Executive & Board appointments and changes - January 2023

Can you believe it's February? For some, 2023 has been a slow start after a restful break, but not for over 100 executives who moved into new roles on boards and in CEO chairs during January.

I hope your year is off to a smooth start and that you have a quiet moment to enjoy browsing the first Word on the Street edition for the year. As always, proudly brought to you by Morgan Young, Asia-Pacific's leading independently-owned executive search firm.

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Board Appointments

1. Shane Hartwig appointed Executive Director to the Board of Northern Minerals.
2. Telstra Board appointed Ming Long AM as a Non-Executive Director.
3. Debra Goodin has been appointed as an Non‐Executive Director of Ansell.
4. Anne Urlwin has been appointed to the Infratil Board.
5. Howard Atkins joins Lake Resources Board.
6. Dr Cheemin Bo-Linn, based in California, joins the Board of Lake Resources.
7. Mark Ludski has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of TerraCom.
8. Lisa Brock joins Macquarie Telecom as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
9. Lyn McGrath has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Credit Corp.
10. Kathy Parsons has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Nick Scali.
11. Hon Kenneth (Ken) Wyatt AM appointed as an independent NED of ERA.
12. Nikki Warburton has joined the Board of MA Financial.
13. Alan Rule has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Leo Lithium.
14. Volpara expands its Board, appointing Mark Bouw as Non-Executive Director.
15. Emeritus Professor Colleen Hayward AM to MinRes Board as an Independent NED.
16. Mineral Resources appoints Justin Langer AM as an Independent NED.
17. Foxtel Group Chair Siobhan McKenna appointed as the new Chair of Australia Post.
18. John Mullen joins Treasury Wine Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
19. Mark Garrett has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Orica.
20. Abacus Group has appointed Sally Herman as a Non-Executive Director.
21. David Dixon appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Magellan Financial Group.
22. Ana Gomez Chapman has been appointed to Lake Resources Board.
23. Arena REIT appointed Helen Thornton as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
24. Michelle Somerville appointed to Select Harvests as Non-Executive Director.
25. Sara Watts joins Nuix as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
26. Endeavour Group appoints Bruce Mathieson Jr as a Non-Executive Director.
27. Jason Neal appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Deterra Royalties.
28. Anne Michaels has been appointed as a NED of Hotels Property Investments.
29. Hon. Martin Pakula has been appointed as an Independent NED of Helloworld.
30. Manoj Kheerbat has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of EML Payments.
31. Lisa Riley joins Vital Metals as a Non-Executive Director.
32. Paul Brown joins the Board of Jindalee Resources.
33. Perpetual Asset Management appoints NEDs Christopher Jones, Kathryn Matthews and Ben Heap.
34. Catherine Dubé joins MLC Life as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
35. Naomi Edwards joins the TAL Board.
36. Heather Disher appointed Chair of Highett Community Financial Services Ltd.
37. Larissa Cook appointed to the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network.
38. Jan Fitzgerald elected Chair of the Board of Destination Gippsland.
39. Karen Boyce elected as Chair of the Board of South West Catchments Council.
40. Libby Soderholm appointed to the Curtin Heritage Living Board.
41. Kath Hall appointed to the Women's Justice Network Board.
42. Roseda Campbell appointed to the Emerge Australia Board.
43. Sara Watts appointed to the Nuix Board.
44. Amelia Phillips has been appointed to the Actrua Board.
45. Alecia Hancock has been appointed to the Girl Guides Australia Board.
46. Anne Parnham has been appointed to the Wsacci t/as IC Care Board.
47. Elizabeth Brande has been appointed to the Calistheincs Victoria Board.
48. Jacinta Dale appointed to the Ipswich Hospital Foundation Board.
49. Kristie Atkins appointed to Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Board and as Chair of the HMRI Foundation.
50. Jinny McGrath appointed to the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria.
51. Helen Ali-Haapala appointed to the Parenting Research Centre Board.
52. Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) appointed Richard Coleman as Director.
53. ResMed’s Board has appointed CEO Michael Farrell as Chair.
54. Samantha Hogg has been appointed to the Board of IGO.
55. MLC Life appointed David Stephen as an independent Non-Executive Director.
56. Andrew Kendrick has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of AUB.
57. Cameron Mitchell appointed to Auswide Bank as a Non-Executive Director.
58. Talbot Babineau to join AMA as a Non-Executive Director.
59. Tony Sheehan appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Tesserent.
60. Emma Scotney appointed as Independent NED of the De Gray Mining.
61. Newfield Resources has appointed Karen O’Neill as a Non-Executive Director.
62. Vanessa Guthrie AO appointed as Independent NED to the Orica Board.
63. Stephen Conry AM appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Charter Hall Group.
64. SSR Mining Inc. has appointed Karen Swager to its Board of Directors.
65. Gabrielle Bell has been appointed to the BCI Board as a Non-Executive Director.
66. Josephine Napoli has been appointed to the Grok Academy Board.
67. Cathy McGowan AO has been appointed as Chair of AgriFutures Australia.
68. Bronwyn Powell has been appointed to the Torrens University Ethics Committee.
69. Maria Koutsimpiris has been appointed to the ANCAP board.
70. Gerry Spindler join Coronado Global Resources Board as Executive Chairman.
71. Phillipa Dobbin has been appointed to the Dress for Success Sydney.
72. Annie Haggar has been appointed to the Music for Canberra Board.
73. Geoff Summerhayes appointed Chair of Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich).
74. Countplus welcomes Matthew Rowe as Chair of the firm's advisory board.
75. Brighter Super's 2023 Board: Ron Dewhurst, John Smith (Chair), Teresa Dyson, Greg Hallam, Mark Jamieson, Ray Burton, Jennifer Thomas, Peter Scott.

