February 2023: Executive and non-Executive Updates

Welcome to 2024! Can you believe it’s February already? We hope you enjoyed a restful break, whether you stayed local or travelled further afield. Our congratulations go out to the talented executives who started new roles over the holiday period, and we wish them well as they settle into new environments, teams, challenges, and opportunities.

As you browse the first edition of Morgan Young’s The Word on the Street for the year, here are some of the top executive hiring trends our firm is seeing as 2024 gathers momentum:?

1. Hiring organisations are expected to prioritise searches for leaders with strong digital and technological acumen as business environments become increasingly digitalised and automated and customer expectations for fast, reliable, seamless experiences continue.?
2. The impact of new, emerging technologies, particularly the time-saving capabilities enabled by artificial intelligence, is likely to significantly influence various roles across different industries.
3. An ongoing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion will also continue to shape executive hiring strategies, as more organisations take action to embrace the value of diverse leadership teams.
4. With the cost of talent likely to increase to keep pace with cost of living pressures, HR and business leaders will have an especially keen eye on balancing operational costs against long-term organisational growth, productivity, and workforce sustainability.?
5. While the talent market is rich, finding the?right?talent remains a stress point for hiring executives.

As always, our team of subject matter experts have deeper insights ready to share by industry. If you’re interested in a quick chat, message us and we’ll set up time to talk.

For now, we hope you enjoy the latest “WOTS”, a brief digest of executive and non-executive changes proudly curated by the team at Morgan Young to help you stay up-to-date with executive changes.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

David Anderson appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Australian Retirement Trust.

David Berry?appointed Chief Executive Officer at?Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR).

Michael Riches appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Dalrymple Bay.

Ross Du Vernet appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Dexus.

Ben Keeble?appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of?E&P Financial Group.?

Gareth O’Reilly appointed as Chief Executive of Fletcher Building (Australia Division).

Dr Parmjot Bains commenced as (interim) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at ImpediMed.

John Carfi appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Ingenia.

Mauro Neves de Moraes appointed as Chief Executive Officer of IPL.

Andrew Vidler appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Smiles.

Jeff Peters appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Platinum Group.

Andrew Glance appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Loyalty business unit of Qantas.

Jeff Howard appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Seven West Media.

Jonathan Howie appointed Chief Executive Officer at Stake.

Simon Theobald appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Ten Sixty-Four.

Daniel Finch appointed as Chief Executive Officer of The Star Entertainment Group (Brisbane).

Richard Murray appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Metcash's hardware chain, Total Tools Holdings.

Tory Maguire appointed Managing Director of the publishing division at Nine Network.

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BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Kim Williams was named as the next Chair of the national broadcaster ABC.

Georg Chmiel appointed as Chair of the board of Centrepoint Alliance.

Ian Mackie has been elected as Chair of Elanor Funds.

Ari Mervis announced as Chair of the Endeavour Group.

Greg Combet appointed as Chair of the Future Fund. Domenic Panaccio elected as Chair of the board at Lark Distilling.

Dr Doug McTaggart elected as Chair of the board at The Lottery Corporation.

Prue Robinson appointed as an Executive Director of The Beacon Lighting.

Lisa Gay?appointed as Chair of the?Victorian Funds Management Corporation.

Usha Rao-Monari appointed as Director of the board of Fortescue.?

Mike Baird, former premier of New South Wales, appointed as Director to the board of KPMG Australia.

Marghanita Johnson appointed as Non-Executive Director of Alpha HPA.

Annie Liu appointed as Non-Executive Director of Alpha HPA.

Kathleen Bailey-Lord appointed as Non-Executive Director of AMP Limited.

Anna Leibel appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the AMP Limited and AMP Bank boards.

Richard Gibb appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of the ANZ Group.

Josh Levy appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Australian Agriculture.

Sue Klose appointed as Non-Executive Director at Aussie Broadband.

Andrew Fraser appointed as a Non-Executive Director of BOQ.

Susan Chan?appointed as Head of Asia Pacific at?BlackRock.?

Company founder, Peter Van der Made, announces plans to transition to Non-Executive Director of Brainchip.

Dr Sarah Ryan appointed as Non-Executive Director of Calix.

Peter Dixon appointed as Non-Executive Director of Calix.

Russell Delroy appointed as Non-Executive Director of Carnarvon.

