Board of Directors

Chairman of SGH Ltd since 17 November 2021 and Director since 1 June 2010.

Member of the Independent & Related Party Committee and member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.

Group Managing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited from November 2001 to March 2014.

Director of St. George Bank Limited from December 2004 to December 2008.

Over fifteen years’ experience in the global wine industry including Managing Director of Beringer Blass (the wine division of Foster’s Group Limited) and Managing Director of Cellarmaster Wines Group between 1987 and 1997.

Council Member of the University of New South Wales Council from June 2006 to June 2014.

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SGH Ltd.

Mr Ryan Stokes AO is Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SGH and has been an Executive Director of the Company since February 2010.He was previously Chief Operating Officer of SGH from August 2012 until June 2015.

Mr Stokes is Chairman of WesTrac, Chairman of Coates  and a Director of Seven West Media since August 2012. He is Chairman of Boral and a Director since September 2020. He was also a Director of Beach Energy from July 2016 to November 2021. 

Mr Stokes is Chief Executive Officer of Australian Capital Equity Pty Limited (ACE). ACE is a private company with its primary investment being an interest in SGH. Mr Stokes was appointed Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia in July 2018. He is also a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission.

Mr Stokes was Chairman of the National Library of Australia from 2012 to 2018. He was a member of the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans Mental Health from 2014 to 2019.

Mr Stokes holds a BCom from Curtin University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM). Mr Stokes was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours announced on 8 June 2020.

Director of SGH Ltd since 7 February 2022.

Member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Ms Argaman brings a wealth of operational experience and proven leadership skills and capability across a number of sectors. Ms Argaman has been the Chief Executive Officer of Opal HealthCare, Australia’s largest private residential aged care provider, since August 2018. Prior to this she held executive roles at TFE Hotels, as Chief Executive Officer for 11 years, Charter Training Group and Imperial Car Rental.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Opal Healthcare, Ms Argaman has worked to create a customer and purpose led organisational culture that focuses on the delivery of strong social and commercial outcomes to enable the provision of the infrastructure to support Australia's aging population live well. She has also led the business through its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Royal Commission into Aged Care, Quality and Safety.   

Ms Argaman holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and MBA in Services Industries Management from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Director of SGH Ltd since 24 November 2015.

Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee; member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Ms Chaplain brings to SGH extensive experience in financial services and mining, engineering and infrastructure services.

Ms Chaplain is the Chairman of MFF Capital Investments Ltd since August 2019 and a Non-Executive Director of Super Retail Group Ltd since March 2020. Previously she was Chairman of Queensland Airports Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of a number of companies including Downer Group Ltd, Coal and Allied Industries and Credible Labs Inc. In the public sector she has previously served as a member of the Board of Taxation and as a Director of EFIC, Australia’s export credit agency.

Since April 2017, Ms Chaplain has served as a Director of the Australian Ballet and was also the Chair of St Margaret's Anglican Girls School Council from 2011-2014 and the inaugural chair of the St Margaret’s Foundation and Non-Executive Director, The Australian Youth Orchestra, 2007-2011.

Ms Chaplain is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She holds an MBA from the University of Melbourne, a BA majoring in Economics and Mandarin from Griffith University and a diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia.

In 2016, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Griffith University in recognition of her service to banking and finance and the community. Ms Chaplain was appointed a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours announced on 26 January 2020.

Director of SGH Ltd since 18 February 2019.

Chair of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee, member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Kate Farrar was appointed as Brighter Super’s Chief Executive Officer in April 2018. Ms Farrar has led the growth of Brighter Super from $10B with 70,000 members to now over $32B with 230,000 members, through the merger of LGIAsuper and Energy Super and the industry-first acquisition of retail fund Suncorp Super in FY21.

Ms Farrar has 35 years’ experience in leadership roles across the finance and energy sectors. Her previous roles include Managing Director of business energy retailer QEnergy, Chief Operating Officer at Ergon Energy Retail, and senior positions at Morgans Stockbroking, Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and Suncorp Investment Management. Prior to joining Brighter Super, she was a Junior Partner (equivalent) at McKinsey & Company.

Ms Farrar has a Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree and a Masters degree in Econometrics and Finance. She is also a graduate of INSEAD’s Advanced Management Programme.

Director of SGH Ltd since 26 September 2024.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Mr Johnson is a Non-Executive Director of Goodman Group, Aurecon Limited, Metcash Limited and Sydney Airport Limited. He is a Councillor at UNSW Sydney and the Chairman of the Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia.

Mr Johnson is a trained accountant and spent 30 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was CEO from 2008 to 2012 as well as holding positions as Asian Deputy-Chairman and as a member of PwC’s global strategy council.

He was Chairman and a director of G8 Education Limited and was formerly an independent director of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, Westfield Corporation Limited and Boral Limited (December 2021 to July 2024).

Mr Johnson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (UNSW) degree and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Certified Practicing Accountant Australia and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Director of SGH Ltd since 1 June 2010.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Managing Director of MFF Capital Investments Limited since 1 October 2013.

Former Chairman of Magellan Financial Group Limited. Mr Mackay co-founded Magellan after retiring as Chairman of the investment bank UBS Australasia in 2006, having previously been its Chief Executive Officer.

Considerable experience in business management, capital allocation, risk management and investment. A former investment banker and corporate and banking lawyer, with broad experience in the financial and corporate sectors over many years.

A Director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited from March 2006 until November 2012, when the company was taken over by News Corporation.

Mr Mackay was a member of the Federal Treasurer’s Financial Sector Advisory Council and the Business Council of Australia, and a Director of the International Banks & Securities Association.

Director of SGH Ltd since 27 May 2015.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Mr McEvoy has been engaged in the upstream oil and gas industry for over 40 years, in a variety of technical, senior executive and non-executive director roles. He was employed for almost 34 years with ExxonMobil concluding his executive career as Vice President, Business Development, ExxonMobil Exploration Company.

Mr McEvoy graduated from the University of New South Wales with a degree in Science and a graduate diploma in Applied Geophysics.

Mr McEvoy is a former Non-Executive Director of AWE Limited (2006 – 2018), Woodside Petroleum Limited (September 2005 to May 2017), Acer Energy (formerly Innamincka Petroleum Limited) and Po Valley Energy Ltd.

Director of SGH Ltd since 12 September 2014.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.

Mr Smith has been Chairman of Advisory Board Australian Capital Equity since November 2006. Mr Smith also holds the position of Chairman at Ord Minnett, Wollar Solar Finance and Aqualand Group. Mr Smith is also a Director of Jemena Energy; Hive & Wellness (Capilano) and Marinus Link.

He has served as Chairman of the Australia-China Council for over eight years and was the Founding Chair of the National Foundation of Australia-China Relations. He is Chairman of the Global Engagement Committee of the Business Council of Australia of which he is a member.

Mr Smith is a former Senior Managing Director of the Australia New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), of which he was also Chairman of New South Wales & Australia Capital Territory Chairman ANZ Thailand, Chairman and Director, ANZ Greater China and immediate past Chair of the National Museum of Australia,

Formerly Executive Director with Macquarie Bank, Director of Estia Health Limited, Chairman of E*TRADE Ltd and the Australian Sports Commission. He was a Federal Government Minister with a parliamentary career spanning 15 years. He was also Australia’s first Telecommunications Ombudsman.

Mr Smith has also received a Centenary Medal and was twice awarded the Order of Australia.