Board of directors

Ms Chung was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited on 30 June 2017 and appointed Chair on 26 October 2022. She is a director of a number of Australian Unity Limited subsidiaries and a member of the Audit Committee, Investment Committee, People, Culture & Remuneration Committee and Risk & Compliance Committee.

Ms Chung is currently chair of The Front Project, a director of AVJennings Limited, Warren and Mahoney Limited, Artspace/Visual Arts Centre, Sydney Community Foundation and the Committee for Sydney Limited and a trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation. Prior to this, Ms Chung was a partner specialising in commercial property and infrastructure at Maddocks Lawyers and at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) where she also held various senior management roles and was an elected member of the firm’s board.

Ms Chung completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in France in 2004. She was previously chairman of The Benevolent Society and Urbis and a non-executive director of APN Outdoor Limited. Ms Chung has not held any directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.

Ms Cilento was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited on 1 May 2014 and appointed Deputy Chair on 26 October 2022. She is a director of a number of Australian Unity Limited subsidiaries, Chair of the People, Culture & Remuneration Committee and a member of the Investment Committee and Risk & Compliance Committee.

She is also co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and until 1 May 2019 was a director of Woodside Petroleum. In addition to her directorships, Ms Cilento is the CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. She is a member of the Parliamentary Budget Office panel of expert advisors, the Australian Statistical Advisory Council and the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Skilled Migration.

She has previously been a commissioner with the Productivity Commission and worked for eight years with Australia’s leading CEOs at the Business Council of Australia, including four years as deputy chief executive. Prior to joining the Business Council of Australia, Ms Cilento was Head of Economics at Invesco Australia.

Ms Cilento has also worked with the Federal Treasury and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. She was a director of Wesfarmers General Insurance until June 2014. Ms Cilento has not held any directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.

Mr Mead was appointed Group Managing Director of Australian Unity Limited on 1 July 2004. As Group Managing Director, he is a member of most subsidiary boards and several committees. Mr Mead is chair of the Business Council of Co-Operatives and Mutuals Limited (BCCM). He is also chair of the Business Council of Australia’s Health and Care Economy Committee and a member of its Indigenous Engagement Committee. Mr Mead is a director of the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) and Private Healthcare Australia Limited (PHA). Prior to joining Australian Unity, Mr Mead was employed by Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited (1996–2003) in a range of senior roles.

Mr Mead is not a director of any other listed entities and has not held any other directorships of listed entities during the last three years.

Ms Brogden was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited effective from 8 September 2022. She is a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk & Compliance Committee. Ms Brogden served as a commissioner and chair of the National Mental Health Commission from 2014-2022.

She is currently the chair of the Diabetes Research Foundation, a director of Be Kind Sydney, Corporate Mental Health Alliance Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive. Ms Brogden is founder and Patron of the Sydney Women’s Fund. Ms Brogden has over 30 years’ commercial experience and has held a number of roles including with Macquarie Group and Ernst & Young.

She has worked in trusted advisory roles with some of Australia’s leading CEOs, managing partners, ministers and chairs in investment banking, finance, law and government. Ms Brogden has not held any other directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.

Kim Cheater was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited effective from 1 March 2024. Mr Cheater is an experienced non-executive director. He is currently chair of the South Australian Museum and Alwyndor Aged Care and a non-executive director of RAA Group, RAA Insurance and ReturnToWorkSA.

He is also a member of the Advisory Board for Sarah Constructions and for Sarah Group Holdings, a council member of Flinders University and the Independent Chair of the Audit, Risk & Investment Committee for Minda Inc. Mr Cheater is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Mr Cheater was a partner at PwC for nearly 20 years and former managing partner of the Adelaide Office. He led the Governance, Risk and Cyber Security business of PwC in Adelaide as well as the Financial Services practice.

Mr Cheater also led PwC’s national Reconciliation Action Plan initiatives. He was appointed by the South Australian Governor as an Ambassador for Aboriginal Employment and recognised as a Distinguished Alumnus by Flinders University for his contribution to business and reconciliation. Mr Cheater has not held any other directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.

Mr Kirk was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited on 1 February 2016. He is a director of a number of Australian Unity Limited subsidiaries and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr Kirk is currently managing director and founder of Collins Pitt Associates and is a director of the Noel & Carmel O’Brien Family Foundation and holds a number of other private company directorships. He is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of Monash University.

Mr Kirk was previously a director of the Melbourne Festival, Worksafe Victoria, Transport Accident Commission, St Kilda Football Club and the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority. Prior to this, Mr Kirk held a number of senior positions both overseas and in Australia with the major accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in the area of corporate advice, turnaround and restructuring, profit improvement, M&A, strategic advice, risk and governance, forensic accounting and insolvency management.

Following this, Mr Kirk worked for two years as special advisor for Lazard Australia. He has not held any directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.

Dr Nott was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited effective from 8 September 2022. She is a director of a number of Australian Unity Limited subsidiaries, Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk & Compliance Committee. Dr Nott is currently a board member of the New Zealand Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and is a director of the QBE Australia Pacific portfolio of entities including QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited, QBE Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance Limited and QBE Insurance (International) Pty Limited.

She was previously vice president and director of Paralympics Australia Pty Ltd, a director of QBE Life (Australia) Limited and Healthdirect Australia. Dr Nott has extensive experience within the insurance industry, holding a number of senior roles with Insurance Australia Group and QBE Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this, Dr Nott held roles with Booz Allen Hamilton (now PwC Strategy&), PwC Corporate Finance and Recovery and with CSIRO Mathematics and Information Sciences (now Data 61).

She specialises in supporting executives and boards with corporate operational strategy and financial governance. Dr Nott has not held any directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.

Mr Playoust was appointed to the board of Australian Unity Limited on 1 February 2020. He is Chair of the Investment Committee and member of the Audit and Risk & Compliance Committees. He is a director of AEH Group, deputy chairman of the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation and chairman of the Finance Committee, member of the Advisory Board and chairman of the Investment Committee of The Nature Conservancy and a member of the Alumni Leaders Group of the UNSW Business School.

Past appointments include: non-executive director of ASX-listed Tatts Group Limited, MCM Entertainment Group Limited, and Australian Renewable Fuels Limited; director of TimeOut Group Australia and Ventura Health and; member of the UNSW Art & Advisory Board, and the National Gallery of Australia Foundation Board. He has worked with AMP, NAB and Accenture.

Mr Playoust is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He holds a Master of Business Administration from UNSW (AGSM), Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Science from Sydney University, and a Company Director Course Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Playoust has not held any directorships of listed entities in addition to those set out above during the last three years.