Wayne Byres

Mr Byres is a leader with both domestic and international, in the Australian financial system, financial services regulation, risk management, governance and public policy. Mr Byres is a former Chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. During that time, he also served on the Reserve Bank of Australia's Payments Systems Board and was a member of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators. Prior to being appointed by the Australian Government as Chair of APRA, Mr Byres served as the Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the global standard-setter for banking regulation and supervision. Mr Byres has also worked in an advisory capacity with the International Monetary Fund. He is the chair of the risk committee and member of the Supervision Committee and the Technology Committee.