Committees of Directors

Audit Risk and Compliance Committee

The Audit Risk and Compliance Committee assists the board in the areas of statutory reporting, internal control systems, risk management systems, insurance and legal proceedings, and the internal and external audit functions.

The Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee comprises six directors:

• Warren McRae FCPA – Deputy President and Chair
• Bryan Chung FCPA (Aust.)
• Julie Crisp FCPA
• Kaushika Jayalath CPA
• Bernard Poon FCPA (Aust.)
• Anthony Wright 

Education, Policy and Innovation Committee

The Education, Policy and Innovation Committee’s role is to assist the Board in fulfilling its statutory, corporate governance and oversight responsibilities relating to CPA Australia’s education, research and innovation strategies. It has oversight of the education strategy relating to the CPA Australia professional programs, the innovative practices and technologies agenda of the organisation, particularly considering the rapidly changing environment in which CPA Australia operates and any impact on its strategic plans, and advising the Board in relation to organisational policy responses and thought leadership.

The Education, Policy and Innovation Committee comprises six directors:

• Dale Pinto FCPA – President and Chair
• Louise Cox FCPA
• Sarah Adam-Gedge 
• Bryan Chung FCPA (Aust.)
• Kaushika Jayalath CPA
• Anna Quinn FCPA

Member Engagement Committee

The Member Engagement Committee’s role is to act in an advisory capacity in relation to matters involving member engagement with all of CPA Australia’s members by:

• providing advice to the Board on member-related strategies;
• providing advice to the Board on member services and product (at a strategic level);
• advising on and maximising the effectiveness of communications with members and other key stakeholders;
• providing advice to the Board on brand strategy and reputation; and
• doing all it reasonably can to protect and enhance the external reputation of CPA Australia.

The Member Engagement Committee comprises five directors:

• Louise Cox FCPA – Deputy President and Chair
• Sarah Adam-Gedge 
• Julie Crisp FCPA
• Bernard Poon FCPA (Aust.)
• Anna Quinn FCPA

 

Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee’s role is to assist the Board and Appointments Council in the effective discharge of their responsibilities, having regard to the law, the highest standards of governance, and the diversity of the membership.

It is responsible for, among other things: 

• assessment and recommendation to the Appointments Council candidates for appointment to the Board
• advising the Board and Appointments Council on succession plans for the Board.

The Nomination Committee comprises two directors, two members of the Appointments Council, and two independent members:

Directors

• Warren McRae FCPA – Deputy President and Chair 
• Anthony Wright

Members of the Appointments Council

• Erica Haddon FCPA (Western Australia) – effective 1 February 2025
• Kyelie Baxter FCPA (Queensland) – effective 1 February 2025
  
   

Independents

• Professional Company Director, Nadine White
• Professional Company Director and Leadership Mentor, Trent Bartlett

The external independents bring decades of corporate and governance experience. 

Dr Nadine White is an accomplished independent non-executive director with extensive experience across a range of sectors, including water and utilities, aged care, health, disability, Indigenous affairs, and financial services sectors. She currently serves as a Director with Care Connect Ltd; Scope Australia Ltd, Goodwin Aged Care Services, and Icon Water Limited. She is also the Director and Chair of Dietitians Australia.

Nadine has held the position of Deputy Chair on several boards, including Canberra-based Raising Hope Education Foundation, the ACT Minister’s Work Health and Safety Council, and the local Bendigo Bank. She has also been a member of the ACT Government’s Reconciliation Council, and is the inaugural convenor of the ACT Mentor Walks program for women.
Before transitioning to a full-time Non-Executive Director, Nadine spent much of her executive career in human resources and workplace relations within large complex organisations. Notably, she was the Chief People Officer at the Australian National University for a decade. 

Nadine holds a PhD in organisational change and industrial relations, as well as tertiary qualifications in business and law (honours). She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Trent Bartlett is a professional company director, governance facilitator and leadership mentor. He has more than 30-years’ experience as a Board Chair, director, CEO and executive leader for listed public companies, large private enterprises and member organisations across a range of industries. A mentor to Board Chairs and CEOs, he is an accredited course facilitator at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and currently holds numerous board positions, including Board Chairman for disability services provider Rocky Bay, independent Board Chairman for Travellers Choice, non-executive director of Beyond Bank Australia, and independent non-executive director of Australian Packaging Covenant. Trent is a graduate of the International Directors Program (IDP-C) and Mentor to the INSEAD Director Network Alumni, a recent graduate of Competent Boards (Canada) micro-credential in sustainability and ESG (GCB-D),a graduate and Fellow of the AICD and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (UK).