Mr Palermo has over 20 years of experience in public practice and corporate accounting with areas of expertise including corporate transaction execution, strategic business management and business structuring. He is a partner of Palermo Chartered Accountants which specialises in advising corporate and high net worth clients in Western Australia. He is a Board Member of the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation. Mr Palermo was formerly a Board Member of Lifeline WA and the National Trust of Western Australia. He is Chair of the Risk Committee. He was formerly a director of Crowd Media Limited and has had no other directorships of ASX listed companies in the last 3 years