Directors

Warren McRae FCPA

Deputy President
BBus (Accy/Banking&Finance) FCPA FGIA MAICD

Warren is an experienced Senior Executive and Board member with more than 30 years of financial services experience.

Working across different countries and cultures, most recently as Global COO for a large multinational organisation, Warren has a demonstrated depth of experience across change delivery, digital and technology innovation, strategy, commercial management, and delivery of organisational transformation. Additionally, he has been responsible for risk, control and governance across multiple entities.

Warren has held governance and Board positions in Europe, Asia and Australia, including as Chair of Global Crisis Leadership, Operating, Service Management and Financial Crime Oversight Committees for Barclays Global Private Bank, and directorships at BPB Holdings SA, Zedra Trust Company (Suisse), Barclays Switzerland Services SA, and BWS Limited (Japan).

Warren is active in supporting his community and volunteering his skills through Board positions on the Sunshine Coast Health Foundation Board (“Wishlist”) and the Montessori International College. He also volunteers as Auditor for St. Paul’s Church, Armidale.

Warren is a Fellow of CPA Australia and was a member of the Europe Divisional Council for four years, including serving as President and Chair in 2019–20. He is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Member of the AICD. Warren has a Bachelor of Business and is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security.

Louise Cox FCPA

Deputy President
BBus(Mgt) BBus(Accy) LLB(Hons) GradDipLegalPrac LLM MTax

Louise Cox is a well-respected accountant and lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience as a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Finance Officer, and Non-Executive Director across the legal, accounting, architecture, education and mental health sectors. 

As an experienced Board member, Louise has served in a range of roles including Chair, Deputy Chair, Chair of Finance and Risk, and Chair of Governance, Remuneration and Nomination in various commercial, public sector and not-for-profit boards.

Currently, Louise is Chair of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Queensland and Chair of the Griffith University Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics Advisory Committee. She is a non executive director of social, affordable and disability housing provider BlueCHP,  the disability focused not for profit Vertaview Group and also a member of the QUT School of Accountancy Advisory Board.

Having previously served as a Chair of Open Minds, Director of Multicap, TAFE Queensland, Thomson Adsett and as a member and Chair of the Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE Council, Louise brings strong corporate governance experience to the Board. She has been active with CPA Australia as a member of the Public Practice Advisory Committee and served for five years as a member of the Queensland Divisional Council, including as its President in 2012.

Julie Crisp FCPA

Deputy President of the Board
B.Acc, FCPA, FCA, FGIA, FIPAA, GAICD, CIA, CGAP, RCA

Julie is a highly accomplished director, auditor and advisory professional with more than 30 years’ experience in risk management, internal audit, financial audit, forensic analysis and business process improvement. 

Julie is a Board Member of Aboriginal Investment NT and is a Non Executive Director of Larrakia Development Corporation and Darwin Hotel Partnership Pty Ltd. She has roles on a number of public sector and for-purpose Audit and Risk Committees.

Julie was the Auditor-General for the Northern Territory from September 2014 to September 2024 and has previously held the role of Convenor of the Australasian Council of Auditors General (ACAG). She served on the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board from 2018 to 2026.

Prior to the role of Auditor-General, Julie held senior positions at Deloitte for 16 years, including six years as Assurance and Advisory Partner at Deloitte Darwin. Prior to that she worked in various accounting and non-accounting roles across a range of sectors including tourism, horticultural and retail. 

Julie is a Fellow of CPA Australia and also holds fellowships with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Institute of Public Administration Australia. She is a professional member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Australia holding the designations of Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Government Audit Professional and Certification in Risk Management Assurance. Julie is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of South Australia and has completed a double Diploma in Government (Fraud Control and Investigation). Julie is a Registered Company Auditor.

Dale Pinto FCPA

Director
John Curtin Distinguished Professor
PhD (Law) (Melb) MTax (Hons) (Syd) PGradDipBus (Dist) (Curtin) BBus (Dist) (Curtin)
FCPA FTMA FAAL CA CTA-Life AFAIM MAICD

Dale has over 30 years of board experience in the not-for-profit, government, and regulatory sectors, as well as in professional law and accounting bodies, academia, and membership organisations.

He is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University. He is currently Chair of the Academic Board at Curtin University as well as Professor of Taxation Law in the Curtin Law School. Dale is the author and co-author of numerous books, refereed articles and national and international conference papers and sits on the editorial board of several peer-reviewed journals as well as being the Editor-in-Chief of several refereed journals.

