Helen Nugent

Dr. Nugent is Chairman of Ausgrid, the Order of Australia Association Foundation and a Non Executive Director of IAG.

She has been a company director for over 20 years, and has over 40 years’ experience in the financial services sector. This includes having been Chairman of Veda Group, Funds SA, and Swiss Re (Australia); and a Non-Executive Director of Macquarie Group, Director of Strategy at Westpac Banking Corporation, and a Partner at McKinsey & Company. She has also been Chairman of National Disability Insurance Agency and Australian Rail Track Corporation and a Non-Executive Director of Origin Energy.

Dr. Nugent has given back to the community in education and the arts, having been Chancellor of Bond University; President of Cranbrook School; Chairman of the National Opera Review; Chairman of the Major Performing Arts Inquiry; Chairman of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia; and Deputy Chairman of Opera Australia. Dr Nugent is a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) and is a recipient of a Centenary Medal, as well as holding an Honorary Doctorate in Business from the University of Queensland and an Honorary Doctorate from Bond University. Dr Nugent holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Queensland; and a MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Nugent’s appointment to the Board commenced on 13 July 2020 and she is considered by the Board to be independent.

Dr. Nugent is also the appointed Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.