Kathleen Bailey-Lord

Chair

Kathleen is an experienced independent company director and business advisor. She is passionate about the opportunities for business and society to “build back better”. She believes that together, people and technology can make the world a better place – with conscious decision-making and effective governance.

As a senior executive Kathleen has enjoyed a career at the forefront of transformational change within a wide range of industries across Australasia and Asia. This includes leading businesses in technology (IBM), professional services (Law and Accounting) and Financial Services (ANZ Bank, Fordham Group). Blending strategy and pragmatism, Kathleen is known for her curiosity, optimism and eye to the future. Kathleen enjoys nudging enterprises forward to embrace the opportunities of today to build value for all stakeholders.

Kathleen is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), as well as a member of the AICD Victorian Council and the AICD Governance of Innovation and Technology Panel. She is an active member of Chief Executive Women and currently serves on the boards of Alinta Energy, QBE Insurance (Auspac), Melbourne Water Corporation and Monash College. Her past boards include Bank of Queensland (BOQ), Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and Australian Government Solicitor (AGS).