Stuart Alford

Background

About Stuart Alford

Stuart has added extensive experience in board and governance roles to his successful career in the Auditing and Accounting profession. His current professional appointments include: Independent Audit Committee Member of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority; Independent Chair of the National Network Audit and Review Panel for Pitcher Partners. Stuart is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and had a long professional career with Ernst and Young spanning 4 decades, including 27 years as a partner. He is also a Member of The Australian Institute of Company Directors and has over a decade of experience in board, governance and audit committee roles. Previous appointments include: Independent Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Education. Board member of AMES Australia. Chair of The Centre of Excellence for Intervention and Prevention Science Limited. Board member of Eastern Health, including a role on the Eastern Health Foundation Advisory Board. Chair, Audit Committee of the Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Board member of Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board. Independent member of the Finance and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committees of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board. Deputy Chair of Kilvington Grammar Board. Chair, Finance and Audit Committee of the Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research. Chair of Child Wise (child protection charity working in Australia, Asia and the Pacific to prevent child abuse); Chair of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Australian representative on the International Auditing Practices Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. Specialties: Corporate governance, auditing, finance and risk management. Business financial advisor and consultant. Has previously acted as an independent expert in relation to audit practice.