Wendy Stops

About Wendy

Wendy is an independent non‑executive member of the Governance Board.

Wendy’s other roles include Non-executive Director of Coles Group, Non-executive Director of Melbourne Business School, Chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the Institute of Digital Innovation and AI (IDIA) at the Melbourne Business School, Chair of the Fitted for Work Future Fund and a member of the AICD’s Governance of Innovation & Technology Advisory panel.

Wendy was previously Chair and Non-executive Director of Fitted for Work, Deputy Chancellor and Council Member of the University of Melbourne, Chair and Non-executive Director of Blackmores Group, Non-executive director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Non-executive Director of Altium, a member of the Digital Experts Advisory Committee for the Digital Taskforce in the federal government’s Department of Industry, Science & Resources and an Advisory Board member for Kearney ANZ.

Prior to taking up her Director career, Wendy was an information technology and management consultant, spending her 32+ year career with global leader Accenture. During her final years with Accenture, she had been in various regional and global positions including Director of Operations (COO) – Asia Pacific; Global Senior Managing Director, Outsourcing – Quality & Risk Management; Global Senior Managing Director, Technology - Quality & Risk Management; and finally, as Senior Managing Director, Technology - Asia Pacific. Over her career with Accenture Wendy worked across multiple industry sectors and operated across multiple countries (including living in New York, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur). Wendy is also a member of Chief Executive Women, previously serving on the Leaders Program and Scholarships Committees, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).