Our Board and Advisory Council

Board of Directors

Chairman

Stuart Fuller
Global Head of Legal Services
KPMG

Stuart is Global Head of Legal Services for KPMG International and is also its Asia Pacific Regional Leader for Legal Services. In those roles, he leads a team of more than 2,700 legal professionals across 80 jurisdictions in KPMG’s global legal services network.

Prior to joining KPMG in March 2018, Stuart was the inaugural Global Managing Partner of King & Wood Mallesons, based in Hong Kong, having led the combination of those law firms in 2012. Stuart was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons for 20 years, first practising as a capital markets, securisation and financial markets regulatory expert, and then holding a number of management and leadership roles across the firm and the capital markets industry in Australia.

Stuart is a member of the UNSW Law Advisory Council. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of laws degree from the University of New South Wales.

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Deputy Chair

Swati Dave
Deputy Chair, Board Director and Investment Committee Member

Swati Dave is an experienced senior banking executive and non-executive director with an established track record of successfully leading and growing complex P&L businesses in Australia, the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Swati has over 30 years’ banking and finance experience across a number of sectors including infrastructure, energy and utilities, renewable energy and property. She has held senior positions at National Australia Bank, Deutsche Bank, AMP Henderson Global Investors, Bankers Trust and Westpac.

Swati currently serves on the boards of State Super and Asia Society Australia. She is a Member of the Australian Government’s Advisory Board of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations. She has served as a former director of Australian Hearing, Great Western Bancorp Inc. (USA) and the NAB Wealth Responsible Entity Boards.

Swati holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

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Nicole Brigg
Chief Operating Officer
National Skin Cancer Centres

Nicole Brigg is the Chief Operating Officer of the National Skin Cancer Centres, Australia’s leading provider of skin cancer services. Previously, Nicole was the Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at Macquarie University in Sydney, with responsibility for a global portfolio that included international business development, transnational education programs, pathways and scholarships, international relations, student and staff global mobility and international operations.

Nicole has also held similar roles at Griffith University and in the Queensland Department of Education.

Nicole holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Mandarin from the ANU, as well as postgraduate qualifications in Marketing and Business Management from Monash University, and the Australian Company Director’s Diploma.

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Michaela Browning
Vice President Government and Public Policy for Asia Pacific
Google

Michaela Browning is Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Google, Asia Pacific. Prior to Google, Michaela held a range of senior positions in the Australian government as a career diplomat, with over 27 years of experience focusing on the Asia-Pacific, international trade and investment, innovation, security and economic development.

She was the inaugural CEO of the National Foundation for Australia China Relations in 2020. She served as Australia’s Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau from 2017 to 2020, and on diplomatic missions in Singapore and Thailand. She also served as senior international adviser to Australian foreign and defense ministers.

Michaela has held senior trade and economic roles including leading Australia’s global investment promotion activities, and leading trade and investment operations for established markets (Americas, Europe, Japan, Korea, NZ and the Pacific) at the trade and investment commission (Austrade). She previously led Australia's development assistance program for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was a trade negotiator to the WTO and for Australia’s free trade agreements with the US and Singapore. She is one of Australia’s members of the APEC Business Advisory Council, on the Board of the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee and of the Asia Society (Australia Chapter). She is an Advisory Board member for the Asian Development Bank. She is an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. She has previously served on boards for professional services, education, veterans volunteer and disaster response organizations.

She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Bachelor of Economics and Masters in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University. 

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Evie Bruce
Group General Counsel and Head of the Legal and Governance group, Macquarie Group

Evie Bruce is Group General Counsel and Head of the Legal and Governance group, Macquarie Group. She was previously Australian Managing Partner for King & Wood Mallesons’ Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking & Finance practice teams.

Prior to these roles, she led a successful practice specialising in M&A (public and private M&A, schemes of arrangement, reconstructions and joint ventures) and capital markets (IPOs, secondary capital raisings and hybrid and retail debt securities offerings). Evie has extensive experience advising large companies and emerging enterprises across a range of sectors, including financial services, private equity and infrastructure.

Evie was ranked by Chambers, in its list of 40 Outstanding Young Partners in the Asia Pacific for 2014 and is also ranked in various other legal industry publications including Best Lawyers in Australia, Who's Who Legal and The International Who’s Who of Capital Markets Lawyers.

Evie is on the board of Asia Society Australia, has written columns on trends in M&A for the Australian Financial Review and has been a Visiting Lecturer at Monash University teaching a course in equity capital markets law. Evie is also a member of the Corporations Committee of the Law Council of Australia and Chief Executive Women.

