Garry Hounsell

Mr. Hounsell is Chair of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. He is Chair of Helloworld Travel Limited (since 2016) and Non-Executive Director and Chair of Wine Operations and Sustainability at Treasury Wine Estates Limited (since 2012). Mr. Hounsell is also a Director of Findex (since January 2020), a member of Commencer Capital’s (formally Investec Emerging Companies) Investment Committee (since 2019), and Director and Chair of HiroBrands Limited (since December 2021).

Mr Hounsell was previously the Chair of Myer Holdings Limited (2017-2020; Executive Chair Feb-Jun 2018), Chair and a Non-Executive Director of Spotless Group Holdings Limited (2014-2017), and Chair of Emitch Limited (2006-2008) and PanAust Limited (2008-2015). He was also previously an Advisory Board Member of PanAust Limited (2015-2017), Rothschild Australia Limited (2012-2017), and Investec Global Aircraft Fund (2007-2019). He was a Director at Orica Limited (2004-2013), Nufarm Limited (2004-2012), Qantas Airways Limited (2005-2015), Mitchell Communication Group Limited (2008-2010), Integral Diagnostics Limited (2015-2017), Dulux Group Limited (2010-2017) and Investec Aircraft Syndicate Limited (2012-2018). Mr. Hounsell was a Senior Partner at Ernst & Young (2002-2004), CEO and Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen (2001-2002) and a Partner at Arthur Andersen (1989-2002).

Mr. Hounsell has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from the Swinburne Institute of Technology (1975) and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.