Board of Directors

Chairman of SGH Ltd since 17 November 2021 and Director since 1 June 2010.

Member of the Independent & Related Party Committee and member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.

Group Managing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited from November 2001 to March 2014.

Director of St. George Bank Limited from December 2004 to December 2008.

Over fifteen years’ experience in the global wine industry including Managing Director of Beringer Blass (the wine division of Foster’s Group Limited) and Managing Director of Cellarmaster Wines Group between 1987 and 1997.

Council Member of the University of New South Wales Council from June 2006 to June 2014.

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SGH Ltd since 16 February 2010. 

Mr Ryan Stokes AO is Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SGH and has been an Executive Director since February 2010. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of SGH from August 2012 to June 2015.

Mr Stokes is Chairman of WesTrac, Chairman of Coates and a Director of Seven West Media since August 2012. He is Chairman of Boral and a Director since September 2020. He is Chairman of Beach Energy and a Director since July 2016.

He has extensive experience leading large private and public organisations, including experience with corporate transactions, operational discipline and performance.

Mr Stokes is Chief Executive Officer of Australian Capital Equity Pty Limited (ACE). ACE is a private company holding a major interest in SGH. Mr Stokes was appointed Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia in July 2018. He is also a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission.

Mr Stokes was Chairman of the National Library of Australia from 2012 to 2018. He was a member of the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans’ Mental Health from 2014 to 2019.

Mr Stokes holds a BCom from Curtin University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM). 

Mr Stokes was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours on 8 June 2020.

Director of SGH Ltd since 7 February 2022.

Member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Ms Argaman brings a wealth of operational experience and proven leadership skills and capability across a number of sectors. Ms Argaman has been the Chief Executive Officer of Opal HealthCare, Australia’s largest private residential aged care provider, since August 2018. Prior to this she held executive roles at TFE Hotels, as Chief Executive Officer for 11 years, Charter Training Group and Imperial Car Rental.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Opal HealthCare, Ms Argaman has worked to create a customer and purpose led organisational culture that focuses on the delivery of strong social and commercial outcomes to enable the provision of the infrastructure to support Australia's aging population live well. She has also led the business through its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Royal Commission into Aged Care, Quality and Safety.

Ms Argaman holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and MBA in Services Industries Management from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Director of SGH Ltd since 1 April 2026

Mr Vik Bansal was Chief Executive of Boral from October 2022 to March 2026. Prior to joining Boral, Mr Bansal was CEO & MD of InfraBuild, Australia’s largest vertically integrated steel manufacturer servicing the construction and infrastructure segment. Mr Bansal is Chairman of Orica Limited. He is Chairman of LGI Pty Ltd, a clean energy company based in Brisbane. He is also a Non-Executive director of Brambles Limited and of Washington Soul Patts.

Mr Bansal was Group CEO & MD of Cleanaway waste management from 2015 to 2021. During his tenure, Cleanaway market cap increased five times, earnings more than doubled, and the company consistently delivered in the top quartile of TSR.

He is an Electrical Engineer and has an MBA and AMP from INSEAD and has completed a Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance.

Director of SGH Ltd since 18 February 2019.

Chair of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee, member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Kate Farrar was appointed as Brighter Super’s Chief Executive Officer in April 2018. Ms Farrar has led the growth of Brighter Super from $10B with 70,000 members to now almost $36B with 280,000 members, through the merger of LGIAsuper and Energy Super and the industry-first acquisition of retail fund Suncorp Super in FY21.

Ms Farrar has 35 years’ experience in leadership roles across the finance and energy sectors. Her previous roles include Managing Director of business energy retailer QEnergy, Chief Operating Officer at Ergon Energy Retail, and senior positions at Morgans Stockbroking, Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and Suncorp Investment Management. Prior to joining Brighter Super, she was a Junior Partner (equivalent) at McKinsey & Company.

Ms Farrar has a Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree and a Masters degree in Econometrics and Finance. She is also a graduate of INSEAD’s Advanced Management Programme.

Director of SGH Ltd since 1 February 2026.

Member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee. Board-Chairman elect.

