Chairman & Director

Appointed 9 November 2020

Independent Chairman and Director

• Member of the Remuneration & Outsourcing Committee
• Member of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee 

The Honourable Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC is a retired Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and was an additional judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT, and a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, having previously practised as a Senior Counsel specialising in intellectual property. She is currently Chancellor of Bond University; the Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), an Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport; President (part time) of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW; Member of the Board of Directors of the Garvan Institute; Member and past President of Chief Executive Women; Chair of the Advisory Group of Judges to the World Intellectual Property Organisation; and Member of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has also served as a Commissioner with the NSW Law Reform Commission and as a Royal Commissioner into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.  She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Dr Bennett is a Member of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Panel of Arbitrators (ICSID), a Member of the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration List of Neutrals and a Member of the indicative List of Government and Non-Governmental Panellists for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Disputes Settlement Process. She also practises as a Barrister, in an advisory role, and as a mediator and arbitrator.

Director

Gardior Director since 1 March 2021

Independent Director

Richard has over 25 years’ experience as a non-executive director and Chairman of numerous listed and unlisted companies encompassing Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Innovation, Agribusiness and Infrastructure. He is currently Chairman of QANTM Intellectual Property Limited and a director of Japara Healthcare Limited.  He is also Chairman of Indigenous Art Code Limited, the company administering the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct. 

Prior to embarking on his career as a director he was a Chartered Accountant in Public Practice and a partner at Ernst & Young (1988 to 1994) where he was National Director Corporate Recovery and Insolvency.  He was Liquidator or Receiver of many high profile administrations including Southern Equities Corporation (formally Bond Corporation Holdings Limited).  He was previously a partner in Peat Marwick (1982 to 1988).

Director

Appointed 9 November 2020

Independent Director

• Member of the Risk, Audit & Compliance Committee

Julieanne Alroe is the Chair of Infrastructure Australia and of the Queensland Ballet. In addition, Julieanne is a member of the University of Queensland Senate and a Board member of BESIX Watpac.

She is also a Member of the Committee for Brisbane Advisory Board, the Inaugural President of the Queensland Futures Institute (QFI) and a Member of the Queensland Thoroughbred Advisory Panel.

Julieanne Alroe retired in June 2018 from Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) where she held the position of CEO and Managing Director since 1 July 2009. She was the Chair of ERM Power Ltd from 2018 until it was sold to Shell in late 2019.

Julieanne has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland and was granted the Doctor of the Griffith University (honoris causa) in December 2016. She is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Chief Executive Woman (CEW).

Director

Gardior Director since 1 March 2021

Erin’s career spans over 30 years in both private and Government sectors, with extensive experience in corporate governance, finance, infrastructure and law. Most recently she was jointly appointed by the Commonwealth Minister for Finance and the Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure as Chair of Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited, the company, together with Qube Holdings Limited, responsible for the construction of the Moorebank Intermodal Logistics Park, the largest multi-modal freight terminal in Australia.

She is a Guardian of the Commonwealth Future Fund and is also a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee for Primewest Group Limited, one of Australia’s leading real estate fund management businesses.

She is a Board Member of Venues NSW and also sits on the Boards of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the NSW Police & Citizens Youth Clubs.

Erin was Deputy CEO and Commercial Manager for the Waratah train project from 2008 to 2012, delivered by the Reliance Rail Public Private Partnership, Australia’s largest public private partnership at the time.  In 2012, she joined the newly formed Advisory Body, Infrastructure NSW, with responsibility for developing strategic directions and key objectives for the transport, social and cultural sectors. She was involved in the development of NSW’s first 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy, ‘First Things First, 2012-2032’ and subsequently, the ‘State Infrastructure Strategy Update 2014’.

Erin was appointed to the Advisory Board for the Sydney Metro Rail project in 2015, and in 2018 became a founding Board Member for the newly created statutory authority, Sydney Metro Authority. She was also a member of the Advisory Board for the Sydney Light Rail.

Erin holds a master’s degree in Law from the University of Western Australia and is a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Director

Gardior Director since 1 December 2019

Grant is the Senior Managing Director (MIRA), Head of MIRA Australia Infrastructure.  

Grant is responsible for MIRA’s Australian infrastructure investment business, with in excess of $A 10 billion in equity under management across a range of infrastructure funds. Grant joined Macquarie Group in 1996. Between 2002 and 2007, Grant was Senior Managing Director in the Principal Investment Area at Macquarie Capital, where he managed the acquisition and disposal of more than A$6 billion in direct equity investments, including toll roads, airports, telecoms, water, rail, power, regulated assets, consumer products, financial services, retirement care, technology and media.

Between 1996 and 2001, Grant was an adviser in Macquarie Corporate Finance, working principally on public and private company mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to joining Macquarie Group, Grant worked for Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in the Corporate & Commercial and Intellectual Property areas. Grant has an MBA from INSEAD France, and a combined Bachelor of Commerce (honours) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Director

Gardior Director since 1 December 2019

Frank joined Macquarie in 1997.  He is a Senior Managing Director based in Sydney, Australia.

Frank is the Head of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing MIRA’s infrastructure investments in the region, primarily in infrastructure.

Frank has been pivotal in MIRA’s growth in the region, including the establishment of the Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Funds (MAIF), Macquarie Greater China Infrastructure Fund (MGCIF) and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure (PINAI).

Since joining Macquarie in 1997, Frank has worked in various offices across the Asia-Pacific and has led and managed investments across sectors including transportation, utilities, renewable energy and digital infrastructure.