WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE INAUGURAL 2020 GOVERNANCE TOP 100 EVENT. CELEBRATING THE TOP GOVERNANCE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SHINING A LIGHT ON A PROFESSION THAT WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF.
Governance Top 100 is about highlighting the amazing talent and achievements of individuals that take their role in governance to the next level within their organisations. Governance as a profession is ever evolving and is made up of individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds across a range of entity, size and industry types which is why we are encouraging nominations from all governance professionals.
This event would not be possible without the commitment and support of our culturally aligned partners who are all champions of governance in their own right.
The Governance Top 100 event was launched in 2020 to emphasise the value and benefit that robust governance frameworks, and the individuals that are responsible for driving these initiatives, bring to an organisation.
Mahatma Gandhi famously said, "Be the change you want to see in the world", so on that note if you are a company secretary, general counsel, risk manager, CRO, CFO, CEO, director or other governance professional that is paving the way for governance in your organisation we want you to be part of Governance Top 100 in 2021!
Get to know our proud partners of Governance Top 100 for 2020
3YS Owls is a corporate governance firm and incorporated legal practice co-founded by Ainslie Cunningham and Deb Anderson following extensive careers in corporate governance, company secretarial, risk and legal roles with over 40+ years of combined experience between them predominantly from in-house roles. 3YS Owls specialise in providing a variety of services and solutions across corporate governance, company secretary, board advisory, strategy, risk and business consulting. They have a strong focus on governance - to create an ethical environment that supports an inclusive culture. Boards and leadership teams need to be cohesive, able to harness a diversity of views and foster good governance. They aim to align with clients who share the same values and their ultimate goal is to help directors and executives sleep at night knowing they have a trusted advisor that fosters good governance keeping all stakeholders happy.
3YS Owls are excited to be hosting the Governance Top 100 for the very first time in 2020.
FIND OUT MOREOne of Melbourne's first start-up technology companies, Computershare was grounded in the city's suburbs in 1978.
Computershare is the world's largest share registry, and has pioneered many of the securities industry's innovations to help companies build and maintain strong relationships with their investors, employees and customers. For more than 35 years, Computershare have grown rapidly in markets around the world to meet the evolving needs of their 16,000 clients.
Computershare remains a unique Australian success story, who built on their share registry business by successfully expanding into employee equity plans, stakeholder communications, corporate governance, fund services, class action administration, deposit protection and most recently, mortgage servicing.
When Computershare listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:CPU) in 1994, they had a market cap of AUD $36 million, managed around 6 million shareholder accounts and had about 50 staff. Now Computershare are a global business with a market cap in the billions, managing over 75 million shareholders, servicing 16,000 clients, with 12,000 staff across all major financial markets.
FIND OUT MOREWith a membership of over 7,500 company secretaries, governance leaders and risk managers from some of Australia's largest organisations, Governance Institute of Australia is the only fully independent professional association with a sole focus on governance excellence.
For 110 years, our education, research, advocacy, and support networks have provided cutting edge governance and risk management advice to Australian business leaders from all walks of life. We celebrate Australia's successes, and challenge it to be even better.
FIND OUT MOREMcCullough Robertson is a leading independent Australian law firm with over 90 years’ experience providing a range of legal services to our valued clients. Our large corporate practice has expertise across the resources and renewables; technology, media and telecommunications; life sciences; food and agribusiness; financial services; and not-for-profit industries.
We deliver tailored, practical advice to our clients in the small to mid-cap market, ensuring that they meet not only their regulatory obligations, but also the demands of shareholders, the community and other stakeholders. As advisers to boards, senior management, and legal/compliance teams, we advise on all legal aspects of corporate governance including directors’ duties and liabilities; shareholder and investor relations; and annual reports, AGMs and EGMs.
