Mr Stokes is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Seven Group Holdings Limited (SGH). SGH is a listed diverse investment company involved in Industrial Services, Media, and Energy. SGH interests include 25.6% of Beach Energy, WesTrac, Coates Hire and 41% of Seven West Media Limited. Mr Stokes is a director of WesTrac, Chairman of Coates Hire, and a director of Seven West Media. Mr Stokes is Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia. He is also a member of the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans’ Mental Health, a Committee member of the innovationXchange (within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), and a member of the International Olympic Committee Education Commission. His previous roles include Chairman of the National Library of Australia.
Mr Stokes is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. He was appointed by the Board on 20 July 2016, last having been re-elected to the Board on 23 November 2018.