CSA congratulates the winners of the five awards, who have been judged to personify the highest standards of governance practice in Australia.

Ernst & Young Governance Professional of the Year Award with an ASX 100 company
Winner: Joanne Hawkins FCIS, Company Secretary, Perpetual Limited

Finalists:
David Cantrick-Brooks FCIS, Company Secretary — Subsidiaries, ANZ Banking Group
Richard Willcock FCIS, Group Secretary & General Counsel, Westpac Banking Corporation

CompliSpace Governance Professional of the Year with an ASX-listed company other than an ASX 100 company
Winner: Darryl Edwards FCIS, Company Secretary & Group Manager Legal Services, Perilya Limited

Finalists:
Kim-Lee Ann Kercher ACIS, Company Secretary & Chief Governance Officer, MFS Limited
Ashley Roff FCIS, Company Secretary & Legal Counsel, ABB Grain Limited

Global Board Consulting Governance Professional of the Year with an unlisted private sector organisation
Winner: Cathy Manolios, General Counsel, Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited

Finalists:
Dalveen Belyea, Consultant, Blakiston & Crabb Lawyers
Anne Peters, Director, Governance & Regulation/Company Secretary, Institute of Actuaries Australia

Governance Professional of the Year with a public sector organisation
Winner: Robert Barr, Director, Finance & Business Services Branch, Department of Human Services, Victoria

Finalists:
Ian Cowie, Director, Governance & Strategy, City of Joondalup, Western Australia
Borko Vlatkovic, Assistant Secretary, Governance & Assurance, Department of Immigration & Citizenship

Young Governance Professional of the Year (under 35 years of age)
Winner: Kate Fleetwood, Team Leader, Risk Management Services, Adelaide City Council

Finalist:
Ruth McClelland, Legal Counsel & Company Secretary, K2 Asset Management Limited

To view the Awards booklet click here.