FIND OUT MORENasdaq Corporate Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nasdaq, Inc. Nasdaq's Corporate Services business empowers business leaders with technology and intelligence to innovate, grow and stay ahead of changing markets. We offer an integrated suite of market intelligence, analytics, and collaboration solutions that support investor relations and corporate governance professionals around the globe. More than 50% of the Fortune 500 use Nasdaq's board collaboration and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions and services.
Our client base spans across all industries. Our client list includes listed companies across all exchanges, including small-to-large cap ASX-listed issuers, large and small private companies, non-profit organizations, hospitals, colleges and universities. Our Australia-based team is located in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and are supported by a team across Asia-Pacific and around the world.
FIND OUT MORECo-Founder & Director, 3YS Owls
Global Head of Board Engagement, Nasdaq
General Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Governance Institute of Australia
General Manager - Australia, Computershare
Chair of Partners, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Ainslie is a qualified company secretary and risk manager, a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Risk Management Institute of Australasia. Ainslie has held various corporate governance, company secretarial and risk management roles over the past 17 years with global ASX publicly listed companies predominantly in the resources, retail and financial services sectors. Ainslie also holds a Certified Practising Risk Manager CPRM® Certificate as a CPRA® Certified Practising Risk Associate. Ainslie is an Approved Advisor with the Advisory Board Centre specialising in the key areas of: Corporate Governance; Company Secretary; and Risk Management.
FIND OUT MOREByron leads board assessments and boardroom training for Nasdaq Governance Solutions. He is the founder and former CEO of the Center for Board Excellence (CBE) - acquired by Nasdaq in 2019 - and is architect of CBE's unique board assessment and advisory platform. Byron is recognized in the governance community for developing unique products that address board dynamics, corporate culture, accountability and performance. His experience and expertise are in the design and administration of assessments and advising board chairs, boards, committees, directors and executive management in a full range of corporate governance matters including strategic alignment, best practices, board refreshment, diversity, structures and corporate planning. He and his team have performed several hundred third-party board, committee, peer and CEO self-assessments for organizations of all structures and sizes.
FIND OUT MORECatherine has a strong background in governance and policy gained at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the ASX Corporate Governance Council, ASX, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Financial Services Council. Qualified as a lawyer, she has also held roles as a company secretary with The Cancer Council NSW, NPP Australia Limited and Father Chris Riley's Youth off the Streets Limited.
FIND OUT MORERachel has built a strong and diverse career as a business leader across the corporate, business, sports and NFP community. She is currently a National General Manager within Computershare, is a recognised mentor to elite female athletes, sits on the Board of World Youth International and Chairs the Foundation of St Aidans Anglican Girls School. Rachel recognises that good governance is at the heart of every successful business, regardless of it's size, sector or ownership structure. She's delighted Computershare is in a position to be part of the Governance Top 100 Awards and proud to work for an organisation that links objectives, behaviour and decision making to a strong governance framework.
FIND OUT MOREReece is a leading capital markets lawyer and has extensive transactional experience in public and private capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and restructures. Reece's broad experience includes applying his knowledge of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules as well as advising on governance, stakeholder management, employee share and option plans and general commercial issues. Reece has been consistently rated as a leading capital markets and corporate M&A lawyer, by Asia Pacific Legal 500 providing high quality advice and being committed to the clients' needs. Since 2017, Reece has been ranked in the Corporate Law Category of Best Lawyers Australia. His work has covered the life sciences, technology, telecommunications, travel, food and agribusiness, engineering and resources sectors. His clients include multi-national corporations, ASX listed companies and early stage companies with high growth potential. Reece is Chair of Partners and a member of McCullough Robertson's Executive Leadership team.
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Frances Finucan
Company Secretary, Collins Foods Limited
Good governance looks effortless and often underestimated. Winning would help profile the importance of governance professionals outside the governance industry.
