Fiona Reynolds
CHAIR and Non-Executive Director
Fiona is Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Australia and an experienced board director and advisor working at the intersection of sustainable finance, public policy and responsible investment.
With a career spanning pensions policy, global finance and sustainability, she focuses on advancing practical solutions to complex sustainability challenges across business, investment and policy systems. She has held multiple board, director and CEO roles across global finance, ESG, sustainability and pension fund governance, and is recognised for her work bringing together diverse stakeholders to accelerate responsible investment and sustainable economic outcomes.
She currently serves as a board director, advisory board member and holds governance roles including as a board member of Frontier Advisors, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute, Finance for Peace Foundation at the Achieve Foundation, ClientEarth (Oceania), Australian Ethical Super, and advisory board member of Affirmative Investment Management, Climate Catalyst, the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner, and Qualitas.
She was a founding or initial steering committee member of several major global investor collaborations, including Climate Action 100+, The Investor Agenda and the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. She has undertaken leadership training at the University of Melbourne and studied public policy at Deakin University
Karen McWilliams
Non-Executive Director (representing CA ANZ) and chair, financE risk and audit committee
BUSINESS REFORM LEADER, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Karen McWilliams is the Sustainability Leader in the Policy and Advocacy team at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). She is responsible for shaping and influencing sustainability-related issues of relevance to Chartered Accountants, including modern slavery, climate change and sustainability reporting matters.
In Australia, Karen chairs the G100 Sustainability sub-committee and represents CA ANZ on the Advisory Boards of Value Australia (A Capitals Coalition Regional Hub), the Deakin Sustainable Business Centre. Globally, Karen represents CA ANZ on the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA) Sustainability working group, the Capitals Coalition Advisory Board and the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Accounting Bodies Network. She is also a technical adviser to CA ANZ’s representative on IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business Advisory Group.
Karen is also a member of the Australian Government’s Nature Finance Council.
With over 25 years’ experience in a variety of business and advisory roles, she started her career in the specialist field of audit and has held positions with Worley Parsons, Ernst and Young, and Deloitte in London.
Howard Wigham
NON-EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR
Howard has been a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Yume, and a Non-Executive Director of the Banksia Foundation, including as Chair of its Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. He is also the Executive Director of Navigate Business Advisory, which helps the owners, boards and CEOs of small and medium enterprises to thrive by assisting them to navigate strategic, financial, operational, organisational and personal challenges. Prior to this, Howard enjoyed a successful corporate career as a divisional CEO and subsidiary board member in a variety of sectors, including chemicals, technology, information management and supply chain logistics. His executive career included 14 years with Brambles where his roles included President of Recall Australasia and President of Chep Asia-Pacific. Howard has lived in Australia, United Kingdom and Germany, and worked extensively in Asia, Europe and North America.
Howard donates time and money to various sustainability causes and is an investor in early-stage companies with social and environmental purposes. Howard holds an honours degree in Chemistry and German from Aston University in UK, has completed employer-sponsored management programmes at the London Business School and INSEAD, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Anna Stewart
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (REPRESENTING COLES GROUP)
head of sustainability, STRATEGY & advisory, coles group
Anna has around 15 years’ experience in corporate sustainability roles in ASX listed companies and brings deep experience in ESG reporting frameworks and stakeholder engagement. She was appointed to the role of Head of Sustainability Governance and Engagement at Coles in May 2022 and is currently in the role of Head of Sustainability, Strategy & Advisory, with responsibility for sustainability strategy, external sustainability reporting and stakeholder engagement. Anna spent eight years at ANZ and, until April 2022, was the Head of ESG Governance and Reporting, responsible for the bank’s external ESG disclosures (including the annual ESG Supplement), responding to external ESG assessments and supporting the bank’s key ESG governance bodies – the Board Ethics and ESG Committee and the executive Ethics and Responsible Business Committee.
Prior to joining ANZ Anna spent 9 years at AGL, primarily in the regulatory affairs team where she focused on energy and climate policy, before moving into sustainability reporting and community investment.
Susan Mizrahi
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (representing ALLIANZ)
General Manager, sustainability, allianz
Susan Mizrahi is a senior sustainability strategist with over 25 years’ experience working across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America on international business sustainability and human rights issues.
