Board Committees
Audit & Risk Committee
Brenda Appleton OAM
Audit & Risk Committee, ChairNon-Executive Director; Chair Audit & Risk Committee Brenda retired in 2009 after 35 years working in the corporate sector and is now heavily involved volunteering with a wide range of community groups, including the LGBTIQ+ communities in Melbourne (for 20 years). She is the Chair of Transgender Victoria and has recently stepped down after two…
Audit & Risk Committee Members
Claire Spencer AM
Chair, Member
Non-Executive Director; Chair People, Remuneration & Nominations Committee; Member Audit & Risk Committee Claire is CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne and since her appointment in…
Partnerships Committee
Karen Brown
ChairNon-Executive Director; Chair Partnerships Committee Karen is National Director at strategic communications firm Cannings Purple. A trusted advisor and expert communicator, she has worked at the very highest levels of politics, media and business. With experience across multiple industries, Karen brings practical, expert knowledge to resolve complex issues. She devises and manages political and issues-based…
Partnerships Committee Members
David Spree
Member
Member, Partnerships Committee David is a senior corporate affairs leader specialising in global energy and resources development and management. He has led teams spanning government…
Mark Stewart
Member
Non-Executive Director; Member Partnerships Committee Mark has spent the past 20 years working in the not-for-profit sector in Australia, Europe and Asia as an executive…
Investment Committee
Greg Livingstone
ChairNon-Executive Director; Chair Investment Committee Greg is a director of The Pinnacle Foundation and chairs Youturn Youth Support Limited – a Sunshine Coast based charity focused on Mental Health, Child Safety, Homelessness and Suicide Prevention. Following a corporate career in finance, strategy and general management in Australia and New Zealand, Greg has worked with a…
Investment Committee Members
Andrew Housden
Member
Member, Investment Committee Andrew joined The Pinnacle Foundation in March 2018 as the Chief Financial Officer and at the beginning of 2020 became the NSW…
Annette Mullen
Member
Member, Investment Committee Annette Mullen was appointed as a member of the Investment Committee in April 2017. Annette is an Adjunct Professor with the Discipline…
Dr Cassandra Goldie
Member
Non-Executive Director; Member Investment Committee Dr Cassandra Goldie is CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service, the national peak body for the community sector,…
Michael Winchester
Member
Member, Investment Committee Michael is the Head of Investment Strategy at First State Super, one of Australia’s largest profit-for-members superannuation funds. He is responsible for…
Sarah Percy-Dove
Member
Member, Investment Committee Sarah Percy-Dove, Managing Director, is Head of Asia Pacific Fixed Income Research within BlackRock’s Asia Pacific Active Investments Group. She holds a…
Susan Darroch
Member
Member, Investment Committee Susan is an investment professional, her career spanning over 30 years in the financial markets, with the focus of the last 20…
People, Remuneration & Nominations Committee
Claire Spencer AM
Chair, MemberNon-Executive Director; Chair People, Remuneration & Nominations Committee; Member Audit & Risk Committee Claire is CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne and since her appointment in November 2014 has steered the organisation through a major restructure to ensure its role as a leader in Melbourne’s cultural precinct. Key projects included: the launch of the Asia Pacific…
People, Remuneration & Nominations Committee
Dr Craig White
Member
Non-Executive Director; Member People, Remuneration & Nominations Committee Craig personally experienced the uplifting experience of education. As a teenager, growing up in a small country…
Jill Skromanis
Member
Chief People Officer Jill is an organisational development specialist, coach and mentor with twenty years of industry experience in the financial services sector in Australian,…
Madeline Richardson
Member
Non-Executive Director; Member People, Remuneration & Nominations Committee Madeline is a senior executive in the South Australian public service. She holds a Master of Public…
Paul Zahra
Member
Chair of the Board of Directors and Member of the People, Remuneration and Nominations Committee Paul Zahra was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors…