Chair, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Independent Member

James is a seasoned, professional independent non-executive director with ASX listed and private company director experience. James began his working life at a predecessor company of Rio Tinto, moved into corporate banking at Australian Bank and subsequently joined Ernst & Young (EY) where he worked for 26 years and was a senior Partner in corporate finance.

James career has focused on improving shareholder value, strategy and governance.

As a corporate finance partner at EY he provided advice on capital management, fund raising (both debt and equity), IPO, mergers & acquisitions and growth strategies. He acted as lead adviser to private, multinational and ASX listed companies and completed over 120+ transactions across a wide range of industries.

James also has higher education experience from being a sessional lecturer in Mergers & Acquisitions at Chisholm Institute (now Monash University).

After leaving EY, James focused on non-executive director roles and he has been on a number of Boards. He currently is Chair of Spirit Telecom Ltd, an ASX listed telecommunications company, Chair of TGM Group Pty Ltd, a staff owned planning, engineering and surveying group and a non-executive director of Viridian Financial Group Ltd, a wealth management and financial planning group.

Prior directorships include companies in the health services, veterinary services, research institutes and start-ups.