Board Composition and Committees

Eric Dodd

BEc, FCA, FAICD

Board Committee memberships
A member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Remuneration and HR Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Date appointed
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in July 2009 and Chairman on 4 February 2021.

Skills and experience
Eric has extensive experience in the insurance, finance and banking sectors. Eric previously held the position of CEO of Insurance Australia Group and Director and CEO of MBF Australia Limited for a six-year period, before being appointed as Managing Director of the combined organisation when MBF merged with BUPA Australia in June 2008. Eric is also a past Managing Director and CEO of NRMA Insurance Limited and has held numerous senior positions within the financial services industry.

Directorships and other current appointments
Currently, Eric is Chairman of First American Title Insurance Company of Australia Pty Limited.

Qualifications
Eric holds a Bachelor of Economics degree, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Leslie Martin

BA, MBA, FAICD

Richard Thomas

FAICD

Board Committee memberships
A member of the Nomination Committee.

Date appointed
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2006.

Skills and experience
Richard brings over 50 years’ management experience in banking, finance and related industry sectors to Credit Corp’s Board. Richard is a professional Company Director and has previously held senior executive roles including Group Executive, Australian Banking Services with Westpac, Managing Director of AGC Limited and Executive Vice President of US-based Avco Financial Services.

Directorships and other current appointments
Richard was Acting Chairman between 11 February and 30 June 2008.

Qualifications
Richard is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Trudy Vonhoff

BBus, MBA, GAICD

Board Committee memberships
Chair of the Remuneration and HR Committee.

Date appointed
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2019.

Skills and experience
Trudy is an experienced Non-Executive Director and has over 20 years’ experience in retail and business banking, corporate banking, financial markets and strategy. Past executive roles include General Manager, Operations and General Manager of Commercial and Agribusiness Banking for Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) and Chief Financial Officer of AMP Bank Limited.

Directorships and other current appointments
Previous Board roles include Non‑Executive Director of AMP Bank Limited, Cabcharge Australia (ASX: A2B), Ruralco Holdings (ASX:RHL) and Tennis NSW. Her current Board roles include Iress Limited (ASX:IRE) and Cuscal Limited.

Qualifications
Trudy has a Bachelor of Business (Hons) from the Queensland University of Technology, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Technology, Sydney and has completed Executive Development courses at Harvard Business School. She is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Senior Fellow of FINSIA.

Phillip Aris

BEc, MMgmt

Board Committee memberships
A member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Remuneration and HR Committee.

Date appointed
Appointed as a Non-executive Director in July 2021.

James M. Millar

BComm, FCA, FAICD

Board Committee memberships
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Date appointed
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in December 2021.

Skills and experience
James brings extensive senior leadership experience to the Credit Corp Board from both his professional services and Non-Executive Director careers. He has had a distinguished professional services career, initially in Corporate Reconstruction, culminating in his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Oceania Region for EY and serving the firm’s global operations.

Directorships and other current appointments
James is currently a Director and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee of Mirvac Limited (ASX:MGR). He is also the Chair of Export Finance Australia, The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and the Forestry Corporation of NSW. He has previously served on the Boards of Slater and Gordon, Fairfax Media, Macquarie Media, Helloworld and Fantastic Furniture.

Qualifications
James holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from UNSW, is a retired Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.