Housing Choices Australia Annual Report 2024

Board of Directors

HEATHER MCCALLUM BOARD CHAIR

FABIENNE MICHAUX DEPUTY CHAIR

DAVID LANTZKE BOARD DIRECTOR

DREW BESWICK BOARD DIRECTOR

Heather is a Chartered Accountant, experienced Board Director and senior executive with experience operating in complex environments across a diverse range of organisations and sectors. She joined the Board of Housing Choices Australia in 2014 and was Deputy Chair of the Board and Chair of the Audit, Assurance and Risk Committee (AARC) until her appointment as Board Chair in 2019. Heather is also a non-executive Director of Australian Sailing, Risk and Audit Committee member of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy and Former Chair of TADTas, an organisation dedicated to improving the independence and quality of life for people living with a disability. Heather has more than 25 years’ experience spanning audit and corporate advisory (including with EY’s banking & finance division), private enterprise, start-ups, and for-purpose organisations, having held both General Manager and Chief Financial Ocer senior leadership positions.

Fabienne is an experienced non-executive director who has held numerous board positions in the housing, education, financial and arts sectors. Fabienne is currently a non-executive Director of Impact Investing Australia and of Goulburn Murray Credit Union and is a part-time Professor of Practice (Finance) at Deakin Business School. Fabienne is also the Director of SDG Impact, a United Nations Development Programme flagship initiative created to accelerate the mobilisation of private capital towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. It provides investors and businesses with the clarity, insights and tools required to strengthen and authenticate their contribution to achieving the SDGs. Fabienne previously enjoyed a 30-year executive career, including 22 years with S&P Global in the Global Ratings division where in her final role she was the Head of Developed Markets Asia-Pacific.

David is the Chief Executive Ocer of the Ardross Group of Companies, a privately owned property and land development group. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of Leadership Western Australia, has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and has extensive experience in infrastructure planning, project facilitation, asset management, town planning and property development. David is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and serves on the Executive of the Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry WA (Vice President) and Jurien Bay Chamber of Commerce.

Drew is the Chief Executive Ocer of RESolutions Won, part of the Solutions Won group of companies which specialises in project construction, development and facility management. He was previously Chief Executive Ocer of Possability, one of Australia’s leading human services organisations, leading it through a period of significant mergers, expansion and transition to meet the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Drew has held executive positions with Relationships Australia and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and governance positions with various community organisations and the Australian Institute of Public Administration. He is a public ocer of a Tasmanian not-for-profit involved in the promotion of men’s health initiatives. He holds qualifications in social work, economics, management and governance.

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