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Yasmin Allen AM

ADVANCE, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD (2018-2022); AWARDS JUDGING PANEL (2014-2017)


Yasmin is the former Chairman of Advance, a non-executive director at ASX Limited and a director of the ASX Clearing & Settlement boards and serves on ASX’s Audit committee. She is also a director of Cochlear Limited (and Chairman of its Audit Committee) and Santos Limited (and Chairman of Santos’ People Remuneration & Culture Committee and a member of Santos Audit & Risk Committee). Yasmin is also a Director of the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra and a member of the board of The George Institute for Global Health, a medical research and commercialisation group. Her previous directorships include IAG Limited, EFIC (Australia’s Export Bank) and she is the former Chairman of Macquarie Group’s Global Infrastructure Funds.

Prior to her directorships, Yasmin had an extensive career in investment banking, including as Vice President of Deutsche Bank, Director of ANZ Investment Bank in Sydney and Director with HSBC in London

Yasmin has a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University and in 2015 was awarded the Melbourne University Alumni of Distinction. Yasmin is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member (and former council member) of Chief Executive Women. In 2023, Yasmin was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to finance and business, and to the not-for-profit sector.


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