Mr John Gillam brings exceptional executive leadership across diversified industrials, retail, chemicals, agribusiness and infrastructure sectors. His 20-year career with Wesfarmers Limited, one of Australia's largest diversified businesses culminated in senior executive roles across complex, multi-billion dollar business units.  His breadth of experience at Wesfarmers included 12 years as Chief Executive Officer of Bunnings Group, Chief Financial Officer of Bunnings, Company Secretary of Wesfarmers Limited, and Managing Director of CSBP (chemicals and fertiliser).

Mr Gillam currently serves as Chairman of Lendlease Group (since 2024), Nufarm Limited (since 2020) and VetPartners Group (since 2024), and as Director of Clontarf Foundation (since 2017). He previously served as Chairman of CSR Limited (2018-2024), successfully guiding the company through significant strategic repositioning in the building products sector. He also served as Chairman of BlueFit Pty Limited (from 2018 until December 2025).

Mr Gillam holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Director of SGH Ltd since 26 September 2024.

Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Mr Johnson is a Non-Executive Director of Goodman Group, Aurecon Limited, Metcash Limited and Sydney Airport Limited. He is a Councillor at UNSW Sydney and was the former Chairman of the Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia.

Mr Johnson is a trained accountant and spent 30 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was CEO from 2008 to 2012 as well as holding positions as Asian Deputy-Chairman and as a member of PwC’s global strategy council.

He was Chairman and a director of G8 Education Limited and was formerly an independent director of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, Westfield Corporation Limited and Boral Limited (December 2021 to July 2024).

Mr Johnson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (UNSW) degree and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Certified Practicing Accountant Australia and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Director of SGH Ltd since 1 June 2010.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Managing Director of MFF Capital Investments Limited since 1 October 2013.

Former Chairman of Magellan Financial Group Limited. Mr Mackay co-founded Magellan after retiring as Chairman of the investment bank UBS Australasia in 2006, having previously been its Chief Executive Officer.

Considerable experience in business management, capital allocation, risk management and investment. A former investment banker and corporate and banking lawyer, with broad experience in the financial and corporate sectors over many years.

A Director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited from March 2006 until November 2012, when the company was taken over by News Corporation.

Mr Mackay was a member of the Federal Treasurer’s Financial Sector Advisory Council and the Business Council of Australia, and a Director of the International Banks & Securities Association.

Director of SGH Ltd since 27 May 2015.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Independent & Related Party Committee.

Mr McEvoy has been engaged in the upstream oil and gas industry for over 40 years, in a variety of technical, senior executive and non-executive director roles. He was employed for almost 34 years with ExxonMobil concluding his executive career as Vice President, Business Development, ExxonMobil Exploration Company.

Mr McEvoy graduated from the University of New South Wales with a degree in Science and a graduate diploma in Applied Geophysics.

Mr McEvoy is a former Non-Executive Director of AWE Limited (2006 to 2018), Woodside Petroleum Limited (September 2005 to May 2017), Acer Energy (formerly Innamincka Petroleum Limited) and Po Valley Energy Ltd.

Director of SGH Ltd since 12 September 2014.

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.

Mr Smith has been Chairman of Advisory Board Australian Capital Equity since November 2006. Mr Smith also holds the position of Chairman at Ord Minnett, Wollar Solar Finance and Aqualand Group. Mr Smith is also a Director of Jemena Energy and Hive & Wellness (Capilano).

He was previously Chairman of the Australia-China Council and was the Founding Chair of the National Foundation of Australia-China Relations. He is a former Chairman of the Global Engagement Committee of the Business Council of Australia of which he is an Honorary Lifetime Member.

Mr Smith is a former Senior Managing Director of the Australia New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), of which he was also Chairman of New South Wales & Australia Capital Territory Chairman ANZ Thailand, Chairman and Director, ANZ Greater China and immediate past Chair of the National Museum of Australia.

Formerly Executive Director with Macquarie Bank, former Director of Estia Health Limited, former Director of Marinus Link Pty Ltd, former Chairman of E*TRADE Ltd and the Australian Sports Commission. Mr Smith was a Federal Government Minister with a parliamentary career spanning 15 years. He was also Australia’s first Telecommunications Ombudsman.

Mr Smith has also received a Centenary Medal and was twice awarded the Order of Australia.