André is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Colonial Foundation and a non-executive director of both the Regional Australia Institute and Futurity Education Foundation. André has extensive leadership experience, having held CEO/CFO positions with a number of multi-national businesses including Spotless Group, Colonial First State Group, Aviva Australia, and the Gribbles Group.

Previously, he has served as a non-executive director and Audit Committee chairman of Premium Limited.