Anne Ward

Ms Ward is an experienced company director with expertise in business management, strategy, governance, risk and finance and broad industry experience spanning financial services, banking, insurance, technology, healthcare, government, education, tourism, entertainment and gaming. Anne also has considerable experience in complex governance, transformation and risk management across highly regulated sectors, including casinos. Anne was formerly Chairman of Colonial First State Investments Ltd, Qantas Superannuation Ltd and Zoos Victoria, and a director of Crown Resorts Limited, MYOB Group Ltd and Flexigroup Ltd. She was previously a Council Member at RMIT University for several years, where she contributed to an uplift in governance for the university sector in Australia. Prior to her career as a professional director, Anne was a commercial lawyer for 28 years and was General Counsel for Australia at the National Australia Bank and a partner at Minter Ellison in Melbourne. She is Chair of the Safer Gambling, Governance and Ethics Committee and member of the Risk and Compliance Committee.