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Valerie Lyons

Professional Company Director - NED

A dynamic, engaged and proactive leader with extensive Non-Executive Director (NED) Board and C Suite Executive expertise and experience across the Health, Finance & Superannuation, Aged Care & Retirement, Community & Disability, and Education service sectors. Sixteen years in Board Director leadership roles, including Board Chair and Board Committee Chair roles. A current National Trustee/Director of HESTA Superannuation Industry Fund ($32Billion Fund), and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. Immediate past National Director of both Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) and Catholic Health Australia (CHA). Including National and State Chair roles for CHA and NDS Vic - Advisory Committees. Sector leadership as past State President and Director of LASA (Vic), ACCV and VAHEC across a 12 year period. Together with Government, and Banking advisory committee experience. Eighteen years in ED/CEO roles of major multistate service provider entities, within the senior service (aged care, retirement living and community) and disability service (specialist education, ECIS, accommodation, respite) sectors, underpinned, by ten plus years in CFO and Company Secretary roles within the finance and health sectors. Professional qualifications include FAICD, FCPA, FGIA, with undergraduate studies in finance and post graduate studies in governance and management. A key focus- building sustainable, (economically, socially and environmentally) and innovative organisations


Expertise

  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (200+ employees)
  • Local Government
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • Civic & Social Organization
  • Construction
  • Education Management
  • Executive Office
  • Financial Services
  • Fundraising
  • Government (state
  • local
  • federal)
  • Government Relations
  • Housing
  • Hospital & Health Care
  • Investment Management
  • Political Organisation
  • Public Policy
  • Religious Institutions
  • Accounting
  • Audit
  • Governance
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Communication
  • Community Relations
  • Finance & Investments
  • Government Relations
  • Risk
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Chair
  • Vice Chair
  • Non Executive
  • Committee Chair
  • Committee Member
  • Advisory Board Member
  • CEO
  • Executive Director
  • Senior Manager

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