Board of directors

Dale is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University. He is Chair of the Academic Board at Curtin University as well as Professor of Taxation Law. Dale is the 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. 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 more than 35 years and was one of the inaugural members of the National Tax Practitioners Board. He has served on 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.

He is a Board member of Constable Care Foundation, as well as a member of the AASB/AUASB audit committee. Dale is also a member of the Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency Register of Experts and a member of the Australian Academic Integrity Network.

Warren has extensive experience in senior executive and non‑executive roles, he has a strong focus on delivering sustainable organisational performance through disciplined governance, strategic change and operational excellence.

Warren served as Managing Director and Global COO for Barclays Private Bank, leading large‑scale transformation, digital and technology innovation, and enterprise‑wide risk, audit and compliance functions. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles across strategy, commercial management and operations, and is an experienced Board and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee Chair.

He has significant governance experience across Europe, Asia and Australia. Warren has chaired global committees including Crisis Leadership, Operational Excellence and Transformation, Service and Supplier Management, and Financial Crime Oversight for Barclays Global Private Bank, and has served as a Director of BPB Holdings SA, Zedra Trust Company (Suisse), Barclays Switzerland Services SA and BWS Limited (Japan).

Warren volunteers to support the community through Board roles in the Health, Education and NFP sectors. He has a longstanding commitment to the accounting profession and served on the CPA Australia Europe Divisional Council, including as President and Chair.

He holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and Banking and Finance, and a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security. Warren is a FCPA, FGIA and a member of the AICD.

Louise Cox is a well-respected accountant and lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience as a CEO, CFO, 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 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.

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 technology, retail, financial services, manufacturing, natural resources and transport, as well as the Public Sector.

Sarah has a focus on driving transformational change through digital, AI and technology capabilities. In her former executive roles, Sarah was Managing Director 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 NFP sectors including as Chair of Kinetic IT Pty Ltd, and non-executive Director at Codan Ltd, Bravura Solutions Ltd, and GrainCorp Ltd. She serves in a variety of roles, including as Chair and member of Audit and Risk committees as well as People, Culture, Remuneration and Nomination committees.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from the Queensland University of Technology, is a Graduate of the AICD, and is currently undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Cyber security, Governance and Risk Management. She is also a Fellow of CA ANZ.

Bernard is a Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) where he has worked for more than 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 previously served on the Hong Kong Executive Committee, including as Chairman in 2012 and was a member of the Appointments Council from 2017 to 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 SAR, China (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 HKICPA, 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.

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 was the Auditor-General for the Northern Territory from September 2014 to September 2024 and is currently Deputy Chair of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. She is a Registered Company Auditor.

Previously, Julie held senior positions at Deloitte for 16 years, including 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 CA ANZ, 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 AICD.

She has previously held the role of Convener of the Australasian Council of Auditors General (ACAG). Julie has a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of South Australia and has completed a double Diploma in Government (Fraud Control and Investigation).

Kaushika is an experienced Principal Solutions Consultant at Oracle Corporation, implementing cloud technology, generative AI and agentic AI applications to drive enterprise finance transformations, business process improvements and enable change management. Kaushika also specialises as the Education industry domain lead for cloud applications in Australia and New Zealand.

Passionate about bridging the digital skills gap, Kaushika is an industry mentor and guest lecturer at Monash University, Swinburne University and University of Queensland. Kaushika has previously held a series of senior finance, accounting, business analysis and project management roles in Melbourne.

A member of CPA Australia, Kaushika was awarded the CPA Certificate of Excellence. He volunteers as a CPA Australia Member Ambassador to promote the designation and profession in secondary and tertiary institutions, and was previously a member of the CPA Innovation and Technology Committee.

Kaushika has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting, Finance and Economics from Monash University, Melbourne. Kaushika also holds a Diploma of Business (and is a World Prize and Melbourne Prize Winner). Kaushika is certified in ITIL®4 (IT Service Management), Cloud ERP solutions, AI/ML, Agentic AI development and is an Order of Merit Graduate of the AICD.

