Tracey Horton AO appointed as Non-Executive Director

Last week Tracey Horton AO was appointed to our board. She is a senior business executive with extensive international experience in diverse industries across public and private companies, government, and not-for-profit organisations.

Ms Horton has critical skills in corporate strategy, change management, economics, finance, and accounting. She also has lived and worked around the globe, in Australia, the USA, Canada, and the UK.

She has had significant involvement in public service activities in policy making and governance through executive roles at the Reserve Bank of Australia and non-executive roles at Australian Treasury, Tourism WA, Water Corporation and Western Australian Museum.

She is a board member of ASX-listed companies IDP Education Ltd and the GPT Group, chair of both companies’ People and Remuneration Committees and is a member of GPT’s Sustainability & Risk Committee.

Before these appointments, Ms Horton was Chair of the People, Culture and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee for Nearmap Ltd.

Nearmap successfully evolved from a small online startup to an ASX 200 technology company, which offers businesses real-time access to high resolution aerial imagery, city-scale 3D datasets and integrated geospatial tools.

Ms Horton is a Non-Executive Director for Campus Living Villages and Acting President and Member for the Takeovers Panel, a peer review body that regulates corporate control transactions.

Her most recent executive role was Winthrop Professor and Dean of the University of Western Australia Business School, where she led the Business School comprising around 5000 students and 500 staff.

Other career highlights include:

• Advising senior executives and board members of major clients including Alinta, Iluka Resources and Woodside as one of nine Australian Directors of Poynton and Partners and GEM Consulting.
• Leading multiple large teams to solve business challenges for clients including Nike, The Gap, Microsoft, Pacific Gas & Electric and Baxter Healthcare at Bain & Company, Inc.
• Conducting analysis and research of business conditions including business finance and international trade and finance as an economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia.
• Developing several significant strategic corporate partnerships including with BHP, Woodside and Wesfarmers during her time at UWA.

She holds a Bachelor of Economics, with first-class honours, from the University of Western Australia, a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business, is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a member of Chief Executive Women.

IMDEX Chairman Anthony Wooles said Ms Horton had established a strong corporate strategy pedigree.

“These attributes complement the strong diversity and strengths of our existing board, and we are delighted to welcome Tracey to IMDEX.”

Ms Horton fills a vacancy following the retirement of Ivan Gustavino, who had been on the board since July 2015.

Our Board has extensive professional expertise, business experience and technical knowledge of the mineral exploration, mining and technology industries. Members of the Board are well respected in these sectors and play an active role in our company’s strategic planning. You can learn more about our Board of Directors on our website.