Board Resume

I am a highly experienced non-executive director and bring 18 years of governance and audit committee experience for national and internationally listed groups.

I chair the Board of ASX listed Elixinol Wellness Ltd and I am a non-executive director of Bid Corporation (JSE: BID), a Top 20 South African listed group and the world’s second largest foodservice provider operating in over 35 countries. I also chair the group audit and risk committee as well as the regional audit committees for the Australasia, the UK, Europe and Emerging Markets.

I am director of SFI Investments Pty Ltd, a private family trust that oversees a range of investments including SFI Health, a global natural healthcare company specialising in microbiome and cognitive health. I was previously a director of SFI Health.

I am a former KPMG partner, Chartered Accountant and certified Director – INSEAD, Australian Institute of Company Directors. I bring strong finance, risk oversight, and governance experience as well as experience of growth companies, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, transformation and turnarounds. More recently, I have gained ESG experience through my membership of the Bid Corporation Social and Ethics and Committee.

Since 2019, I have completed the INSEAD Certificate of Corporate Governance and Leading from the Chair programs. I was recently elected President of the INSEAD International Directors Network (IDN), an INSEAD Global Alumni Club. For the last three years, I have facilitated the IDN global director mentoring program.

I am also an ICF Professional Certified Coach and former counsellor bringing 15 years’ experience as a facilitator, mentor and coach to CEOs and senior executives. I am an excellent listener who is able to quickly and sensitively identify the core issues and apply my Gallup Clifton strengths of Strategic, Ideation, Maximiser, Futuristic and Learner.

Not locked into one way of thinking, I am adept at navigating different stakeholders. I am a collaborator who is not afraid to constructively challenge whilst maintaining cultural sensitivity. A calm thinker in high-stakes and turnaround situations, I am able to quickly assess what needs to be done in ambiguous fast-changing landscapes.