Ryan Stokes

Mr Stokes is Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Seven Group Holdings (SGH) and has been a Director of SGH since April 2010. SGH owns approximately 40.2 per cent of SWM.

Mr Stokes is Chairman of WesTrac, Chairman of Coates and Chairman of Boral and Director since September 2020. He was appointed a Director of Beach Energy in July 2016 and became an alternate Director of Beach Energy in November 2021.

Mr Stokes is Chief Executive Officer of Australian Capital Equity Pty Limited (ACE). ACE is a private company with its primary investment being an interest in SGH. Mr Stokes was appointed Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia in July 2018. He is also a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission.

Mr Stokes was Chairman of the National Library of Australia from 2012 to 2018. Mr Stokes was an Executive Director and then Chairman of Pacific Magazines from 2004 to 2008 and a Director of Yahoo7 from 2005 to 2013. Mr Stokes was a member of the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans Mental Health from 2014 to 2019.

Mr Stokes holds a BComm from Curtin University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM). Mr Stokes was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours announced on 8 June 2020.

Mr Stokes is a member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.

Mr Stokes was appointed to the Board on 21 August 2012.