AICD announces new directors

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has announced changes to its board.

After completing her six year term, Nicola Wakefield Evans AM FAICD retired as a director following the AGM in November.

The AICD extends our thanks and appreciation to Ms Wakefield Evans for the outstanding contribution she has made since joining the board as a national director in July 2016, and particularly her tireless efforts towards achieving greater gender diversity in Australian boardrooms and beyond. While Ms Wakefield Evans has retired from the AICD board she is continuing in her role as Chair of the Australian Chapter of the 30% Club.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of new national director Marina Go MAICD, who will be joining the board this month.

Ms Go is an experienced non-executive director and chair across ASX listed, private and not-for-profit organisations. She brings a strong customer focus specialising in digital strategy and reputational risk to her board roles.

Also joining the board this month is Dr Susan Neuhaus AM CSC FAICD.

Dr Neuhaus is replacing Julie Cooper FAICD as South Australian/Northern Territory division director while Ms Cooper takes 12-months leave from her board role.

Dr Neuhaus has broad experience as a director and board chairperson across defence, health and research, government and not-for-profit (NFP) sectors. Her current board roles include a mix of government, private commercial and NFP/community entities.

AICD chair John Atkin FAICD congratulated Ms Go and Dr Neuhaus on their appointments and said the Institute was looking forward to the expertise, specialist skills and insights that they would bring to the boardroom. 

Biographies

Ms Marina Go MAICD

Marina Go is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has over 25 years of leadership experience in the media industry, culminating in her role as general manager of Hearst-Bauer Media. Prior to this, Ms Go was chief executive officer of Private Media, Australia’s leading independent digital publisher with a portfolio of websites.

Ms Go has specialised board experience in leading the transformation and turnaround of companies during periods of disruption. In her role at West Tigers, Ms Go lobbied Federal, State and Local governments for funding for an elite high-performance facility and delivered significant change to the organisation. Ms Go also serves on the board of Netball Australia having recently stepped down as Chair.

Ms Go has significant ASX experience. Since November 2021 she has chaired Adore Beauty and she is currently a non-executive director on Transurban and Autosports Group. She is also a director of 7-Eleven and Energy Australia.

Dr Susan Neuhaus AM CSC FAICD

Susan Neuhaus is a Fellow and current SA-NT Divisional President of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has broad experience as a director and chair across defence, health and research, government and not-for-profit (NFP) sectors.

Dr Neuhaus is a member of the Council of the Australian War Memorial and non-executive director of Aspen Medical, Medical Insurance Group Australia (MIGA) and Carlisle Health.

Dr Neuhaus is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), has spent over three decades in public and private surgical and academic practice in Australia and overseas, and currently works as a locum surgeon in areas of need.

Susan also served in the Australian Army (Regular and Reserve), including deployments to Cambodia, Bougainville and Afghanistan. She was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross and retired at the rank of Colonel in 2011.

She has served terms on the Federal Council of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and as chair of the AMA Health Financing and Economics committee. In 2019 she was elected to the Roll of Fellows of the AMA.

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