Board of
Directors.
Experience, quality and integrity to take Helia to new heights.
Board of
Directors.
Experience, quality and integrity to take Helia to new heights.
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Our Board of Directors combined experience and expertise help support our vision of accelerating home ownership, now and for the future.
Our Board is passionate about innovation and bringing flexible home ownership solutions to more Australians.
Technology and digital transformation experience are just some of the unique skills we have brought into Helia through recent board appointments.
Looking ahead. We're Helia.
Our Board is passionate about innovation and bringing flexible home ownership solutions to more Australians.
Technology and digital transformation experience are just some of the unique skills we have brought into Helia through recent board appointments.
Looking ahead. We're Helia.
Leona Murphy
Chair, Independent
Leona was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2022 and was appointed as Chair of the Board on 9 May 2024.
Qualifications and Experience: Leona is an experienced non-executive director of ASX-listed, member-based and not-for-profit organisations. She is currently a non-executive director of Liberty Financial Group Limited, Chair and President of Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited, and Chair of Members Banking Group Limited, Club Finance Holdings Limited, RACQ Insurance Limited and Club Insurance Holdings Pty Ltd.
Leona is an Advisory Board Member of The Climate Ready Initiative, an initiative hosted by Griffith University’s Climate Action Beacon.
Special responsibilities: Board - Chair and Nominations Committee - Chair.
Directorships of other ASX listed companies and period of appointment (1 January 2022 – present): Liberty Financial Group Limited (since 28 September 2016) and Liberty Fiduciary Ltd in its capacity as responsible entity for the Liberty Financial Group Trust (since 8 October 2020).
Andrew Moore
Director, Independent
Andrew was appointed to the Board on 15 July 2024.
Qualifications and experience: Andrew is an experienced leader with broad senior executive experience in retail banking and financial services.
Andrew is currently a non-executive director of RACQ Limited and other RACQ Group entities, and CEO of Spaceship, a superannuation and investment business.
Andrew is an experienced financial services executive, with more than 30 years’ domestic and global experience. His previous executive positions include Managing Director of GE Capital Home Lending (Aust & NZ) and General Manager of St. George Retail Bank.
In recent years, Andrew has been instrumental in driving digital transformation and disruption in the financial services industry, particularly through his work as CEO of Spaceship Financial Services, a business focused on delivering an innovative and engaging investment and superannuation experience to young Australians.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Economics/ Bachelor of Science from the Australian National University and a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD. Andrew is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Fellow of FINSIA (FFin) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Special responsibilities (including Committee memberships): Audit Committee – member; Risk Committee – member; People and Remuneration Committee – member and Nominations Committee – member.
Directorships of other ASX listed companies and period of appointment (1 January 2022 – present): None.
Alistair Muir
Director, Independent
Alistair was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2021.
Qualifications and experience: Alistair has extensive experience in technology, digital transformation and fintech. He is an experienced digital executive and entrepreneur with a focus on growing and scaling digital businesses.
Alistair has worked with a broad range of ASX and Fortune 500 companies to successfully launch new digital products and ventures and advised government departments on artificial intelligence and innovation including the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and other publicly funded research institutes.
Alistair holds a first class honours degree in computer science from the Dublin Institute of Technology and attended both Harvard Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as part of an executive education focusing on disruptive strategy, innovation and the business applications of Artificial Intelligence
Alistair is currently a non-executive director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and a member of the ASIC Consultative Panel.
Special responsibilities (including Committee memberships): Audit Committee – member; Risk Committee; People and Remuneration Committee - member and Nominations Committee – member.
Directorships of other ASX listed companies and period of appointment (1 January 2022 – present): Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (since 12 September 2022) and Humm Group Limited (31 March 2021 – 22 June 2022).
JoAnne Stephenson
Director, Independent
JoAnne was appointed to the Board on 15 July 2024.
Qualifications and experience: JoAnne is an experienced non-executive director, board and committee chair across private and listed entities. She is currently a non-executive director of Qualitas Limited, Lifestyle Communities Limited and Challenger Limited and sits on the approved provider Board for Estia Health (Estia Investments Pty Ltd).
JoAnne has extensive experience spanning over 25 years across a range of industries. JoAnne was previously a senior partner in the Advisory division at KPMG and has key strengths in finance, accounting, risk management and governance.
JoAnne was previously the Chair and Non-executive Director of Myer Holdings Ltd and a Chair of the Major Infrastructure Board (Victoria) and Non-Executive Director of Asaleo Care Limited and Japara Healthcare Limited.
JoAnne holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Queensland and is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Special responsibilities (including Committee memberships): Risk Committee - Chair; Audit Committee – member; People and Remuneration Committee – member and Nominations Committee – member.
Directorships of other ASX listed companies and period of appointment (1 January 2022 – present): Qualitas Limited (since 2021), Challenger Limited (since 2012), Lifestyle Communities Limited (since 1 July 2024), Myer Holdings Limited (2016-2023).
Andrea Waters
Director, Independent
Andrea was appointed to the Board on 16 March 2020.
Qualifications and experience: Andrea has over 35 years’ experience in financial services as an auditor, accountant and non executive director. She was a partner of KPMG (until 2012) specialising in financial services audit and has a deep experience in risk management and in implementing and enhancing audit and governance structures in financial services. She brings to the Board a strong strategic perspective and deep experience understanding complex business operations.
Andrea is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and a member and accredited facilitator of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Andrea is currently a director of MyState Limited, Grant Thornton Australia Limited, Bennelong Funds Management Group, Citywide Service Solutions Pty Limited and Chairman of the Colonial Foundation.
Special responsibilities (including Committee memberships): Audit Committee – Chair; Risk Committee – member; People and Remuneration Committee - member and Nominations Committee - member.
Directorships of other ASX listed companies and period of appointment (1 January 2022 – present): MyState Limited (since 19 October 2017).
Duncan West
Director, Independent
Duncan was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2018.
Qualifications and experience: Duncan has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience having held senior executive positions at Royal Sun Alliance Group PLC, Promina Group Limited, CGU Limited and MLC Limited.
He is currently a Director of Suncorp Group Limited, Avant Mutual Group Limited, and Chairman of Challenger Limited and Habitat for Humanity Australia.
Duncan is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Senior Associate of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) from the University of Hull, UK.
Special responsibilities (including Committee memberships): People and Remuneration Committee - Chair; Audit Committee - member; Risk Committee - member and Nominations Committee - member.
Directorships of other ASX listed companies and period of appointment (1 January 2022 – present): Challenger Limited (since 10 September 2018), Suncorp Group Limited (since 23 September 2021).