Board & Executives

Andrew Clark has more than 25 years’ experience providing assurance, financial management, consulting, governance and risk management services in the private and public sectors and has held a range of executive finance positions. He currently provides  assurance and client engagement services for business digitisation for clients in Queensland and the Federal Government with a focus on improving governance, risk and compliance.

Before leading a national consulting practice, Andrew was a Chief Financial Officer with Airservices Australia, providing financial strategic management for one of the world’s leading air traffic control and fire rescue providers during a period of industry and service delivery change.

Ashley is a senior policy and public affairs advisor with diverse private and public sector experience.

His previous roles include advising state government and Ministers on international trade (particularly WTO law and policy), and consulting to the banking sector on ethical finance and sustainability policy. Prior to this, as a solicitor in private practice, he advised in the conduct and resolution of large-scale oil and gas infrastructure disputes at two international firms in Melbourne and Perth.

Currently, he leads public policy engagement for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (Australia) (formerly Amatil).

Michael Hill is a chartered accountant with over 30 years’ experience in the accounting sector, focusing on forensic accounting and insolvency matters.  Michael was a founding partner of McGrathNicol and was a partner at the firm for 19 years.  Michael is also the Chair of Foodbank Queensland, the largest food relief organisation in Queensland.  Michael is a non-executive director of several other organisations and is a graduate member of the AICD.

Cathy Cook is a leading public affairs professional with decades of experience steering regulatory initiatives and advocacy in Australia, the US and India.

As head of Corporate Affairs for the Australian Beverages Council Cathy is leading the industry’s efforts in Container Refund Schemes (CRS) across Australia.

Prior to this Cathy spent many years working with business and government in almost 30 countries, including as a diplomat.

Working in the US private sector for 15 of those years with both corporates and trade bodies she managed high impact litigation, crisis response, influence campaigns and advocacy.

Dominique Tim So is a Senior Lawyer for James Cook University, having previously worked in private practice and as General Counsel for an ASX-listed company. She has practised extensively across a broad range of areas including property, corporate, commercial, healthcare, higher education and the not-for-profit sectors.

Dominique has acted on behalf of small to large businesses, high-net-worth individuals, private and public companies, not-for-profit organisations and government corporations across a wide array of industries. Dominique also sits on the Board of national not-for-profit Crohn’s & Colitis Australia and has held previous directorships with government-owned corporation Port of Townsville Limited and statutory not-for-profit Townsville Hospital Foundation.

Edward Dowse is an experienced finance and commercial leader with over 20 years of experience across a range of industries, including fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing and transportation. He has been with Lion for over eight years and currently leads their involvement in container deposit schemes across Australia and New Zealand. Prior to Lion, Ed spent over 10 years at EY advising major lenders, investors and corporates in relation to business performance, strategic options analysis, financial restructures and turnarounds in both Australia and Europe. Ed holds a number of director roles and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Natalie joined Coca-Cola South Pacific in 2020, and leads public affairs, communication and sustainability for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola Natalie worked as a consultant in the UK and Australia, advising on communication strategy, public affairs, brand communications and government relations for businesses and brands operating in the retail, food and beverage, alcohol, and energy and environment sectors.

Natalie is a member of the Board of the Australian Beverages Council and Chair of its Packaging Working Group, and is a member of the ANZPAC Plastics Pact Collective Action Group.

Richard Ballinger is a highly experienced lawyer who has worked with Consumer Goods businesses both as General Counsel and in large private practice law firms, as well as sitting on their management teams.

He is skilled in partnering business leaders to achieve their goals and manage their issues including M&A transactions, regulatory and compliance, joint ventures and brand partnerships, supply and distribution arrangements, product liability issues and dispute resolution. Richard holds a number of director roles and is a graduate of the AICD.