Board of Directors
Michael J Vertigan AC
BEc(Hons), PhD, Hon LLD, FAICD
Chairman and independent
non-executive Director
Appointed 8 October 2008
Dr Vertigan is currently Chair of the Australian Government Solar Flagships Council, a Director of Aurora Energy, a member of the Advisory Board of Australian Government Education Investment Fund and Chairman of the Independent Review of the Finances of the State of Victoria.
He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance in both Tasmania and Victoria. For the past decade, he has had extensive involvement in the finance, investment, energy and utilities sectors. Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited since July 2004 and Chairman since October 2004.
Dr Vertigan also serves as Chairman of MyState Limited Board’s Group Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee.
G John Gilbert
BCom (NSW), FAICD, FAMI
Managing Director - Executive Director
Appointed 10 December 2009
Mr Gilbert was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MyState Financial and subsidiary companies on 27 May 2009 and appointed a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited on 22 December 2009.
He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Cuscal Limited, a leading provider of wholesale and transactional banking services to specialist retail financial institutions. Mr Gilbert is also a Director of QBE Lenders Mortgage Insurance and Cuesuper Pty Ltd and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
Mr Gilbert is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has extensive experience in the financial services sector.
Paul K M Viney
BBus, FCPA, FCIS, CFTP, MAICD
Company Secretary/Chief Financial Officer
Appointed 8 October 2008
Mr Viney was appointed Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of MyState Limited on 11 January 2010 and Secretary of the MyState Financial Group of companies on 24 November 2009.
He was previously appointed Company Secretary of MyState Limited on 8 October 2008. Mr Viney was appointed Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited in July 2003. He was Secretary of Tasmanian Banking Services Limited from July 2003 until 10 August 2009.
Prior to joining Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees, Mr Viney was General Manager Corporate, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for Harris & Company Limited, a Director of The Examiner Newspaper Pty Ltd, Group Treasurer of the Australian Cement Group of Companies, Manager Corporate Banking for Tasmania Bank, Assistant Commissioner for Corporate Affairs in Tasmania and Assistant Accountant for James Hardie Packaging. He has had extensive experience in finance, accounting and company secretarial roles.
Colin M Hollingsworth
CPA, MAICD
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 February 2009
Mr. Hollingsworth was General Manager, Corporate Services, TAFE Tasmania from1998 until April 2008. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He is an experienced company director and former Chairman and Director of both CPS and Island State Credit Unions. Mr Hollingsworth was appointed a Director of MyState Financial on 1 July 2007. He is a Director of The Gourmet Club Pty Ltd and was appointed as a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited on 22 September 2009.
Mr Hollingsworth is Chairman of the Group Audit Committee and a member of the Group Risk and Group Mergers and Acquisitions Committees.
Peter D Armstrong
BEc(Hons), DipEd, DipFPCPA, FAICD
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 February 2009
Mr Armstrong is Chairman of the MyState Limited Board’s Group Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Group Audit Committee.
Mr Armstrong is a former Chairman of connectfinancial and was appointed a Director of MyState Financial and subsidiary companies on 1 July 1998. He was appointed a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited on 22 September 2009.
Mr Armstrong is a Director of the Gourmet Club Pty Ltd and is President of Tennis Tasmania. He is a Certified Practising Accountant and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Ian G Mansbridge
CPA, FCIS, FCIM
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 February 2009
Mr Mansbridge’s career has included Managing Director of Sandhurst Trustees Ltd; Managing Director of National Mortgage Market Corporation; inaugural Managing Director of Elders Rural Bank (Rural Bank) and a General Manager of Bendigo Bank.
He has been National President of the Trustee Corporations of Australia, a Director of Tasmanian Banking Services and Chair of the National Stock Exchange of Australia Ltd. He is currently a Director of Australian Friendly Society and Sandhurst Trustees Ltd and is chair of several honorary Community Associations.
He was appointed a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Ltd in March 2004, and MyState Financial on 22 September 2009. He is Chairman of the Group Mergers and Acquisitions Committee and a member of the Group Risk Committee.
Sarah Merridew
BEc, FCA, FAICD
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 February 2009
Mrs Merridew is a Chartered Accountant and a Non-Executive Director of Tasmanian Railway and Ben Lomond Water. She is Honorary Treasurer of the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmanian Section and actively involved with other community organisations.
Mrs Merridew was formerly a Director of Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation and a partner of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu including a period as Managing Partner for Tasmania. She is an experienced company director and has extensive experience in providing audit, risk management and business advisory services to the public and private sectors.
Mrs Merridew was appointed a Director of MyState Financial and subsidiaries on 22 September 2009 and a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees on 11 December 2001, following her previous appointment to the Board of Perpetual Trustees Tasmania Limited. She was a Director of Tasmanian Banking Services Limited from 2005 until 2009.
She is a member of the Group Audit, the Group Corporate Governance and Nomination and the Group Mergers and Acquisitions Committees.
Robert L Gordon
BSc, MIFA, MAICD, CPM
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 February 2009
Mr Gordon is the Managing Director of Forestry Tasmania. He has been a company director for sixteen years including six years as Chairman of connectfinancial.
Mr Gordon was appointed as a Director of MyState Financial on 1 July 1998. He is also a Director of MyState Financial Community Foundation Limited, the Gourmet Club Pty Ltd and was appointed a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited on 22 September 2009.
He is a member of the MyState Limited Board’s Group Human Resources and Remuneration and Group Mergers and Acquisitions Committees.
Miles L Hampton
BEc(Hons), FCIS, FCPA, FAICD
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 February 2009
Mr Hampton has been a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited since July 2006. He is Chairman of the Group Risk Committee and a member of the Group Audit and Group Mergers and Acquisitions Committees.
He was appointed a Director of MyState Financial and subsidiary companies on 22 September 2009. Prior to commencing a career as a non-executive director, Mr Hampton was Managing Director of agribusiness and real estate public company, Roberts Limited from 1987 until 2006.
Mr Hampton is currently a Director of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Forestry Tasmania, the Van Diemen’s Land Company, Tasman Farms Limited and is Chairman of the Tasmanian Water & Sewerage Corporations. Mr Hampton has previously held positions as a Director of public companies Ruralco Holdings Ltd, Wentworth Holdings Ltd, HMA Ltd and Gibsons Ltd. He has also been a Director of a number of private companies.
Stephen Lonie
BCom MBA CA FFin FAICD FIMCA
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed 12 December 2011.
Mr Lonie is a Chartered Accountant and a former partner of the international accounting and consulting firm KPMG. He now practices as an independent management consultant.
Mr Lonie was appointed a Director of The Rock Building Society in April 2010.
Mr Lonie is an Associate with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and with the Australian Institute of Management. Mr Lonie is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Financial Services Institute of Australia. He is also a Member of the Economic Society of Australia and the Australian Computer Society.