Effective immediately, Susan Forrester AM and Robert Mactier have been appointed independent non-executive directors at Iress.
In addition to her new role at Iress, Forrester is a non-executive director and chair of the people and culture committee at Plenti, chair of the board at South Bank Corporation, and chair and non-executive director at Jumbo Interactive and Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec. Before this, she held several similar positions.
With a background in human resources and corporate law, Forrester holds a bachelor of laws and bachelor of arts from the University of Queensland and an executive master’s in business administration from Melbourne Business School.
As part of her new role, Forrester will chair the company’s people and performance committee when Julie Fahey retires from the position, who is expected to do so after the 2025 annual general meeting, if not before.
Mactier has also held a number of senior positions, including non-executive chairman at Nuix, non-executive director at Kinetic IT, and senior adviser at UBS Investment Bank.
He holds a bachelor of economics from the University of Sydney and completed his chartered accounting qualification during his time at KPMG. He then went on to have a three-decade-long career in investment banking.
As part of his new role, Mactier will be a member of Iress’ audit and risk committee.
Iress chair Roger Sharp welcomed Forrester and Mactier to the team as they usher in a new period for the company.
“We signalled at our 2024 annual general meeting that Iress would embark on a process of board renewal. I’m delighted to welcome two highly accomplished directors of the calibre of Susan and Rob to the Iress board,” Sharp said.
