Meet our directors
CHAIRMAN
Paul Reynolds
Term of office: Paul Reynolds was appointed as a Non-executive Director in October 2018. He was last re-elected in November 2021. He was appointed as Chairman in November 2022. Qualifications: BA, PhD Skills and experience: Paul Reynolds has gained extensive leadership skills from his previous experience in CEO and Chairman positions with complex, large-scale infrastructure enterprises. He was a member of the board at British Telecom from 2001-2007 and CEO of one of its largest businesses, BT Wholesale, where he led the network, global technology and many of its biggest transformation programs. From 2007-2012, Paul was CEO of Telecom New Zealand, during the world’s first structural separation into independent retail and network companies. Paul is based in the UK. Other directorship(s) and office(s): Non-Executive Chairman of STV Group plc Board committee membership: Chairman of the Nomination Committee Member of the Risk and Audit Committee Member of the People and Culture CommitteeChief Executive Officer and President
Stuart Irving
Term of Office: Stuart Irving was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the Computershare Group in July 2014. He joined Computershare in 1998. Skills and Experience: Stuart held a number of roles at The Royal Bank of Scotland before joining Computershare in 1998 as Development Manager in the UK. Stuart worked in South Africa, Canada and the US before becoming CIO for North America in 2005 and then Computershare Group's CIO in 2008. Independent: No Board Committee Memberships: Member of the Nomination CommitteeNon-executive Director
Abigail Cleland
Term of Office: Abi Cleland was appointed as a Non-executive Director in February 2018. She was last re-elected by shareholders in November 2020. Skills and Experience: Abi has extensive global experience in strategy, M&A, digital and business growth. Abi has held senior executive roles in the industrial, retail, agriculture and financial services sectors at companies including ANZ, Amcor, Incitec Pivot, Caltex after starting her career at BHP. Abi also set up and ran an advisory and management business, Absolute Partners which focused on strategy, M&A and building businesses leveraging disruptive changes. Independent: Yes Other Directorships and Offices: Non-executive Director of Orora Limited Non-executive Director of Coles Group Limited Board Committee Memberships: Member of the Nomination Committee Member of the People and Culture CommitteeNon-executive Director
Tiffany Fuller
Term of Office: Tiffany Fuller was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2014. She was last re-elected in 2022. Skills and Experience: Tiffany is an experienced public company non-executive director with broad experience in chartered accounting, corporate finance, investment banking, funds management and management consulting in Australia and globally. Tiffany’s skills include finance and accounting, strategy, M&A, risk and governance. Her career includes roles at Arthur Andersen and Rothschild and spans multiple industry sectors including financial services, technology, retail, resources and telecommunications. Independent: Yes Other Directorships and Offices: Non-executive Director of Washington H. Soul Pattinson Limited Non-executive Director of Australian Venue Co Non-Executive Director of Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation Non-Executive Director of Vicinity Centres Board Committee Memberships: Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee Member of the Nomination CommitteeNon-executive Director
Lisa Gay
Term of Office: Lisa Gay was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in February 2018. She was last re-elected in November 2021. Skills and Experience: Lisa is a highly regarded business leader with extensive financial services experience in funds management, investment banking, and stockbroking. She was formerly Chair of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's Markets Disciplinary Panel and Deputy Chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation. From 1990-2010 Lisa was general counsel and managing director of the Goldman Sachs Group Australia. Independent: Yes Other Directorships and Offices: Chair of Victoria Funds Management Corporation Non-executive Director of Koda Capital Member of the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria Board Committee Memberships: Chair of the People and Culture Committee Member of the Nomination CommitteeNON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John Nendick
Term of Office: John Nendick was appointed to the Board on 21st September 2021 as an additional Non-executive Director, and was elected by shareholders in November 2021. Skills and Experience: John Nendick is a senior finance executive who is an expert in new business models, global financial, accounting and audit matters, transactions and technology and Technology, Media and Telecomm (TMT) trends globally. He was, until recently, the Deputy Global Leader of EY’s TMT business and also served on EY’s Global Practice Group. John is based in California. Independent: Yes Other Directorships and Offices: Member of Advisory Board of Eved LLC Vice Chair, Financial Advisory Committee of City of Palos Verdes Member, Business Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Kings Board Committee Memberships: Member of the Risk and Audit Committee Member of the Nomination CommitteeNON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gerrard Schmid
