedgwick B.Com, FAICD, FCA

• Independent Non-Executive Director - August 2016
• Member of the Board Risk Committee - August 2016 to December 2017
• Member of the Board Audit Committee - August 2016

Mr Sedgwick has more than 30 years' experience as a consultant to listed and unlisted Australian, Chinese and other Asian enterprises across financial services, and information technology. A partner in Accenture since 1993 (then Arthur Andersen & Co.), he was previously Managing Director of Accenture’s Asia Pacific Insurance and Wealth Management business. 

Mr Sedgwick is a Director of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority and The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra where he Chairs its Foundation Committee, and Advancement Committee. He is a Director of Queens College Melbourne Limited (University of Melbourne) and Chairs its Finance and Risk Committee. He is also Chair of the Queens College Trust Corporation. He was previously Chair of ALI Group, and Australian Tourist Park Management.

With strengths in financial reporting and risk management, Mr Sedgwick also brings to the Board extensive knowledge in strategy development.

 

The HON. Kelly O'Dwyer LLB (Hons) / BA

• Non-Executive Director – March 2021
• Member - Board Risk Committee - March 2021
• Member of the Remuneration, Human Resources & Nominations Committee - October 2022
• Chair of Equity Trustees Limited Compliance Committee - October 2022

Kelly is currently a non-executive director of ASX listed Home Consortium and a member of the School Council of Caulfield Grammar School.

She was the Liberal Party member for the Federal seat of Higgins in the Australian Parliament for nine years, and a former Cabinet Minister.

Elected at age 32, she was the youngest woman appointed to Cabinet and the first woman to serve in Cabinet in a Treasury portfolio, and the only Cabinet Minister to have given birth during her period in office.

During her time in Parliament, she was a member of the Cabinet’s Budget Committee (the Expenditure Review Committee and held a number of senior economic portfolios including Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations; Minister for Revenue and Financial Services; Minister for Small Business; and Assistant Treasurer. Kelly also served as Minister for Women; as well as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with the Public Service. She was internationally recognised as one of the most inspiring and influential women of 2018 in the BBC’s 100 Women list.

Prior to entering Parliament, Kelly worked in law, government and finance.

Tim Hammon BCOM, BLAW, Leadership (Columbia University, New York), Strategy & Finance (Wharton Business School, Philadelphia)

• Independent Non-Executive Director - December 2018
• Chair of the Remuneration, Human Resources & Nominations Committee
        - September 2019
• Member of the Board Risk Committee - October 2022

Mr Hammon was CEO of Mutual Trust Pty Ltd, from 2007 to 2017, building the business to become a leading Australian multi-family office servicing high net worth clients. Prior to that he was in leadership positions with Coles Myer Ltd for 11 years and Mallesons Stephen Jaques for 4 years. He began his career in law with Mallesons Stephen Jaques and was a partner at the firm for 12 years (1984 – 1996) after graduating in law and commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Mr Hammon has held Board positions with not-for-profit organisations, the Abbotsford Convent Foundation and St Catherine’s School and currently is an Ambassador for the fund raising campaign for the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery. Mr Hammon is currently a non-executive director of Vicinity Centres, an ASX listed Real Estate Investment Trust.

Robert Dalton BA, CA, GAICD

• Non-Executive Director – September 2023
• Member of the Board Audit Committee - October 2023

Rob is an experienced executive with over 35 years’ experience in complex commercial and leadership roles, as well as 25 years as an Advisory and Assurance Partner in a Big 4 Accounting and Consulting firm.

During his career he has also committed himself in a voluntary Director capacity to renowned institutions including The Victorian College of the Arts, where he was Finance Director for 10 years, and an Advisory Board member at Monash University Accounting and Finance Faculty for 22 years. As a sportsman, he represented Victoria at the elite level in Field Hockey as a player, coach, and Chairman of the sport for over 25 years. Rob was a Director of the Richmond Football Club, from 2004 – 2019, and held roles including Deputy Chair, Chair of Audit and Risk, and Chair of subsidiary Aligned Leisure.

In 2019 Rob was appointed as the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission, Sports Australia and the AIS.

Rob has strong Governance, Compliance and regulatory skills from his roles as a senior Audit Partner, and working in Government with policy setting, and compliance with Government policy and adhering to the complexity of the ASC Act.