Kathy was appointed to the board of Codan in November 2015. She has had a long and distinguished executive career and over 24 years of board experience across a diverse range of complex organisations and industry sectors. She has significant experience as Chair of Audit & Risk Committees.
Prior to joining Codan, Kathy was CFO of Austereo Ltd. She joined Austereo in 1989 and retired in June 2011. In that time the company grew from 2 radio stations to the largest commercial radio network in Australia, and the leader in Digital and Online Media. Leadership roles and responsibilities included business planning & re-engineering, debt & equity raising, acquisitions & integration, capital investment, major IT projects, corporate governance, risk management, financial management, tax & accounting, change management and investor & key stakeholder relations. Further experience was gained through exposure to international markets such as Greece, UK, USA, South Africa, Argentina, Malaysia, and New Zealand.
Kathy was a Director of Uniti Group Limited (ASX:UWL), Chair of Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee until August 2022. Uniti, a diversified provider of telecommunication services, listed in February 2019 and through acquisition and organic growth, increased its enterprise value from around $30 million at the time of listing to $3.8 billion in August 2022 when the business was sold to a consortium of financial investors. She is a Director of QANTM IP Limited (ASX: QIP), appointed 11 May 2022 and also serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. QANTM is the owner of a group of leading intellectual property and trademark services businesses operating in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Kathy holds a BA Accounting, is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a member of Chief Executive Women.
