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Power 500 - Professional directors and advisers

People Organisations
Mark Barnaba Non-Executive Director - The Centre for Independent Studies
Non-Executive Chair - Greatland Resources
Non-Executive Chair - AirTrunk
Board Member, was Chair 2004-2019 - UWA Business School
Non-Executive Chair - GLX Digital
Deputy Chair - Fortescue
Chair, Investment Committee - HBF
Kim Beazley Non-Executive Director - Luerssen Australia
Non-Executive Chair - Perth USAsia Centre
Patron - The Westerman Jilya Institute
Non-executive director - Orthocell
Julie Bishop
Terry Bowen Non-Executive Director - West Coast Eagles
Non-Executive Director - Navitas
Partner & Chair, Operations Group - BGH Capital
Non-Executive Director - Coles
Nick Cernotta Non-Executive Director - Pilbara Minerals
Non-Executive Director - Northern Star Resources
Non-Executive Director - Critica
Non-Executive Director - Critica
Non-Executive Director, Non-Executive Chairman - Panoramic Resources
Michael Chaney Non-Executive Director, Non-Executive Chairman - Wesfarmers
Non-Executive Director - The Centre for Independent Studies
Non-Executive Chair - Northern Star Resources
Peter Coleman Non-Executive Director - SLB
Chair - H2EX
Non-Executive Chair - Arcadium Lithium
Richard Court Patron - Spinifex Foundation
Non-Executive Director - BCI Minerals
Non-Executive Director - Perth USAsia Centre
Cheryl Edwardes Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications - FTI Consulting
Non-Executive Chair - Nuheara
Honorary Special Counsel, HHG Giving Back - HHG Legal Group
Independent Non-Executive Chair - Westgold Resources
Non-Executive Chair - Reset Mind Sciences
Non Executive Chair - Pacific Energy
Elizabeth Gaines Non-Executive Director - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Non-Executive Director, Deputy Chair - Greatland Resources
Executive Director - Fortescue
Non-Executive Chair - West Coast Eagles
Jo Gaines Director, Business Strategy & Policy - Gaines Advisory
Non-Executive Chair - GESB
Non-Executive Director - DevelopmentWA
Lui Giuliani Non-Executive Director - Lyn Beazley Academy
Managing Director - Longreach Capital Investment
Non-Executive Chair - Austral Fisheries
Joint Managing Director - Aspire Capital Partners
Non-Executive Director - Georgiou Group
Principal - Eaton Square
Denise Goldsworthy Founder, Managing Principal - Alternate Futures
Non-Executive Director, Chair since 2022 - Western Power
Non-Executive Director - Leichhardt
Chair - Gascoyne Gateway
Richard Goyder Non-Executive Chair - Woodside Energy
Non-Executive Chair - West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Non-Executive Chair - Channel 7 Telethon Trust
Non-Executive Director, Non-Executive Chairman - Qantas Airways
Non-Executive Chair - Perron Group
Vanessa Guthrie Non-Executive Director - Santos
Non-Executive Director - Lynas Rare Earths
Non-Executive Director - Orica
Board Member - Infrastructure Australia
Chancellor - Curtin University
Andrea Hall Non-Executive Director - Evolution Mining
Non-Executive Director - Perenti
Non-Executive Director - Core Lithium
Non-Executive Director - Western Power
Colleen Hayward Non-Executive Director - Fremantle Dockers
Non-Executive Director - Mineral Resources
Non-Executive Director - Salubris
Derek La Ferla Partner, Corporate Services - Lavan
Non-Executive Chair - Chalice Mining
Board Chair - Foodbank WA
Sally Langer Non-Executive Director - Sandfire Resources
Non-Executive Director - Northern Star Resources
Non-Executive Director - Gold Corporation
Council Member - Hale School
Non-Executive Vice Chair - Ronald McDonald House Charities WA
Non-Executive Director - Federation Mining
Non-Executive Director - Jupiter Mines
Sally-Anne Layman Non-Executive Director - Imdex
Non-Executive Director - Pilbara Minerals
Non-Executive Director - Beach Energy
Non-Executive Director - Newmont Corporation
James Mactier Non-Executive Director, Chair since Nov 2018 - Regis Resources
Council Member - Presbyterian Ladies College
Board Member - PLC Foundation
Michael Malone Non-Executive Director - Seven West Media
Non-Executive Director - NBN Co
Non-Executive Director - WiseTech Global
Non-Executive Director - Healthengine
Non-Executive Director - HIF
Non-Executive Director - Jumbo Interactive
