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Finance Investment and Risk Committee

Audit, Finance, Investment and Risk Committee is a sub-committee of the Board. The Committee assists the Board in discharging its fiduciary and governance responsibilities in relation to management of the organisation’s audit, finance, risk management and investment activities and compliance with statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.

The Committee monitors and reviews financial and investment activities, and the effectiveness of the control environment in the areas of operational and balance sheet risk, legal/regulatory compliance, financial reporting and financial management procedures.

  • Mr Phil Vernon

    BEc, MCom, MBA, FCA, FAICD

    Non-executive Director and Chair of Audit, Finance, Investment & Risk Committee

    Phil is a professional Director and Adviser with a focus on sustainable finance, impact investing and the not-for-profit sector. He was previously CEO and Managing Director of Australian Ethical Investment and a Group Executive with Perpetual Limited and is currently a Director of Futurity Investment…

    Phil is a professional Director and Adviser with a focus on sustainable finance, impact investing and the not-for-profit sector. He was previously CEO and Managing Director of Australian Ethical Investment and a Group Executive with Perpetual Limited and is currently a Director of Futurity Investment Group, Eticore Pty Limited, climate change think tank Beyond Zero Emissions and the Environmental Defender's Office.

    Phil is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

    Phil has lived experience of Stroke having lost his father to it at age 12. 

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  • Mr. Narayan Prasad

    MBA, FCPA, GAICD

    Mr. Narayan Prasad has over 20 years of senior finance management experience in both the private sector and in NFP organisations. His private sector experience has mainly been with Toyota Australia and Linfox. His most recent private sector role was Chief Financial Officer and Board…

    Mr. Narayan Prasad has over 20 years of senior finance management experience in both the private sector and in NFP organisations. His private sector experience has mainly been with Toyota Australia and Linfox. His most recent private sector role was Chief Financial Officer and Board Director at Linfox Australia PTY Limited. Mr. Prasad’s NFP roles were Chief Financial Officer at Yooralla (a disability services NFP) and Chief Financial Officer at Launch Housing (a homelessness support & social housing NFP).

    Mr Prasad holds a M. Com from Mumbai University, MBA from Deakin University, is a fellow of CPA Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Prior to migrating to Australia 30 years ago, Mr Prasad qualified as a Chartered Accountant training with Price Waterhouse, Mumbai and acquired qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK.

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  • Mr Peter Nikoletatos

    BBus, MEdStu, GradDipLaw, FAIPM, MAICD, MAIM, MACS

    Non-executive Director

    Peter Nikoletatos is TechnologyOne’s Industry General Manager, Education, responsible for setting the company’s higher education strategy and driving customer success through digital transformation. Peter holds a concurrent position as Adjunct Professor Computer Sciences and IT at La Trobe University, providing him with a deep understanding…

    Peter Nikoletatos is TechnologyOne’s Industry General Manager, Education, responsible for setting the company’s higher education strategy and driving customer success through digital transformation. Peter holds a concurrent position as Adjunct Professor Computer Sciences and IT at La Trobe University, providing him with a deep understanding of the higher education industry.

    With more than 30 years’ experience in ICT, Peter previously held several C-suite roles across the higher education, telecommunications, radiology and resources sectors, and in 2014, was voted as one of the planet’s Top 100 influential social CIOs, and Top CIOs to follow on Twitter by Huffington Post.  

    Outside his executive roles, Peter has previously chaired the AIIA Digital Skills Special Interest Group in 2019 and is an advisor on several committees. He has previously held various Board Director roles including AARNet Pty Ltd, Research Data Storage (RDS), VERNet Pty Ltd, Intersect Pty Ltd, NUSport Pty Ltd, former Vice President CAUDIT, and the Chair of the Victorian Directors of IT (VDIT) in 2016-17.

    Twitter: @pnikoletatos
    LinkedIn: peternikoletatos

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  • Mr Robert Campbell

    CA, CPA, MSW, BSW (Hons), GAICD, RCA, RTA Non-executive Director representing interests of consumers and Chair of Consumer Council

    Mr Robert Campbell is the managing director of Australian Audit, a specialist audit firm based in Perth. He is a chartered accountant, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a registered company auditor, a registered tax agent and a social worker. He holds…

    Mr Robert Campbell is the managing director of Australian Audit, a specialist audit firm based in Perth. He is a chartered accountant, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a registered company auditor, a registered tax agent and a social worker.

    He holds a BSW with Honours and a MSW from the University of New South Wales School of Social Work. He completed the Graduate Course in Accounting at the University of Technology, Sydney and is a member of the professional advisors’ group for the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission . He advises on complex charity tax matters.

    He had over 25 years leading social welfare and educational organisations in a variety of CEO positions in New South Wales and the Northern Territory before returning to public practice as an auditor. He has served on the boards of charities working in the areas of homelessness, mental health recovery, drug and alcohol addictions and disabilities

    At home, Mr Campbell has supported his wife in her recovery from two strokes and deeply appreciates the need for integrated health solutions for stroke survivors.

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  • Ms Jes Stone-Herbert

    LLB, MBM, MAICD, DipPM, DipGov, JP

    Jes is an experienced Management Consultant, practicing in Commercial and Contractual best practice. She provides commercial advisory to Government and the Private Sector, and has a passion for the not-for-profit sector. She has also completed significant culture and capability advisory work in the Education sector.…

    Jes is an experienced Management Consultant, practicing in Commercial and Contractual best practice. She provides commercial advisory to Government and the Private Sector, and has a passion for the not-for-profit sector. She has also completed significant culture and capability advisory work in the Education sector. Jes was also previously the Interim CEO of a NFP focused on youth and indigenous services.

    Jes has completed her Bachelor of Laws (Commercial and Contract Law), a Masters of Business Management with a major in Organisational Change, and most recently completed a Diploma in Governance with a focus on not-for-profit Governance. She also serves her local community as Justice of the Peace.

    Jes has lived experience of Stroke, having survived an Ischaemic Stroke at 26, and a TIA at 32.

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