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Grant Dooley
Chief Executive Officer
Breakthrough Victoria

Grant Dooley is Chief Executive Officer of Breakthrough Victoria, an independent investment management company established in 2021 to invest and manage the Victorian Government’s landmark $2 billion Breakthrough Victoria Fund.

Breakthrough Victoria will target investments in innovation and translational research with strong potential for commercialisation across five key industry sectors such as health and life-sciences, agri-food, advanced manufacturing, clean economy and digital technologies.

Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of ARA Infrastructure, a part of Asset Management Limited, a Singapore-based integrated real assets fund manager.

Prior to joining Hastings, Grant was Australia’s Consul-General in Guangzhou, China. As Consul-General, Grant led a 120-strong team responsible for all aspects of Australia’s relationship with south China including trade development, investment attraction and political relations. This included building effective relationships with senior Chinese Party leaders, government officials and leading Chinese State-owned enterprises and private-sector companies to promote Australian Government policies and commercial interests.

Previous to his role as Consul-General in Guangzhou, Grant was a Director of the China Trade and Economic area at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra and, prior to this role, served the Australian Government overseas in Jakarta, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. Grant has a Masters of International Affairs and a Bachelor of Asian Studies (with majors in Mandarin Chinese and Asian History) from the Australian National University.

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David Epstein FAICD
Executive Director
Chifley Research Centre

David Epstein FAICD heads the Chifley Research Centre, is Chair of Communications Compliance Ltd and an Adjunct Professor at Deakin Business School.

Educated at the ANU and Wharton, David is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. A former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, he led group public affairs at Qantas and BHP, legal and corporate affairs at Singtel-Optus, and was Head of Media in two Australian Governments.

A retired director of Opera Australia, he maintains strong interests in the arts, writing, outdoor pursuits, and photography. He received the NSW Premier’s Bushfire Emergency Citation in 2020.

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Professor Andrew MacIntyre
Pro Vice-Chancellor and President (Indonesia)
Monash University

Andrew MacIntyre leads Monash University’s expanding engagement in Southeast Asia. Previously roles include DVC Global Development, Dean at the ANU and founding Director of its Crawford School of Public Policy, and Professor at University of California, San Diego.

Andrew also serves on the boards of the Asia Foundation Australia, the Australian Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation and earlier the Australian-American Leadership Dialogue. He has been a consultant to governments, international institutions and corporations around the region.

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, recipient of the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation and the Presidential Friends of Indonesia award.

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Vera Ou-Young
Partner & National Chinese Services Group Leader
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Vera Ou-Young is the National Leader of Deloitte’s Chinese Services Group. An Asian-Australian herself, she sees great value in cross boarder relationships and is seen by her colleagues as an architect of East-West success. C-Suite level experience gained in professional and financial services has been a major contributor to Vera’s success.

Understanding how to establish and run a competitive business across Asia and Australia is rooted in Vera’s core. She easily develops strong client relationships and knows how to influence all stakeholders successfully.

Vera knows that being successful in Asia one size does not fit all when it comes to navigating nuances and guides her clients through this complex process. Vera’s enthusiastic and resilient qualities alongside her commercial mindset keeps her outcome focused and relationship driven.

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Wayne Porritt
Independent Non-Executive Director

Wayne Porritt is an accomplished global risk professional having extensive experience in the banking and finance industry. He has held board and senior executive roles with Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of America. He has held previous roles with Société Générale Australia, Ernst & Young and State Bank of NSW.

Wayne serves on the boards of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited and Global Invacom Group Limited, a company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. He was previously an independent non-executive director of Floatel International Limited, a company headquartered in Norway which owns and operates a fleet of offshore accommodation vessels.

He holds various not-for-profit board / advisory roles both in Australia and Hong Kong, including Council Member of Oxfam Hong Kong. Wayne has worked extensively in Greater China & North Asia for over 20 years having lived in Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and South Korea. He is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

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Wayne Spanner
Global Chief Strategic Alignment, Innovation and People Officer
Norton Rose Fulbright

Wayne Spanner is an experienced global executive and current Global Chief Strategic Alignment, Innovation and People Officer of Norton Rose Fulbright. He is a member of the Global Executive Committee global executive committee in the management of the global firm, a US$2 billion business, with over 1,200 partners and 7,500 people around the world.

He was previously the Managing Partner of the Australian practice of Norton Rose Fulbright from 2012 to 2020. He is also an experienced litigator with a background in employment and labour law, having spent over 25 years in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Wayne is also a Non-Executive Director of Resimac Group Limited, a leading non-bank residential mortgage lender. He has served on the Board since February 2020.

