Stephen Howell

Background

About Stephen Howell

Stephen is a director and principal advisor of Effective Governance, the governance and risk advisory practice of HopgoodGanim Lawyers. Stephen is a forensic accountant, governance consultant, non-executive chairman and company director, former company secretary, external auditor, corporate regulator and CFO with a focus on contributing to the professional development and governance of corporate Australia. Stephen has more than 30 years experience as a governance and people risk professional with expertise in board governance, culture and risk, corporate regulation, compliance, administrative, criminal and civil law and applied corporate governance. With strong financial management qualifications and experience, he is a formally acknowledged and demonstrated corporate governance expert in Australia. Stephen is a Fellow of CPA Australia; a Fellow of the Australasian Mutuals Institute and is the recipient of an Australian Day Medal for service to corporate governance in Australian and South East Asia. Stephen consults to boards throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. He conducts board reviews and evaluations and individual director evaluations and assists boards with director skills analysis and development. Stephen has a primary focus on assisting board’s to understand the corporate culture and people risks within their organisations. He also provides boards with director remuneration advice and professional development to directors and senior executives in applied corporate governance.