Anna is a highly accomplished senior executive and company Director with extensive management experience across a broad range of industries, including marketing, media, digital, ecommerce, retail and consumer businesses.

Possessing a strong commercial and strategic background, Anna has a proven track record in digital transformation and profitable growth. Anna is currently Director of Sales at Are Media. Prior to that, she held a series of senior executive roles at Nine Entertainment, Australia’s largest media group, as well as leadership roles at MAXMEDIALAB and Max Connectors, Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, ACP/Bauer Magazines and Lendlease.

A graduate of the AICD, Anna has board-level experience as a non-executive Director for non-profit organisations, digital media and consumer online subscription businesses, including Look Good Feel Better, Pedestrian TV and Bellabox.

Anna is an FCPA and has a Bachelor of Business (Commerce and Marketing) from the University of Technology Sydney, is a graduate of the Yale School of Management and completed a post-graduate Lean Six Sigma in improving business productivity from the University of Sydney.

Carmen Wee, is the Founder and CEO of her HR Advisory Services firm, Carmen Wee & Associates.

Carmen is an accomplished Chief Human Resources Officer with over 25 years of international business experience. She has driven large-scale business transformation and change management within fast-growing companies including multiple, complex mergers and acquisitions.

She has led large multicultural teams, coaching business leaders, building high-performing teams, and influencing stakeholders across the business ecosystem.

She is the author of two books, ‘From The Kampung To The Boardroom: My Leadership Journey’ (2021) and ‘Board Vibes, Lessons From My Journey’ which was published in 2025.

As an experienced Board member spanning commercial, government, academia and public institutions in Singapore, the US and the UK, she has served as Remuneration Committee Chair for a Singapore-based listed company in addition to being a member of the Nomination, Audit and Risk, Finance and People Committees.

For the past decade, she has served to transform the HR ecosystem and build capabilities. In recognition of her contributions, she was conferred the Pioneer IHRP – Master Professional status by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower.

Carmen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Arts in Organisational Leadership from Regent University, US. She is also a Senior Accredited Director with the  Singapore Institute of Directors.

Anthony is an experienced non-executive director, CEO and entrepreneur. Anthony has extensive experience across specialised fields including legal, governance, risk and compliance, finance, technology and marketing.

Anthony is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zai Node, a private AI infrastructure, edge device and applications business based in Australia and Germany. Previously, Anthony was the Founder and CEO of award-winning Asia Pacific legal services and technology business, Lexvoco, which he exited to Bowmark Capital in 2019. He has also held senior commercial, legal, investment management, strategy and systems roles with the PGA Tour, Transpacific Industries Group Ltd and Aruma Capital.

Anthony’s board experience covers a range of public companies, family offices and start-ups. His current board appointments include Chairman at Hanlon Industries (steel manufacturing, construction and industrial services) and Chairman at Five At Heart (end-of-trip facilities and bike parking). Previously, Anthony was a non-executive director at Wellfully Ltd, Ausroad Group and Rugby Victoria.

Bryan is currently an executive director of True Vine Capital Partners, a venture capital fund manager in Singapore.

Bryan has over 25 years’ experience as a senior executive in investment banking and venture capital firms, specialising in digital finance and advising fintech start-ups.

Previously, Bryan was COO of Crowdplus Asia, an equity crowdfunding platform and executive director of digital wallet service provider, Mcash. He was also a Partner in Netrove Partners and Vice President of Hadrons Capital.

A graduate of Monash University in Melbourne, Bryan is a Fellow of CPA Australia, serves on CPA Australia’s Malaysia Divisional Council, and is Chairman of the Digital Transformation Committee. He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and a member of ASEAN CPA.

Bryan is an independent director at Sim Leisure Group Limited, where he is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Bryan retired from the Board on 30 September 2025.