• Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
• Member of Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Mr Hines brings over 35 years’ experience in banking, finance and funds management services, agriculture and energy sectors with senior executive roles focusing on finance, retail and operations. His breadth of experience covers mergers and acquisitions, capital funding, strategic financial advice, liquidity management and corporate and financial risk management.

Mr Hines has held executive positions of Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer, at some of Australia’s leading companies, including; Queensland Sugar Limited, Queensland Investment Corporation, Bank of Queensland Limited, Energex Retail Limited, Tarong Energy Limited and Suncorp Group Limited. In addition, Mr Hines served as the chief Financial Officer of NatWest Markets Limited, the investment banking arm of National Westminster Bank.

Mr Hines is a Non-Executive Director of a number of companies; including Mackay Sugar Limited, Humm Group Limited (ASX: HUM) and Raiz Investment Limited (ASX: RZI). He also sits on numerous committees for these companies including chairing the Audit Committees.

Mr Hines brings extensive operational and financial expertise to the Board. He is a Senior Fellow of FINSIA and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Fellow of Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) Australia.