Fran Finucan
Alicia Morris
General Counsel & Company Secretary, Australian Vintage Ltd
Andrew Heath
Deputy Board Secretary, Airservices Australia
Andrew Selim
General Counsel and Company Secretary, Home Consortium
Angela Watson
Company Secretary, CS Energy
Anthea Gargett
Legal Counsel, Corporate and Compliance and Assistant Company Secretary, Thiess Pty Ltd
Brad Bowes
Group Company Secretary, RACQ
Chris Grier
Vice President, Legal and Risk, Abt Associates
Christine Hayward
Chief Financial Officer, Mantle Group Hospitality
Christine Mushaya
Principal Risk, Compliance & Governance, Townsville City Council
Craig Manson
Interim Chair, Alex Corporation
Damien Donlon
Assistant Company Secretary, Volt Corporation Limited
Darryn Hammond
Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel, RACQ
Dhawal Gadani
Company Secretary, Commonwealth Bank of Australia / Colonial First State
Frances Finucan
Company Secretary, Collins Foods Limited
Francesca Dickson
Head of Corporate Governance and Risk, BPAY Group Pty Ltd
Gananatha Minithantri
Assistant Company Secretary, Perpetual Limited
Georg Chmiel
Executive Chair, iCarAsia Ltd
George Paramanathan
Executive Director, ParamCo
George Southgate
General Manager Legal Services & Group Company Secretary, Vita Group Limited
Greg Hanigan
CRO, Tasplan Pty Ltd
Gregory Seeto
Executive - Governance, Integrity & Legal, Life Saving Victoria
Jacqueline Bayles
General Counsel and Company Secretary, Herron Todd White
Janelle van de Velde
Executive Director, Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod
Jennifer Cox
APAC and Oceania Entity Compliance and Governance Leader, Ernst and Young
Joanne Khoo
General counsel & company secretary, Cairns Airport
John Bryant
Finance Director, Australian Bay Lobster Producers Limited
John George
Corporate Advisor, Standard Edge Corporate Advisory
Kayla Schembri
Paralegal, FOI Coordinator, Privacy Officer & Governance Support, Horizon Power
Kylie Sprott
Non Executive Director | Chief Transformation Officer, QANTM IP Ltd
Leah Fricke
Non Executive Director
Leanne Dreves
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, Act for Kids Limited
Luci Badge
Deputy Company Secretary, AnglicareSA
Malcolm Shroff
Chief Financial Officer, Essence Group Pty Ltd
Marcin Firek
Company Secretary, Woolworths Group Limited
Maria Vesic
Company Secretary, Frasers Property Australia
Michael Somes
General Counsel, Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd
Mima Wirakara
Assistant Company Secretary, Macarthur Minerals Limited
Nick Hassett
Director, Dynamic Consulting Pty Ltd
Patricia Russell
General Counsel, Company Secretary, Business Conduct Representative, Thiess
Penny MacRae
Company Secretary, Committee Secretary Board Risk Committee and Executive Risk Committee, National Australia Bank Limited
Robert Bonotto
General Manager Corporate Affairs and Group Company Secretary, Fuji Xerox Australia
Russell Redsell
Executive General Manager - Legal, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, Youi Insurance
Samantha Einhart
Company Secretary, Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd
Sarah Marshman
Non Executive Director & Vice President, Gymnastics Western Australia
Stephen Kennedy
Company Secretary & Head of Risk & Compliance, Technology One Limited
Sylvie Dimarco
Company Secretary, Perpetual Limited
Tawanda Mutengwa
Company Secretary, SG Fleet Group Limited
Tim Lyons
Board and Governance Manager, National Injury Insurance Agency Queensland
Todd Hopwood
Senior Manager Governance and Customer Service, Wollongong City Council
Vicki Coles
Manager Risk, Law Mutual
Wendy Shang
General Counsel and Assistant Company Secretary, Prime Super
Zoheb Razvi
Company Secretary, Ventia
2021 Dates to be Announced.
If you would like to find out how to become a Nominee, or would like to be a Sponsor for the event, for 2021 call us at 1300 3YS OWLS (397 695) or get in touch.