Denise McComish Non-Executive Director - beyondblue
Non-Executive Director - Macmahon Holdings
Non-Executive Director - Gold Road Resources
Non-Executive Director - Webjet
Non-Executive Director - Synergy
Mark McGowan Vice Patron - Leadership WA
Vice Patron - Auspire - Australia Day Council WA
Patron - RSPCA WA
Jenn Morris Non-Executive Director - Sandfire Resources
Non-Executive Director - Liontown Resources
Non-Executive Director - Argonaut
Board Member - FORM Building a State of Creativity
Ben Morton Commissioner - Insurance Commission of Western Australia
Non-Executive Director - Southern Ports Authority
Non-Executive Director - Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Board Member - Celebrate WA
Sue Murphy Board Member - UWA Business School
Deputy Chair and Lead Independent Non-Executive Director - Monadelphous
Senate Member - The University of Western Australia
Nev Power Non-Executive Deputy Chair - Strike Energy
Non-Executive Director - Dorado Capital
Non-Executive Director - APM Human Services International
Non-Executive Director, Chair since 2024 - Future Battery Minerals
John Poynton Co-Founder, Chair - Poynton Stavrianou
Non-Executive Chair - Strike Energy
Board of Guardians - Future Fund
Advisory Member - 808 Ventures
Co-Founder - Managex Funds Management
Co-Founder, Non-Executive Chair - Hartwell Funds
Non-Executive Director - Perth Airport
Jenny Seabrook Non-Executive Chairman, Non-Executive Director - Deterra Royalties
Non-Executive Director - HBF
Non-Executive Chair - BGC Australia
Tim Shanahan Non-Executive Chair - Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre
Chair - FORM Building a State of Creativity
Non-Executive Chair - Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Board Advisor - Zettagrid
Chair - Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub
Board Advisor - Zetta
Michelle Shepherd Non-Executive Chair - Synergy
Diane Smith-Gander National Chair - Committee for Economic Development of Australia
Non-Executive Director, Chair since 2022 - HBF
Non-Executive Chair - Zip Co
Chair - UWA Business School
Non-Executive Director, Chair since 2024 - Perenti
Chancellor - The University of Western Australia
Keith Spence Non-Executive Director - IGO
Non-Executive Chair - Santos
Andrea Sutton Interim Chair - Iluka Resources
Non-Executive Director, was Interim Chair March-June 2023 - Vault Minerals
Non-Executive Director - Iluka Resources
Non-Executive Director - Perenti
Non-Executive Chair - Water Corporation
Samantha Tough Non-Executive Director - Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Board Chairperson - Horizon Power
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Industry and Commercial - The University of Western Australia
Non-Executive Director - Fluence Corporation
Non-Executive Director - Rumin8
Non-Executive Director - Aurizon
John Van Der Wielen Non-Executive Director - Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations
Non-Executive Chair - Orthocell
Jim Walker Non-Executive Chair - Austin Engineering
Non-Executive Director - Coates Hire
Non-Executive Chair - State Training Board
Councillor - RAC
Chair - Diggers & Dealers
Non-Executive Director, Non-Executive Chairman - APC Minerals
Sam Walsh Co-Patron, Chair since 2023 - THEATRE 180
Non-Executive Chair - Perth Diocesan Trustees
Director - Mitsui & Co
Non-Executive Chair - Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations
Non-Executive Chair - Gold Corporation
Sharon Warburton Non-Executive Director - Worley
Non-Executive Director - Wesfarmers
Non-Executive Director - Northern Star Resources
Non-Executive Director - Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation
Non-Executive Director - Thiess
Non-Executive Director - South32
Ben Wyatt Non-Executive Director, Chair since 2023 - Perth Festival
Non-Executive Director - APM Human Services International
Non-Executive Chair - Burswood Limited
Patron - Communicare
Patron - Communicare Academy
Board Member - UWA Business School
Board Member - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Non-Executive Director - Woodside Energy
Non-Executive Director - Rio Tinto
Non-Executive Director - West Coast Eagles
Co-Founder, Director - Wyatt Martin
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