Iress moves to refresh board with seasoned directors

Iress has added two seasoned company directors to its board, with Susan Forrester and Robert Mactier joining the fintech as non-executive directors.

Forrester, who boasts more than two decade’s experience in directorship roles, currently chairs Jumbo Interactive, a lotteries business. She concurrently holds non-executive director positions at online lender Plenti and ICT solutions provider Data#3.

Forrester began her career as a solicitor and corporate lawyer, before moving on to C-level roles in government and across the private sector. She has since served on multiple boards, including directorships at Ergon Energy, Healthdirect Australia, UnitingCare Queensland, G8 Education, catch.com.au, South Bank Corporation and senior roles within the Queensland Government, among others.

Mactier is currently chair of software development firm Nuix and serves as a non-executive director of managed services provider Kinetic IT.

He was also previously chair of Australian Leisure and Entertainment Property Management and advertising and public relations firm WPP AUNZ, and held non-executive directorship roles at Melco Resorts and Entertainment, and Aurora Community Television.

Beginning his career at KPMG, the seasoned director boasts more than 30 years’ experience in the investment banking and securities space. In addition to his board roles, he also serves as a consultant to the advisory and capital markets division of UBS Australia.

Iress chair Roger Sharp said he was “delighted to welcome [the] two highly accomplished directors” to the Iress board.

Sharp said the appointments were part of the Iress’s previously stated intentions for board renewal, noted during its Annual General Meeting in May, with long-serving directors Julie Fahey and Niki Beattie signalling their intention to depart next year.