Dale is a Fellow of CPA Australia and was a member of the WA Divisional Council, including serving as President of the WA Division in 2018 until his appointment to the CPA Australia Board on 1 October 2018. Dale served as Deputy President of CPA Australia for three years from October 2020 and subsequently served as President and Chair of the CPA Australia Board from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2026.

Dale is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law as well as being a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser and Honorary Life Member of the Tax Institute. He is also a Life Member of the Australasian Tax Teachers Association and the Australasian Law Academics Association.

He has been a registered tax agent for some 35 years and was appointed by the Assistant Treasurer as one of the inaugural members of the National Tax Practitioners Board. He has served as a member of the Board of Taxation's Special Advisory Panel, the ATO's Public Advice Guidance Panel and the Strategic Advisory Council of the Australian Council of Professions, as well as having served on the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Economic Development Forum in WA.

Dale is a member of the Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) Register of Experts and is also a member of the Australian Academic Integrity Network (AAIN).

Sarah Adam-Gedge

Director
BBus (Accounting), FAICD, FCA

Sarah has extensive experience in senior leadership positions in Australia and internationally as CEO, Managing Director and Non-Executive Director across a range of sectors, including digital and technology, communications and telco, agriculture and industrial.

Sarah has a focus on driving transformational change and business growth through digital and technology capabilities. Her prior executive career included as MD with global IT company Wipro Ltd and Publicis Sapient Australia. A chartered accountant, Sarah also has experience as Managing Partner at PwC Consulting, and Partner at Arthur Andersen. 

Sarah is a non-executive director across listed, private and not-for-profit sectors including as Non-executive Director of ASX listed companies Aussie Broadband Ltd, Codan Ltd, GrainCorp Ltd and Zip Co. She is also Chair of Kinetic IT, a privately-owned, sovereign technology company, as well as CPA Australia. 

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Business-Accounting, and is a Fellow of the AICD, and of CAANZ. She is currently completing a Graduate Certificate of Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management at RMIT.

Bernard Che-Wai Poon FCPA (Aust.)

Director 
BCom BSc FCPA (CPA Aust.) FCPA (HK) FRICS

Bernard is a Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) where he has worked for nearly 30 years in a number of key executive positions. He specialises in valuations and financial modelling and has extensive experience in the valuation of businesses, shares and intangible assets for transaction analysis, business strategy, taxation, financial reporting and acting as an expert witness.  

A Fellow of CPA Australia, Bernard is an Honorary Adviser to the Greater China Divisional Council, in which he was a member from 2010 to 2018, serving as Deputy President in 2011 and President in 2012. He is currently Chairman of the Continuing Professional Development Committee. He previously served on the Hong Kong Executive Committee, including as Chairman in 2012 and was a member of the Appointments Council in 2017–2018. Bernard’s long association with CPA Australia saw him awarded with the Board of Directors Award for Outstanding Service in 2020.

Active in the community, Bernard was a member of the Appeal Board Panel of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance (2013-2019) and was appointed by the Ministry of Finance in China as a consultant in accounting in Hong Kong (2016-2018). Bernard was appointed to be a member of the Council of Hong Kong Productivity Council in 2022.

Bernard is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), a member of the HKICPA Financial Reporting Valuation Panel, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), advisor to the Hong Kong University Business and Economics Association and an External Advisor, Department of Accountancy and Law, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Carmen Wee

Director

Carmen Wee, is the Founder and CEO of her HR Advisory Services firm, Carmen Wee & Associates. She is an experienced Board Member spanning commercial, government, academia and public institutions in Singapore, US and the UK and has 25 years of international business experience, driving large-scale business transformation & change management

 

Anthony Wright

Director
BBus(Accy) MBA LLB LLM GAICD

Anthony is a CEO, entrepreneur and company director with extensive experience across legal, governance, finance, technology, sales and marketing. 

Currently, Anthony is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zai Node, an early-stage AI infrastructure business. Previously, Anthony was a General Partner at Aruma Capital; CEO and Founder of legal services and tech business, Lexvoco; and he has also held senior commercial and systems roles with the PGA Tour and Transpacific Industries Group Ltd. Anthony’s board experience covers a range of organisations including Hanlon Group (Chairman) and Rugby Australia (Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee). He has previously been a board member at Five At Heart (Chairman), Wellfully Ltd, Thongs Australia, Noted and Ausroad. 

Anthony has an MBA, Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), and is a GAICD.

Board decisions

The Board independently and objectively assesses the organisation's decisions and oversees the performance and activities of management.

The Board is responsible for decisions including:

• setting and approving the organisation's strategy, direction and financial objectives
• appointing the president and deputy-presidents
• approving financial statements
• evaluating of the CEO's performance
• making and amending By-Laws and other regulations. 

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