Michael Larkin BEc, MBA, MAICD
First appointed 1 February 2023. Current appointment expires 31 January 2028.
Mr Larkin is responsible for the successful leadership and management of the Corporation according to the strategic direction set by the Board of Directors and the Treasurer of Victoria.
He has more than 30 years’ international corporate finance experience in the real estate, transport, construction materials, building materials and investment banking industries, with a particular interest in financial strategy, funding and capital management.
Most recently, Mr Larkin spent 10 years at Lendlease as Group Treasurer with responsibility for the global funding, liquidity, financial risk management and transaction banking of both the Lendlease Group and the projects and funds managed by Lendlease and its subsidiaries. During his tenure, Mr Larkin repositioned the Lendlease global treasury team as a business partner that consistently delivered on its core mission of enabling commercial outcomes for the Group and its stakeholders, and established Lendlease as a leader in corporate sustainable financing in Australia.
He has a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters of Business Administration, is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a non-executive director of the Australian Corporate Treasury Association.
Cassandra Kelly BEc (Hons), AM
First appointed 11 August 2015. Current appointment expires 31 December 2025.
Ms Kelly has extensive experience in advising on finance, risk, strategy and policy. In 2003, she co-founded Pottinger, a corporate advisory company, where she contributes as a Senior Advisor. Following on from her role advising the G20/B20 on matters of infrastructure, finance, health and digitalisation, Ms Kelly is a continuing member of the European Union's Global Tech Panel, chaired by the EU Vice Commissioner.
Ms Kelly has held executive roles at GMAC Commercial Mortgage and Deutsche Bank and was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. Her experience is broad and spans areas such as financial services, infrastructure, technology, digital media and professional services.
Ms Kelly is an experienced director. She was formerly chair of Pottinger and Allpress Espresso International, and a director of Flight Centre Travel Group and UNSW Foundation. Ms Kelly was appointed a member in the General Division of the Order of Australia in June 2019 for significant service to business through executive roles, and as an advocate for gender equity.
Ms Kelly holds the following appointments:
- Director, Pottinger Co Pty Limited
- Member, European Union Global Tech Panel
- Chair, FutureFeed
Helen Thornton BEc, ACA, GAICD
First appointed 1 July 2017. Current appointment expires 30 June 2026.
Ms Thornton is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience spanning a wide range of industries including financial services.
Ms Thornton has extensive experience in governance, audit and risk management and has held senior leadership roles at Deloitte, KPMG, BHP Ltd and Bluescope Steel Ltd, where she was responsible for the global risk management function.
Ms Thornton has over 16 years' experience as a non-executive director and holds the following appointments:
- Director, McPhersons
- Director, ANSVAR Insurance Pty Ltd
- Director, Arena REIT
- Independent Member of Risk and Audit Committee, Department of Education and Training.
Chris Barrett BA, BEc, MA, MPP
First appointed 19 December 2023. Current appointment expires 18 December 2026.
Mr Barrett is Secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance and has almost 30 years of experience in public policy. He leads the Department in its role of providing economic, financial and resource management policy advice to the Victorian Government.
Mr Barrett commenced as DTF Secretary in December 2023, having joined DTF as Deputy Secretary of the Economic Division in January 2021. Mr Barrett was responsible for the provision of high-level economic and policy advice to Government on productivity, taxation and regulation, along with social, environmental and economic development issues.
Before this, Mr Barrett was the CEO of Invest Victoria, and led both the Victorian Government’s approach to investment attraction and the Economic Recovery Mission in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Mr Barrett’s career includes over two decades in public service in Melbourne, Canberra and internationally, including as Deputy Secretary, Policy and Cabinet in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
In 2011, Mr Barrett was appointed Australian Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, where he led Australia’s engagement with the OECD and contributed to global best-practice public policy. Following on from his role with the OECD, Mr Barrett spent four years with the European Climate Foundation in Berlin, where, as Executive Director, Finance and Economics, he led an international philanthropic strategy on the economic and financial implications and opportunities of the low-carbon transition.
Mr Barrett is a director of Infrastructure Victoria and Victorian Funds Management Corporation, and a member of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Advisory Board.
Pippa Crawford BSS GAID
First appointed 19 September 2023. Current appointment expires 18 September 2026.
Ms Crawford has over 20 years experience in the banking and financial services industry. She has extensive expertise in global capital markets, M&A, advisory, strategy and risk management.
She has held several leadership positions with global remits at The Royal Bank of Scotland and Westpac‘s Institutional Bank. Her most recent roles include Head of European Loan Capital, Global Head of Large Corporates, Infrastructure and Resources and Head of Institutional Banking, Victoria & Tasmania.
Ms Crawford is a Director of Utilities of Australia. She advises clients on a broad range of business issues and has a deep interest in ESG, organisational change and culture.
Swati Dave B Com GAID
First appointed 2 July 2024. Current appointment expires 1 July 2027.
Ms Dave is an experienced CEO and non-executive Director with an established track record of successfully leading and transforming businesses covering domestic and international markets.
She was most recently the Managing Director and CEO at Export Finance Australia from 2017 to 2022, where she successfully led a significant business and cultural transformation to make the organisation more impactful and inclusive.
Ms Dave has over 30 years of banking and financial sector experience across a number of sectors, including infrastructure, natural resources, energy and utilities, renewable energy and property. She has held senior roles at National Australia Bank, Deutsche Bank, AMP Henderson Global Investors, Bankers Trust and Westpac.
Ms Dave currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Australia India Relations, Deputy Chair on the Asia Society Australia Board, Non Executive Director on the Australian Financial Complaints Authority Board and the Reserve Bank of Australia Governance Board; and is an independent member of the QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Committee. She is a member of the Trade 2040 Taskforce convened by the Minister for Trade and Tourism and a Multicultural Ambassador for Cricket Australia.
She previously served as an Advisory Board member on the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, as a Director of State Super, Australian Hearing, Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (USA) and the NAB Wealth Responsible Entity Boards.
Bruce MacDiarmid B.Com, LLB, SFFin, GAICD
First appointed 8 October 2024. Current appointment expires 7 October 2027.
Mr MacDiarmid has had a 30-year international career in financial services working for several major investment banks, most recently as Chairman of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, Australia & New Zealand from 2018 to 2023. Previously Mr MacDiarmid held leadership roles at Deutsche Bank and Rothschild Australia.
Mr MacDiarmid is a non-executive director of Washington H Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (ASX: SOL), Deputy Chair of Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, a non-executive director of Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation and a member of the University of NSW’s Law Advisory Council. He holds degrees in Commerce and Law from the University of NSW, is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Peter McGregor B. Com, F. Fin., MAICD
First appointed 16 May 2023. Current appointment expires 15 May 2026.
Mr McGregor is a company Director and adviser. He has over 30 years’ experience in senior finance roles, with a particular expertise in Financial Markets and Funds Management.
His previous roles including having been Chief Financial Officer of the ASX50 company, Asciano, and a partner in the Investment Banking firm of Goldman Sachs JBWere. He was also Managing Director and Head of Institutional Banking & Markets, Victoria, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Mr McGregor has extensive experience as a company Director. He is a former Chairman of the Port of Geelong and Director of Melbourne Airport.
Mr McGregor is Chair of the Audit Committee.
Mr McGregor is Chairman and/or Director of a range of ASX-listed, unlisted and Not For Profit companies, including Chair of Investment & Finance Committee, Australia Indonesia Business Council, Advisory Board Member of Boman Group Pty Ltd, Director of Imricor Medical Systems (ASX:IMR), Director of Infrastructure Specialist Asset Management Pty Ltd and Principal and Director of Correlations Pty Ltd.