Kathleen Conlon

Ms Conlon was appointed Chair on 30 September 2020. Prior to this she was a Non-Executive Director from 1 November 2011. Ms Conlon is currently a Non-Executive Director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited, BlueScope Steel Limited and The Benevolent Society, and a former Non-Executive Director of CSR Limited and REA Group Limited. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women, former President of the NSW division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a former member of the National Board of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ms Conlon was previously Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Commonwealth Department of Health. Prior to her Non-Executive Director career, Ms Conlon spent 20 years in professional consulting where she successfully assisted companies achieve increased shareholder returns through strategic and operational improvements in a diverse range of industries.

Ms Conlon is one of the pre-eminent thought leaders in the area of operations and change management, both in Australia and globally. In 2003, Ms Conlon was awarded the Commonwealth Centenary medal for services to business leadership.