Essential Director Update 2020 - NSW VIC

Lisa is a professional non-executive director and currently sits on the boards of Australian Unity Limited, The Front Project and Artspace.

Lisa’s former board roles include Deputy President of Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences; non-executive director of APN Outdoor Group Limited, an ASX 200 listed company; Chairman of Urbis; and Chairman of The Benevolent Society, Australia's first charity.

In her earlier career, Lisa was a partner of law firms Maddocks and Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) where she held a number of senior management roles, including Sydney Managing Partner and Executive Partner with responsibility for the Property Projects and Government group and People and Culture. She was an elected member of the Blake Dawson board for four years.  

Lisa practised law for over 30 years, specialising in commercial property law.  

In 2004, Lisa completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in France. She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of Chief Executive Women and, earlier this year, became a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the community through charitable and cultural organisations.

Graham Bradley is a professional company director and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of United Malt, HSBC Bank Australia, EnergyAustralia Holdings and Shine Justice. He is a director of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Chairman of Infrastructure NSW. He is a director of Tennis Australia and chairs Ensemble Theatre Limited.

Graham’s former board roles included Stockland Corporation (Chairman 2005–2016), Anglo American Australian Advisory Board (Chairman 2004–2016), Queensland Investment Corporation (Director 2004–2010), Singapore Telecommunications (Director 2004–2011), Boart Longyear (Chairman 2006–2010) and MBF (Bupa) (Director 2004–2010).

Graham was Managing Director of Perpetual Limited from 1995–2003. Under his leadership, Perpetual grew to become one of Australia's leading listed funds management and financial services groups.

Prior to joining Perpetual, Graham was National Managing Partner of national law firm, Blake Dawson (now Ashurst). Before this, Graham was a partner of McKinsey & Company, a leading international firm of management consultants.

Graham was President of the Business Council of Australia from 2009–2011 and Deputy President of the Takeovers Panel. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Australian School of Business at UNSW. Graham also devotes time to a range of non-profit organisations, including the State Library of NSW Foundation.

Graham was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2009 in recognition of his contribution to business, medical research and the arts. He was the Australian Institute of Company Directors Distinguished Fellow for 2012.

Susan Pascoe is an Adjunct Professor at the University of WA. She chairs the Australian Council for International Development, the Community Director's Council and is a member of the AICDs NFP Chairs' Forum. She is a Board Member of Mercy Health, and a Trustee of St John of God Health Care. She was inaugural Commissioner at the ACNC from 2012-17.

Prior to this role Susan was a Commissioner at the State Services Authority in Victoria, with a particular role to chair independent inquiries, including into the regulation of the NFP sector, Indigenous employment, and Victoria's regulatory bodies.

Susan was appointed as one of three Commissioners on the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, established to investigate the devastating bushfires in February 2009 which killed 173 people and ravaged much of the state's flora and fauna. The Royal Commission was innovative in many respects including live streaming its hearings, conducting meetings in situ with impacted individuals, and producing both electronic and paper versions of its reports.

Susan's earlier career was in education. She held a number of senior roles including as Chair and CEO of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (2003-06), and CEO of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (2001-02). She chaired the review of the Victorian Curriculum and Standards Framework (1998-99) and led the Australian delegation to the UN's World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal in 2000.

Susan has extensive governance experience including as Commissioner of the ACNC with responsibility to improve the governance capability in Australia's 55,000 charities. In addition she has been director on a number of boards from 1990.

Susan's leadership was recognised in 2016 when she was awarded the Leadership in Government award for outstanding contribution to public administration in Australia.

Susan was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2007 for her contribution to education.