Robert Thomas

Mr Thomas has a background in financial services and capital markets and is a non-executive director of several Australian listed companies. He was previously a Partner of Potter Partners (now UBS), where he was also Head of Research. Mr Thomas is the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of County NatWest Securities and then became CEO and then Chairman of Citibank Corporate and Investment Bank in Australia. Mr Thomas has also held the position of Chairman at Australian Wealth Management Ltd (ultimately IOOF Ltd), TAL and HeartWare International Inc. Mr Thomas is Chair of AusBio Ltd, Grahger Investments, Co-Chair of the State Library of NSW Foundation and a director of OConnell Street Associates. Mr Thomas is also approved under the NSW prequalification scheme for Audit and Risk Committee Independent Chairs and Members for government/public sector agencies and has previously served as the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Virgin Australia Limited (for 11 years), HeartWare International Inc, REVA Medical Limited and the State Library of NSW. He is a member of Risk Committee.