Nerida Caesar

MBA (Exec), MAICD

Nerida is Co-Chairman of Workplace Giving Australia.

She is a Non-Executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation as well as of  NBN Co Limited and Creditor Watch (CCH Holdings). Prior to this, Nerida was Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand, of Equifax, formerly Veda Group Limited (VED.AX) from February 2011 to June 2017. She is also a former director of Genome.One Pty Ltd and Stone and Chalk Limited.

Nerida was formerly Group Managing Director, Telstra Enterprise and Government, responsible for Telstra’s corporate, government and large business customers in Australia as well as the international sales division. She also worked as Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale.

Prior to joining Telstra, Nerida held several senior management positions with IBM within Australia and internationally over a 20-year period, including as Vice President of IBM’s Intel Server Division for the Asia Pacific region. Nerida is currently an advisor to organisations in the technology industry.

Michael Graf

B.Sc., MBA (Exec)

Michael is Co-Chairman of Workplace Giving Australia and a member of the Investment Committee.

He brings the world of ICT, finance and investment, and philanthropy together. His career includes 24 years of senior executive experience with IBM and he is an advisor and board director for a number of start-up enterprises and not-for-profits.

Michael is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Ability Made and Together4Youth. He also serves on the Boards of Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home and Philanthropy Australia.

Berkeley Cox

LLB (Hons)

Berkeley is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

He is a partner at King & Wood Mallesons, of which he was Chief Executive from 2017 to 2022. Berkeley practices in commercial law and financial services including the structured finance and the debt capital markets.

With both legal and commercial skills Berkeley respectfully and actively supports First Nations Community controlled organisations (at local, jurisdictional, and national levels) in a manner consistent with the priority reforms in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Berkeley is a member of the Board of Trustees of Brisbane Girls Grammar School and has previously served on boards involved in protection of children and in corporate mental health.

Frances Drummond

LLB (Hons), FAICD

An accomplished intellectual property advisor, strategist, and lawyer with 30+ years of global experience, Frances is currently advising at Deloitte. Previously she was the Head of Intellectual Property at Norton Rose Fulbright. Frances has been in leadership roles for over 15 years and is also an experienced board director.

She was previously Chair of Gowrie NSW. Frances has supported the Not for Profit sector as a Pro Bono lawyer for years representing ACON, Suicide Prevention Australia, Garvan Institute and many others.

David Mann

LLB, Masters of Finance & Accounting, MBA (Insead), GAICD, FGIA

David is Chief Executive Officer.

He is an experienced senior executive with an extensive background in strategy, operations and technology. He has led successful businesses in Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.

Most recently, David was Managing Director for Accenture Mergers & Acquisition practice in Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He previously led their Management Consulting practice across Australia and New Zealand, subsequent to his role running Accenture’s UK and Ireland Management Consulting business. He is on the Boards of Tour de Cure and RSL Life Care.

Daintree Peters

B.Sc.

Daintree is Chair of the Technology Advisory Group and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

He is Chief Executive Officer at Assembler (Accelerate Compliance Pty Ltd), with two decades of experience in technology and business transformation, consulting, and product delivery.

With experience in multiple international markets, within both enterprise and entrepreneurial businesses, Daintree is currently active in bringing technology-based products to market, and is involved in all aspects from concept to development, sales and marketing, and on to operationalisation.

Daintree is also active in mentoring programs for secondary and tertiary students, as well as mentoring individuals and emerging businesses.

Tim Sims AM

BA/MA, MPA, GDip. Div. FAICD, JP

Tim is a Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners. He was Chairman and Managing Partner of Bain in Australia and South Africa and a Founding Partner of the LEK Partnership.

He has served on the Boards of the Garvan Foundation, Ravenswood School, and is invested in a range of other philanthropic and community endeavours.

Peter Stumbles

BE

Peter is the Managing Partner of Bain & Company Australia, based in Sydney.

He is the former head of Bain’s Asia-Pacific Financial Services practice. Peter studied at the University of Sydney where he received a Bachelor of Engineering, First Class Honours.

Hayden Waddell

Board Director, BEc

Hayden is Chair of the Investment Committee.

He is the Commercial Director at VivCourt Trading. VivCourt is a proprietary market making and systematic trading firm, running multi-asset trading strategies across global financial markets.

Prior to VivCourt, Hayden worked in banking covering Prime Brokerage and Risk Management in both Sydney and London. Hayden studied Economics and Finance at Sydney University and completed PLD at Harvard Business School, an accelerated alternative to an executive MBA.