Retirement/Resignations

1. John McFarlane retires as Chairman of Westpac Board.
2. Shane Kyriakou resigns from TerraCom as a Non-Executive Director.
3. Barry Dangerfield retires from Auswide Bank.
4. Zita Peach retires from Starpharma Holdings.
5. George Randall Nickson has retired as Director of Hot Chili Limited.
6. Darren Pope steps away from Virgin Money UK PLC.
7. Gerard Bradley AO to leave the Board of Pinnacle Investment.
8. Dr Nicholas Lindsay retires from Lake Resources NL as a Director.
9. Maxine Brenner retires from the Board of Orica Limited.
10. Boon Swan Foo to retire from the Board of Directors of Orica Limited.
11. Giles Everist resigned as Non-Executive Director of Austal.
12. Fiona Harris resigned from the Red 5 Board of Directors.
13. Paul Araujo has resigned from Tambourah.
14. Cbus Super farewells Directors Anne Donnellan and Frank O'Grady.
15. Rest Chair Ken Marshman steps down.
16. David Dolby has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of Cogstate Ltd.
17. Sir Michael Davis will not stand for re-election to Coronado Global.
18. Dennis Barnes to step down from the Mercury Board.
19. Brighter Super's outgoing board members: Richard Flanagan, Rosamund Heit, Peter Kazacos, Cameron O'Neil, Jennifer Sanders, Neisha Traill, Scott Wilson, Sarah Zeljko.
20. MA Financial Group has appointed Nikki Warburton to its Board.

Chief Executive Office Appointments

1. NEC has appointed Jason Price as its next President and CEO.
2. Boomi has appointed Steve Lucas as its CEO.
3. Michael Dundon has been appointed CEO of CareSuper.
4. Australian Ethical Investment appoints Ross Piper Chief Executive - Superannuation.
5. Start-up community Fishburners has appointed Martin Karafilis as its new CEO.
6. Newcrest Mining Chief Financial Officer Sherry Duhe assumes Interim CEO role.
7. Jason Giltay has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer at TNG Limited.
8. EROAD appoints Margaret Warrington as the company's Chief Financial Officer.
9. Jason Boschetti has been appointed as IPD Group Chief Financial Officer.
10. Daniel Moran has been confirmed as Chief Compliance Officer of ASX Limited.
11. Adam Watson appointed CEO and Managing Director of APA Group.
12. Claire Walker was appointed Chief People Officer of Genesis.
13. Christina Katsibouba appointed Chief Financial Officer at The Star Entertainment.
14. SiteMinder appointed Tim Howard as Chief Financial Officer.
15. Jane Norman has been appointed as Cooper Energy’s CEO.
16. Tania Archibald appointed Chief Executive of BlueScope - Australian Steel Products.
17. Mark Hall has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer of Redbubble.
18. Peter Tompkins was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Downer Group.
19. Michael Dundon to become CareSuper's CEO.
20. AMP Limited appoints Peter Fredricson as its new Chief Financial Officer.
21. Ron Chamberlain has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Leo Lithium.
22. John Stanning, joins Pilbara Mining as Chief Development Officer
23. BGL Corporate Solutions promotes Daniel Tramontana to Chief Executive.
24. Barrie Van Der Merwe is the new Chief Financial Officer of Evolution Mining.
25. Michael Andrews appointed as Interim CFO of Lark.
26. Andrew Demery (CA) appointed CFO at Dubber Corporation.
27. Robert Katsiouleris appointed Chief Executive Officer of Andromeda Metals.
28. Philippe Chataigneau appointed Chief Commercial Officer (Americas) at PPK.
29. Dennis Barnes joins Snowy Hydro as CEO.
30. Damien Nicks is Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of AGL Energy.
31. Douglas Thompson will become CEO of Coronado Global Resources.
32. Bravura CFO, Brent Henley, becomes Chief Commercial Officer.
33. Bhanu Singh is now Dimensional Fund Advisors Chief Executive.
34. AZ Next Generation Advisory appointed Dan Heckendorf as Chief Financial Officer.
35. Liz Ninness joins Talaria Asset Management as Chief Financial Officer.

Retirement/Resignations

1. Craig Hasson had stepped down as Chief Financial Officer of Liontown Resources. 
2. Alistair Bell retires as Group Chief Financial Officer of Metcash.
3. Grant Fenn retires as Chief Executive Officer of Downer Group.
4. George Frazis stepped down as CEO of the Bank of Queensland.
5. Scott Noble leaves as Group Chief Financial Officer of Ingenia Communities.
6. Julia Jack has resigned as Chief Marketing Officer of Mercury.
7. Ian Wells will step down as Chief Financial Officer of Fortescue Group.
8. Alex Aleksic has resigned as CFO of Lark.
9. Robert Shore resigned as CFO of EML Payments.
10. Jo Townsend to step down as Chief Executive of Funds SA.
11. CEO Tim Armour and VC/President Rob Lovelace to step down from Capital Group.

Executive Appointments

➢  Clare Morgan has been appointed ANZ Group Executive Australia Commercial.

➢  Colonial First State (CFS) has expanded its leadership team, hiring Chris Mather as its new Executive Director of new business.

➢  Lieuwke de Jong has been appointed PPK Group’s Commercial Director.

➢  Chalice Mining appoints Mike Nelson as General Manager Project Development.

Retirement/Resignations

➢  Head of Australian equities at ABRDN, Michelle Lopez resigns.