Term of Office: Gerrard Schmid was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 14 March 2024. He will stand for election at the Company’s next Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to be held on 14 November 2024. Skills and Experience: Gerrard is a Board Director and former CEO with extensive executive and board experience in Computershare’s key operating market of North America across the financial services and technology sectors. He was most recently Chief Executive Officer at Diebold Nixdorf, a US-based and NYSE-listed global payments fintech company. Gerrard also served on the board of ISACA, an international professional association focused on IT governance and cybersecurity certification. Independent: Yes Other Directorships and Offices: Non-Executive Director of Array Technologies Non-Executive Director of Dimensions Health Non-Executive Director of Ingenico Board Committee Memberships: Member of the Nomination CommitteeNon-executive Director
Joseph Velli
Term of Office: Joe Velli was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2014. He was last re-elected in 2020. Skills and Experience: Joe is a retired financial services and technology executive with extensive securities servicing, M&A and public board experience. For most of his career, Mr Velli served as a Senior Executive Vice President of The Bank of New York and as a member of the Bank's Senior Policy Committee. During his 22-year tenure with the Bank, Mr Velli's responsibilities included heading Global Issuer Services, Global Custody and related Investor Services, Global Liquidity Services, Pension and 401k Services, Consumer and Retail Banking, Correspondent Clearing and Securities Services. Most recently Mr Velli served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Convergex Group, and previously served on the public boards of E*Trade Financial Corporation and American Management Systems, inc. Independent: Yes Other Directorships and Offices: Non-executive Director of Paychex, Inc. Non-executive Director of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Board Committee Memberships: Member of the People and Culture Committee Member of the Nomination Committee
Meet our global senior executives
Chief Executive Officer and President
Stuart Irving
Stuart Irving was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the Computershare Group in July 2014. Prior to this, Stuart was Computershare’s Chief Information Officer where he had responsibility for leading all aspects of Computershare's global information technology infrastructure and line-of-business application management, including the Information Security function. Before joining Computershare in 1998, Stuart held a number of roles at the Royal Bank of Scotland.Chief Financial Officer and Global Head of Loan Services
Nick Oldfield
Nick has been Computershare’s CFO since December 2019 and is closely involved in the company’s short and long-term business strategies as well as managing and all finance activities and M&A. In addition, he is Head of Computershare’s Loan Services business, with overall responsibility for the management and delivery of the strategic and financial plans in the US and UK. Nick spent six years with Arthur Anderson after graduating, working in both the UK and Australia. He moved on to Rothschild in their Melbourne Venture Capital team before returning to the UK in 2003 and taking up a role as Director of Corporate Development for Computershare’s EMEA business, overseeing more than 20 acquisitions and investments in a variety of countries. He became CFO, EMEA in 2007 and re-located to the USA as CFO for that region in 2014.Chief Risk Officer
Mike Anson
Mike Anson was appointed Chief Risk Officer in 2017 and is responsible for Computershare’s global risk management. Prior to joining Computershare Mike held a number of Enterprise and Operational Risk roles for Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and most recently Credit Suisse.Global Chief Operating Officer
Hussain Baig
Hussain joined Computershare in June 2023 as Global Chief Operating Officer (COO). He has worked in financial services for over 20 years, with extensive experience leading global technology and operations organisations, as well as delivering significant enterprise-wide transformations. Hussain joined Computershare from HSBC, where he was Global COO and Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Enterprise Technology. Prior to this, he held COO and CIO roles at Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group, and also advised major banks and financial services companies on strategy, technology, and digital transformation at McKinsey & Company.Chief of Staff
Peter Belval
Peter Belval was appointed Chief of Staff in September 2014 and is responsible for managing Computershare’s Office of the CEO and driving several of Computershare’s global strategic initiatives. Before assuming this role, Peter led a number of key projects for Computershare as a Senior Manager in Computershare’s technology group. Peter joined Computershare in 2005 as part of the acquisition of EquiServe where he held several executive finance roles.Chief Corporate Development Officer
John Britten
As Chief Corporate Development Officer, John is responsible for the development and execution of Computershare's acquisition and divestment activity, as well as corporate strategy globally. He brings extensive experience in leading complex financial institution and technology M&A transactions and key corporate finance activities in the US, UK, EMEA and Australia. More recently, he played lead roles in Computershare’s acquisition of Wells Fargo Corporate Trust Services and Corporate Creations, as well as in the divestment of Computershare's Claims Administration business. Before joining Computershare in 2019, John worked in various strategy and corporate finance roles for large global financial institutions in Australia and the UK.CEO Issuer Services
