Board of Directors
There are six directors of the APESB, five of whom are drawn from across the three professional accounting bodies. The sixth director is the chairman. The APESB constitution requires the chairman to be an independent person who is not a member
of one of the professional accounting bodies.
Ms Kate Spargo (Chairman)
Kate Spargo was appointed chairman of APESB in July 2007. She is a non-executive director of Sonic Healthcare Ltd, UGL Ltd, SMEC Holdings Ltd, Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd, Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd, CoInvest Ltd, and Suncorp Portfolio Services Ltd. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She was appointed to the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants as a public interest member from 1 January 2010.
Date of Appointment: 16 July 2007
Mr W Peter Day
Peter Day is Chairman of Orbital Corporation Limited and Centro Retail Trust Limited, a non-executive director of Ansell Limited and SAI Global Limited. Peter was formerly CFO of Amcor for seven years and previously held senior positions with Bonlac Foods, Rio Tinto, CRA and Comalco. Peter is past Chairman of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and a past Deputy Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Date of Appointment: 15 April 2009
Mr Bob Sendt
Mr Bob Sendt was New South Wales Auditor-General from 1999 to 2006. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is the Chairman of Job Futures Ltd and a director of National Health Call Centre Ltd and Cancer Council NSW. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and was Deputy Chair from 2004 to 2005.
Date of Appointment: 11 December 2006
Mr Harley McHutchison
Mr Harley McHutchison is a former partner and Chairman of professional services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is also Chairman of Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd, Commonwealth Custodial Services Ltd and the Compliance Committees of Commonwealth Managed Investments Ltd, Colonial First State Investments Ltd and CFS Managed Property Ltd.
Date of Appointment: 7 February 2006
Mr Stuart Black
Mr Stuart Black is a Past President and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a Fellow of both CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is managing partner of the Sydney based accountancy practice Chapman Eastway. Stuart is also a non-executive director of Coffey International Limited, a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Small and Medium Practitioner Committee, Chair of the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Foundation Ltd and a non-executive director of the Country Education Foundation of Australia Ltd.
Date of Appointment: 7 February 2006
Ms Catherine Mulcare
Catherine Mulcare is the Chief Financial Officer of Defence Health Limited. Prior to that she was the Chief Financial and Operations Officer of the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club and previously was Regulatory Affairs Partner with professional services firm, KPMG. She is a member of CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Date of Appointment: 1 May 2010
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