Christine O’Reilly
Chair of APAC Board
Appointed 1 October 2024
Ms O’Reilly has over 30 years’ experience in the financial and infrastructure sectors, with deep financial and public policy expertise and experience in large-scale capital projects and transformational strategy. Christine has a deep understanding of financial drivers of the businesses and experience in capital allocation discipline across sectors that have long-dated paybacks for shareholders and stakeholders. Her insights into cost efficiency and cash flow as well as the impact of policy on innovation, investment and project development are key inputs for the Board of APAC.
Christine is currently a Non-executive Director of the BHP Group Limited (since March 2021) and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (since November 2021) and Deputy Chair of Infrastructure Victoria (since November 2023).
Christine was the Chief Executive Officer of the GasNet Australia Group and Co-Head of Unlisted Infrastructure Investments at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, following an early career in investment banking and audit at Price Waterhouse. She has also served as a Non-executive Director of Stockland Limited (from August 2018 until October 2024), Medibank Private Limited (from March 2014 to November 2021), Transurban Group (from April 2012 to October 2020), CSL Limited (from February 2011 to October 2020), and Energy Australia Holdings Limited (from September 2012 to August 2018). Christine has also served as a Non-executive Director in the not for profit space for Care Australia and the Baker Institute.
Danny Elia
Director
Appointed October 2015
Mr Elia is the Global Head of Asset Management at IFM Investors where he is responsible for driving IFM Infrastructure’s asset management strategy across the Australian and Global Infrastructure funds. Previous roles include CEO of South Australian Health Partnerships, Director of Public Private Partnerships for Leighton Contractors, General Manager of Transurban Victoria and Finance Director of Linfox Logistics Asia Pacific. Mr Elia is currently a Director on the board of Committee for Melbourne.
James Fraser-Smith
Director
Appointed September 2016
Mr Fraser-Smith is a senior infrastructure investment professional with over 20 years of experience. As the Head of Unlisted Infrastructure and Timberland at Future Fund, he manages a global portfolio in excess of A$10 billion and leads the team responsible for infrastructure strategy, transactions and asset management. Mr Fraser-Smith represents Future Fund as a Director on the Boards of Melbourne Airport and Amplitel. Mr Fraser-Smith holds Civil Engineering and Commerce degrees from the University of Melbourne and has completed a Master of Applied Finance. He is also a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Samantha Lewis
Director
Appointed October 2022
Ms Lewis is a full time Non-Executive Director of Aurizon. In addition to Aurizon, Ms Lewis is Chairman of APRA's Audit and Risk Committee. Previously, Ms Lewis was an Assurance & Advisory partner from 2000 to 2014 with Deloitte Australia.
Ms Lewis has extensive financial experience, including as a lead auditor of a number of major Australian listed entities and has significant experience working with clients in the manufacturing, consumer business and energy sectors. In addition to external audits, Ms Lewis has provided accounting and transactional advisory services to other major organisations in Australia. Sam's expertise includes accounting, finance, auditing, risk management, corporate governance, capital markets and due diligence.
Stewart Brentnall
Director
Appointed August 2024
Joining TCorp in 2017 as the Chief Investment Officer, Stewart leads our investment management business, responsible for advice and management of $110bn of funds across the NSW Government, including pension assets, insurance reserves and a central fund to invest long term Debt Retirement assets and to recycle infrastructure sales proceeds.
To strengthen TCorp’s investment management framework for delivering superior risk-adjusted returns to clients, Stewart led a transformation program evolving our investment model to a risk-based Total Portfolio Approach.
With over 30 years’ investment management industry experience in Australia and the UK, Stewart has held senior roles at ANZ’s Australasian Wealth business, BT Financial Group, Queensland Investment Corporation, Goldman Sachs, and Schroders.
Stewart holds a BSc Economics (Honours) from Bristol University, UK. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Fellow of FINSIA.