One of Australia’s first Chief Sustainability Officers, Susan is widely recognised as a leading sustainability executive. She is currently General Manager, Sustainability at Allianz Australia, an Honorary Fellow with Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, and Honorary Faculty at the University of Cambridge. Susan is committed to driving positive, systemic change on social and environmental issues, with experience spanning the private, government, academic and not for profit sectors. Until 2023, she served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Australia Post, one of Australia’s most trusted brands, where she led the organisation’s science based pathway to Net Zero and its advocacy for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She has also held a number of industry leadership roles, including Chair of the Australian Retailers Association Sustainability Advisory Committee (2021–23) and Chair of the London Benchmarking Group Australia and New Zealand (now Business for Societal Impact) (2017–20). Susan has been repeatedly recognised as a sustainability thought leader and named in global Sustainability Top 100 lists. Her areas of expertise include sustainability frameworks and strategy; supply chain sustainability; modern slavery and labour rights; ESG and climate risk; diversity and inclusion; and the China–Tibet issue.
Robin Mellon
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Representing better sydney) AND CHAIR, NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
CEO, BETTER SYDNEY
Robin Mellon has combined his love of the environment, passion for sustainability, experience with supply chains, and qualifications in real estate and finance to become one of Australia’s experts on sustainable supply chains. The former Chief Operating Officer of the Green Building Council of Australia, and founding CEO of Australia’s Supply Chain Sustainability School, Robin is now CEO of Better Sydney, the Project Manager for the Property Council of Australia’s Modern Slavery Working Group and Supplier Platform, and one of the International WELL Building Institute’s Global Advisory. Robin was a member of the Australian Government’s first Modern Slavery Advisory Committee and is currently Chair of Judging for the NSW Sustainability Awards and National Banksia Awards, and a member of Waverley Council’s Sustainability Expert Advisory Panel.
Helen Maisano
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMERLY REPRESENTING OPTUS)
Helen is a sustainability leader with over 25 years’ experience in the corporate and NGO sectors. Until early 2026, Helen held the role of Senior Director, Group Sustainability at Optus where she also established the function and pioneered the digital enablement strategy and launching multi-award-winning digital inclusion and digital safety education programs such as Digital Thumbprint and Donate Your Data. Helen is passionate about sustainability and has diverse subject matter expertise including sustainability strategies and frameworks, led net-zero/ decarbonisation strategies, circular economy, modern slavery and supply chain.
Helen received the KARI Foundation ‘Champion of Change’ Award in 2020 for her efforts in building better outcomes for first nations young people through education and employability skills programs. Helen has served as an advisory Board Member across several organisations including Telco Together and Shared Value Project.
Deborah Caudle
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Representing BLUESCOPE STEEL)
Chief Executive, Climate Change & Sustainability, BlueScope Steel
Deborah was appointed by the Board as a director to fill a casual vacancy and will stand for election at the next Annual General Meeting.
Deborah is Chief Executive, Climate Change & Sustainability at BlueScope Steel Ltd and brings more than 25 years’ experience across finance, strategy, operations and executive leadership in hard-to-abate industries. She has held senior roles at BlueScope, Fortescue, OZ Minerals and global investment banks, and has led landmark sustainability financing initiatives, including green bonds.
Deborah is a GAICD and MBA graduate and is widely recognised for her leadership in decarbonisation, finance, risk management and governance.
Michael Chen
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Representing WESTPAC)
Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Westpac
Michael was appointed by the Board as a director to fill a casual vacancy and will stand for election at the next Annual General Meeting.
Michael Chen is Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer at Westpac, leading the bank’s sustainability customer strategy and the enterprise-wide integration of its sustainability agenda. He previously established and led Westpac’s sustainable finance business and was Head of Sustainability for the institutional division.
Michael brings over 20 years of experience at the intersection of finance, sustainability, and policy, including roles with the World Economic Forum, IAG and PwC. He holds a Master of Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Geraldine Magarey (Board Observer)
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Representing Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand)
Group Executive Advocacy and International, CHARTERED Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Geraldine is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience across accounting, regulation, policy and corporate governance. She currently holds senior executive roles at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, leading policy and international engagement, and has previously held senior positions at ASIC, Deloitte and PwC.
Geraldine brings deep expertise in governance, audit, policy development and stakeholder engagement, along with extensive board and committee experience across not-for-profit and professional bodies.
Cassandra Crowe (Board Observer)
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
VICE PRESIDENT OF GROUP, T. ROWE PRICE, GROUP, INC.
Cassandra is a senior investment management executive and experienced board director, currently serving as Vice President of Group at T. Rowe Price, Group, Inc. with responsibilities spanning the Asia‑Pacific Consultant Channel and the Institutional Business in Australia and New Zealand. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is also a holder of the Sustainable Investing Certificate and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She brings deep expertise in finance, strategy, and member‑based organisations, and has served in multiple board and council chair roles, including with CFA Society Australia. She is also a founding executive member of the Bloomberg Women’s Buy‑Side Network.