Fiona Chalmers
Fiona Chalmers worked in corporate finance and investment banking advisory roles before joining Computershare from J.P. Morgan in 2019. Her experience spans public, private and cross border M&A transactions as well as equity and debt capital markets solutions. Fiona is responsible for developing the broader corporate strategy of Computershare globally and works closely with the business-line CEOs to identify, develop and execute on strategic and growth opportunities.Global Head of Employee Share Plans
Francis Catterall
Francis Catterall was appointed as Computershare’s Chief Corporate Development Officer in late 2016 and became CEO of Employee Share Plans in 2019. Before joining Computershare, Francis worked for almost two decades in strategy and M&A roles with experience across a variety of sectors, including government, technology, finance, consumer products, regulated businesses and infrastructure. Francis has also worked in investor relations and tax advisory roles.President, Global Capital Markets
Paul Conn
Paul Conn started his international financial markets career at the London Stock Exchange in 1979. He joined the Australian Stock Exchange in 1989, holding a number of senior roles including the Head of New Business Development. Paul joined Computershare in 1998, relocated to New York in 2001 and was appointed President of Computershare's Global Capital Markets Group in 2006.Group Counsel and Company Secretary
Dominic Horsley
Dominic joined Computershare in 2006 and is the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary with global responsibility for Computershare’s legal and secretarial teams. Dominic has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, having held prior in-house and private practice roles in Australia and the UK. Dominic is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel GC100 and is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.Global Chief Information Security Officer
Jonathan Kidd
Jonathan joined Computershare in early 2022, and is responsible for the Global Information Security Group and Financial Crime Unit. He has spent over 25 years in information security, technology, and risk management roles, spanning finance, telecom, consultancy, and government sectors. Prior to joining Computershare, he spent eight years as a Chief Information Security Officer in a number of organisations.CEO, Computershare Corporate Trust
Frank Madonna
Frank has been responsible for the integration, growth, and value creation of the US corporate trust business, which was acquired from Wells Fargo in November 2021 and remains Computershare’s largest acquisition to date. Since July 2023, Frank has also been responsible for the corporate trust business in Canada, where Computershare is a long-standing market leader with decades of product expertise dating back to 1889 with our predecessor companies. Previously, Frank served as COO of Computershare, a role he has held since he first joined Computershare in 2012 through the acquisition of BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, where he was head of operations. As Computershare’s COO, Frank’s accomplishments include the transformation of the global service model to greatly enhance the customer experience and achieve efficiencies. Concurrent with his COO position, Frank also lent his leadership and expertise to fulfil Computershare’s M&A growth strategy by serving as Integration CEO for the Equatex plans management acquisition, Interim CEO for the KCC claims administration business, and COO for the integration of the BNY Mellon Shareowner Services acquisition.Global Chief Information Officer
Mark McDougall
Mark worked as a management consultant and held various roles within financial services companies before joining Computershare in 2009 as Global CTO to lead the Global Development Group. He was appointed Global CIO in 2014 and is responsible for all aspects of line-of-business application development and management, governance, and Computershare’s customer-driven innovation framework.Chief People and ESG Officer
Lucy Newcombe
As Chief People and ESG Officer, Lucy is responsible for leading our People and Communications teams and driving our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Lucy joined Computershare in 2005 as Marketing Director for the EMEA region, was part of our first sustainability committee in 2006, became Corporate Communications Director in 2010, and was appointed Head of People in 2019. She has more than twenty-five years’ experience in communications, marketing and corporate engagement roles across global companies, including time spent living and working in Hong Kong.President, Computershare USA
Steve Rothbloom
Steve Rothbloom joined Harris Bank in 1986 and was appointed Executive Vice President in 1998. Following Computershare's acquisition of the registry business of Harris Bank in 2000, Steve joined the North American executive team. He was appointed as President of Computershare USA in 2000 and during his tenure so far has overseen significant growth in the company's USA business.Chief Audit Executive
Nicola Williams
Nicola Williams was appointed as the Chief Audit Executive in 2022 and is responsible for the global internal audit function, including client and external assurance. Prior to joining Computershare in 2017, Nicola held internal audit, risk, and compliance roles at a number of global and UK banks. Her experience includes consumer and corporate finance, insurance, wealth management, and share dealing services.