Financial stewardship
Financial reporting, budgeting, funding models, investment decisions, performance analysis and long-term sustainability.
Board governance • Audit & risk • Financial stewardship
Ian Turnbull
CFO & Company Secretary · Non-Executive Director · Independent Audit & Risk Committee Member
I bring an operator’s understanding to oversight — combining finance, governance, assurance, risk and transformation experience with clear judgement and constructive challenge.
FCPA
CISA
Fellow, Governance Institute
AICD Member
Board & executive perspective
Canberra-based · national board & committee work
Non-Executive Director
ACT & South East NSW Aeromedical Service Ltd
Independent ARC Member
Social Services Regulator (Victoria)
CFO & Company Secretary
Australian Pork Limited
Board profile
Financial judgement with an assurance mindset
My board and committee contribution is grounded in the disciplines I have spent my career applying: financial stewardship, governance, audit, risk, technology oversight and organisational performance.
I am comfortable moving between the detail and the strategic question — testing assumptions, clarifying accountability and helping boards maintain a clear line of sight from strategy through to performance, risk and delivery.
My approach
Good governance should improve the quality of decisions — not simply add process.
01Clear accountability
Roles, decisions and escalation points should be unambiguous.
02Proportionate assurance
Oversight should be strongest where consequence and uncertainty are highest.
03Execution-aware challenge
Constructive challenge is most useful when it understands how organisations actually operate.
Board contribution
What I bring to boards and committees
Audit, risk & assurance
Internal and external audit, enterprise risk, controls, assurance frameworks, compliance and management challenge.
Governance & accountability
Board processes, company secretarial practice, policy frameworks, statutory obligations and practical governance design.
Technology & transformation
ICT oversight, data, systems, procurement and transformation — balancing innovation, delivery risk and organisational capacity.
Complex stakeholder environments
Government, regulators, ministers, boards, industry participants and community stakeholders where judgement and accountability matter.
Cross-sector perspective
Agribusiness, government, health, education, emergency services and not-for-profit settings — with experience adapting governance to context.
Governance appointments
Current and previous oversight roles
Independent committee and board experience complements an executive career working directly with boards, audit committees and senior decision-makers.
Current
ACT & South East NSW Aeromedical Service Ltd
Non-Executive Director
Current
Social Services Regulator (Victoria)
Independent Member — Audit & Risk Committee
Current
Australian Pork Limited
Executive member — Audit, Risk & Corporate Governance Committee
Previous
ACT Community Services Directorate
Independent Member — Audit & Risk Committee
Previous
ACT Government Procurement Board
Public Member
Executive experience
Operating experience that sharpens oversight
$1.4b
Finance portfolio led as CFO, ACT Education Directorate
~$1.6b
Health-service environment as Financial Controller & Head of Internal Audit
Cross-sector
Industry, government, health, education, emergency services and consulting
Australian Pork Limited
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
Finance, procurement, governance, audit, risk, ICT oversight and performance reporting, with direct support to the CEO and Board.
ACT Education Directorate
CFO & Executive Branch Manager
Strategic finance and corporate leadership across a large, distributed public-sector portfolio, including executive governance, ministerial accountability and major investment decisions.
Canberra Institute of Technology
Acting Executive Director, Strategic Finance & Transformation
Finance leadership and transformation in a major vocational education institution.
Canberra Health Services
Financial Controller & Head of Internal Audit
Financial control, internal audit, assurance and governance in a complex health-service environment.
Earlier leadership
Emergency services, government, consulting & audit
Senior operational, corporate, finance and assurance roles including ACT Emergency Services, consulting and the Australian National Audit Office.
Recognition
Sustained professional recognition
National recognition across CFO leadership, education, not-for-profit and agribusiness reflects both technical depth and broader organisational contribution.
2026
Corporate Accountant Awards
Finalist — CFO of the Year, Small Company
Finalist — Corporate Accountant of the Year, Agribusiness
Finalist — Corporate Accountant of the Year, Not-for-Profit
2025
Corporate Accountant Awards
Winner — Corporate Accountant of the Year, Education
2024
Australian CFO Awards
Winner — CFO of the Year, Not-for-Profit
Speaking & thought leadership
Finance leadership in a changing operating environment
I contribute to professional discussions on CFO leadership, governance, technology, finance transformation and organisational performance.
Global CFO & Finance Transformation ConferenceKeynote
Accounting & Technology Conference, New ZealandKeynote
World Finance Forum SydneyPanel
Professional forums and industry eventsFinance · governance · transformation
Professional credentials
FCPAFellow, CPA Australia
CISACertified Information Systems Auditor
GovernanceFellow, Governance Institute
AICDMember
ManagementGraduate Certificate in Applied Management
FinanceGraduate Certificate in Finance & Investment
Board & committee enquiries
Governance conversations
For non-executive director, Audit & Risk Committee, governance, speaking and professional enquiries.