He is a member of the Business Council of Australia (since 2012) and he serves alongside leaders of corporate Australia. Until 2021 he chaired the BCA’s Workplace Relations Advisory Group, formed to place renewed focus on the need for companies to have enhanced workplace flexibility in order to remain internationally competitive and more recently the BCA response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

He is a board member of Asia Society Australia (2017 to present) and was a councillor to the Australian British Chamber of Commerce from 2012 to 2020.

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Alice Wong GAICD
Council Member, National Library of Australia
Special Adviser, Bangarra Group Board

Alice Wong brings more than thirty-eight years experience in senior banking and multicultural community relations. She held a number of senior positions in banking, including Head of Asian Leadership at the Westpac Group, Head of International Customer Services at the Bank of Melbourne, and Head of Asia and Migrant Markets at Westpac.

Alice is Chair of the Chinese Studies Research Centre Advisory Board at La Trobe University. She is a Board Member of the Asia Society Australia, and Patron of the Chinese Cancer and Chronic Illness Society of Victoria. She is a member of the La Trobe Business School Advisory Board and also a Special Advisor to the Bangarra Group Board. She was formerly a member of the Prime Minister’s Reference Group for the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program and a member of the Asia Century Advisory Committee of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.

Alice is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Su-Ming Wong
Chief Executive Officer
CHAMP Ventures

Su-Ming Wong has over 35 years of direct investment and corporate advisory experience. In 2001, he co-founded CHAMP Ventures which is an Australian mid-market private equity funds manager.

Su-Ming is non-executive director of Booktopia Group Limited and has been chairman/director of over 20 Australian companies operating across retail, technology, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and tourism sectors.

Su-Ming is a Professor of Practice at UNSW, a director of Sydney Writers’ Festival and a member of UNSW Business School Advisory Council. He was a member of the Council of University of Technology Sydney and a director of several other NGOs. A Fellow of the AICD, Su-Ming holds a ME from the University of Canterbury, NZ and a MBA from AGSM, UNSW.

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Global Trustees

The Hon Warwick L. Smith AO LLB
Chairman Emeritus

Advisory Council

Jan Adams AO PSM
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ling Ang
Entrepreneur, philanthropist and artist

Dr Michael Brand
Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales

Professor Alec Cameron
Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT University

Christopher Campbell
Group Managing Director, Academies Australasia

Cathryn Carver
Executive Coverage, Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), National Australia Bank

Emily Chew
Executive Vice President and Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Calvert Research and Management

Peter Coleman
Energy Industry Expert and Former CEO

Geoff Culbert
Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Airport

Nicholas Curtis AM
Executive Director, BBI Group

Chum Darvall AM
Chairman, TransGrid

John W.H. Denton AO
Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce

Dr Alan Dupont AO
Northern Territory Defence and National Security Advocate

Sir Rod Eddington AO
Chairman, Australia & New Zealand, JP Morgan

Dr Stephanie Fahey
Non-Executive Director

Doug Ferguson
Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society Australia

Bruce Gosper
Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management, Asian Development Bank

Peter Grey
Senior Advisor, International Business Engagement & President, Australia Japan Business Co-Operation Committee

Paul Kelly
Editor-at-large, The Australian

Jennie Lang AM
UNSW Fellow, University of New South Wales

Rongyu Li
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), The University of Queensland

Stephen Loosley AM
Chairman, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

John Meacock
Global Adviser and Non-Executive Director

Andrew Michelmore AO
Non-Executive Director

Hugh Morgan AC
Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society Australia

Jeremi Moule
Secretary of Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet

Sidney Myer AM
Chairman of Myer Family Investments Pty Ltd; Chairman of the Estate of Sidney Myer

Andrew J Parker
Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner for ASEAN, Investment NSW

Dr Martin Parkinson AC PSM
Chancellor, Macquarie University

Trevor Rowe AO
Chairman, Rothschild Australia

Darren Rudd
Non-Executive Director

Xavier Simonet
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

The Hon Warwick L. Smith AO LLB
Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society Australia

Philippa Stone
Partner and Joint Global Head of Capital Markets, Herbert Smith Freehills

Ian Thatcher
Managing Partner, Financial advisory Asia Pacific & Deputy Managing Director, Deloitte Asia Pacific

Frank Tudor
Managing Director, Jemena

Mark van Dyck
Regional Managing Director, Compass Group

Peter Varghese AO
Chancellor, University of Queensland

Richard Woolcott AC
Founding Director, Asia Society Australia; Former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Former Ambassador to Indonesia, Philippines, the United Nations and Ghana

Dr Alex Yasumoto
Chairman, Pacific Investments

Maggie Zhou
Managing Director (Australia and New Zealand), Alibaba