Leadership

Board of Directors

FEI is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors. FEI Board members have a strong commitment to people development and deep experience as Chief Financial Officers or in the area of Career Development. Our CFO Directors also mentor in our FEI Mentoring Programs.

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David Lamont

FEI President

Executive and Former CFO, BHP

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Cale Bennett

CFO, TechnologyOne

2023 BAC CEO

Warren Briggs

CFO, Brisbane Airport Corporation

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Shubhada Gandhi

CFO, Kellanova

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David Grbin

CFO, Washington H Soul Pattinson Company Limited

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Brendan Hargreaves

CFO, Officeworks

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Joy Linton

former CFO, CSL

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Neale O'Connell

former ASX CFO

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Sam Sheppard

Chief People Officer, Wesfarmers Health

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Sharyn Williams

CEO, PWR Advanced Cooling Technology

Executive

To ensure a quality member experience, FEI is run by a part-time executive to support the Board. The FEI team shares the Board’s commitment to career-long learning and facilitating resilient professional networks within the FEI membership. We look forward to getting to know you and your career strengths and aspirations.

Michelle Reynolds Patel

Michelle Reynolds Patel

Chief Executive Officer

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Amanda Truong

Operations Manager

Sally Fortune

Sally Fortune

Membership & Events Manager

FEI supports the careers of CFOs and Senior Finance Execs through:

Mentoring

Our mentoring programs are world class. Supported by Australia’s leading CFOs, designed to develop future top executives.

FEI Mentoring

Learning

Our events, forums and tools tap into the depth of experience available in our extensive network.

FEI Learning

Connecting

We facilitate curated introductions between members to make building peer networks easy and effective.

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