Chris Knoblanche

Chris joined the iSelect Board as Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2015. Chris also serves on the Boards of Latitude Financial (Hallmark Companies), Environment Protection Authority NSW and is Chair of HiPages Group. He has previously served as an adviser to and on the Board of Aussie Home Loans, Trustee of the Sydney Opera House (2014 – 2020) and was a Director of Greencross Limited prior to TPG Capital acquisition.

Chris has considerable expertise as the Chair of several board-level audit and risk committees. Chris is a Chartered Accountant and has extensive CEO, executive and financial markets experience, having served as Managing Director and Head of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (Australia and NZ), a partner in Caliburn (now Greenhill Investment Bank) and CEO of Andersen Australia and Andersen Business Consulting – Asia.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Financial Management) and is a Member of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), and Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA). In 2014 Chris was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to arts administration, the community and the business and finance sector. In 2000 Chris was awarded the Centenary Medal by the Australian Government for services to the arts and business.