Minister reappoints Financial Literacy Board chair
The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, has announced reappointments of the chairman and three members to the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board.
Paul Clitheroe, who is a director of ipac securities and media commentator on financial issues, has been reappointed as the part-time chair of the board for a further two year period.
Also, Air Commodore Robert Brown AM, who is the independent chairman of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Financial Services Centre, and Elaine Henry, a community sector leader and the chair of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, have been reappointed to the board.
Following this, the minister also announced that Fiona Guthrie, the executive director of financial Counselling Australia, would remain in the board for another two years.
At the same time, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair, James Shipton would become an ex officio member of the board on 1 February.
The Australian Government Literacy Board is a non-statutory body that provides independent and strategic guidance to Government and ASIC on financial literacy issues.
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Financial Literacy Board Members |
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Mr Paul Clitheroe AM – Chair |
Executive Director, ipac securities |
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Air Commodore Robert Brown AM |
Chairman, Australian Defence Force Financial Services Consumer Centre |
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Ms Elaine Henry OAM |
Company Director |
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Ms Fiona Guthrie AM |
Executive Director, Financial Counselling Australia |
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Mr Peter Kell |
Deputy Chair, ASIC |
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Dr Phil Lambert PSM |
Phil Lambert Consulting |
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Mr Martin McDonald |
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills |
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Ms Theresa P. Mills |
Financial Services Consultant |
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Professor Roslyn Russell |
RMIT University, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing |
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Mr James Shipton |
Chair (incoming), ASIC |
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Oksana Patron
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