William Barker also appointed as Non-Executive Director of Carnarvon.

Kevin O'Sullivan?appointed as Non-Executive Director of the?Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR).

Peter Margin appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Endeavour Group.

Alfie Grigg appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Energy Resources of Australia.

Ian Patrick?appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Fund Executives Association.

Stephane Chatonsky appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Genetic Signatures.

Tianxiao Shen appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Grange Resources.

Gail Pemberton appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Link Group.

James Cain appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac.

Paul Munro appointed as a Non-Executive Director of NZKS.

Claude-Alain Tardy appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Orora.

Kathleen Conlon appointed as Non-Executive Director of Pilbara.

Kristen Podagiel appointed as a Non-Executive Director at PWR Holdings.

Penny James appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the QBE Group board.

James Fazzino appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of Qube Holdings.

Jill Hoffmann appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of Qube Holdings.

Karen Penrose appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Reece Limited.

Martina Merz appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of Rio Tinto.

Sharon Thorne?appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of Rio Tinto.

Mark Rigotti appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of Smartgroup.

Daniel Malchuk appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of SSR Mining.

Daniel Palumbo appointed as a Non-Executive Director of The Beacon Lighting.

Gary Lennon appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the board of Transurban Group.

Lucinda Charles-Jones appointed as Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair at Virgin Money.

Lisa Brock appointed as Non-Executive Director of Wisetech.

Fiona Pak-Poy?appointed as Non-Executive Director of Wisetech.

Ashok Belani appointed as Non-Executive Director to the board of Woodside.

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OTHER EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

Alex Budden has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Sustainability Officer for Adriatic Metals.

Stuart Hutton appointed as Chief Financial Officer at ALS. Steve Fewster appointed as Chief Financial Officer of BCI Minerals.?

Catherine Raw appointed as Chief Development Officer at BHP.

Brendon Pentland appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Capitol Health.

John Phokos?promoted to Chief Strategy Officer at?Coolabah.

Michelle Dance appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Cromwell.

Alex Wing appointed as Chief Operating Officer of DGL.

Corrin Collocott?appointed as Chief Investment Officer at?IAG.

Don Miller appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Lake Resources.

Oliver Chow appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Light & Wonder.

Tracey Taylor appointed as Chief People Officer at Oceania.

Lisa Green appointed as Chief People and Culture Officer at oOh!media.

Ian Fletcher?appointed as General Manager of Remediation Programs at?MLC Life Insurance.

Alister Lui appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer?of PointsBet. Linda Trusler?appointed Chief Investment Officer at?Rajomon Asset Management.

Sarah Hunter pointed as Chief Economist and Assistant Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia.

John O’Sullivan appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Rest Super.

Robert Hogg?appointed as Group Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Head of Individual Portfolios at?SG Hiscock & Company.

Georgina Croft?appointed as Chief Claims Officer at?TAL.?

Felicity Gooding appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer for the Vulcan Group.

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EXECUTIVE RETIREMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Peter Albert announced his April 2024 retirement as Chief Financial Officer at 29Metals.

Stefan Camphausen resigned as Chief Financial Officer from Bapcor.

Belinda Shaw resigned as Chief Financial Officer from Boral.

Peter Anderson?departed as Chief Executive Officer of?E&P Financial Group.?

Philip Gentry?resigned as Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer at EQT Holdings.

Peter Crinis resigned as Chief Commercial Officer from HelloWorld Travel.

Peter Horton resigned as General Counsel and Company Secretary of IAG.

Murray Walton resigned as Chief Financial Officer at IDP Education.

Corrin Collocott?resigned as Chief Investment Officer from?Mercer.

Andrew McGinnes resigned as Group Executive for Corporate Affairs at Qantas.

Brendon Pentland resigned as Chief Financial Officer at Silk Logistics.

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BOARD RETIREMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Simon Swanson resigned as Chair of the board of Centrepoint Alliance.

Jacques van Tonder resigned as Non-Executive Director of Energy Resources Australia.

Nick Luckock will not seek re-election as a Director of Gentrack Group.

Daniel Akerson resigned as Non-Executive Director of?NOVONIX.

Dr Megan Clark has stepped down as a Non-Executive director of Rio Tinto.

Nick Miller resigned as Non-Executive Director of?Service Stream.

The Hon. Nicola Roxon retired as Director?of Lifestyle Communities.