Governance

South Australian born Pauline Carr has built a 35 plus year career bringing her executive experience, business improvement, governance, compliance and risk management services to a range of organisations in the resources, construction, superannuation, education, retail and community healthcare sectors. She has extensive experience with ASX listed companies in particular.

Pauline was appointed as Chancellor of Adelaide University in March 2024. She has over 16 years’ experience in the higher education sector, including eight years serving as a Chancellor.

Pauline has a bachelor's degree in economics and an MBA. As a graduate, she joined an international resources company interstate where she worked as a financial analyst, accountant, internal auditor, and in government and community relations. Pauline then returned to Adelaide to a divisional accounting leadership role in an entrepreneurial and leading listed company in the resources sector before ultimately becoming an Executive General Manager and was an integral part of the company's rapid growth and international expansion through mergers and acquisitions.

Pauline is a professional non-executive Director and in addition to her Adelaide University Chancellor role she currently sits on several Boards. She is a longstanding Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Janet Finlay is a chartered accountant, independent professional director, and experienced business adviser with over 25 years in professional services, including 15 years as a partner at EY.

She has a strong commercial and finance background, with expertise in both the public and private sectors, advising organisations on finance, governance, strategy, and risk management.

Janet is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Jim Hazel is an experienced non-executive director with a distinguished career in banking and investment banking, both in Australia and Asia.

He is Chair of Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Precision Group and a board member of COTA Australia.

Jim has extensive board experience and has regularly chaired committees across audit, risk, finance, credit, governance, and remuneration.

Lachlan Coleman has been employed at Adelaide University since 2007 and has served extensively on various boards, committees and working groups.

Lachlan is currently Chair of the Adelaide University Cricket Club. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Lachlan completed his Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts at the University of Adelaide in 2004, and more recently has been the recipient of the Bill Cowan Barr Smith Library Research Fellowship and the Australian War Memorial Research Fellowship.

His current role as Executive Director, Student Engagement provides strategic leadership over the experience and success of Adelaide University’s students.

Andy Keough CSC is the Managing Director of Saab Australia, bringing extensive leadership experience from both defence and industry. 

He served 22 years in the Australian Navy, commanding two Collins Class submarines and completing a three-year exchange with the US Navy’s Submarine Force in Hawaii. In 2006, he was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) for his leadership as Commander of HMAS SHEEAN.

After retiring from the Navy in 2007, Andy joined ASC, leading business improvement and managing Collins Class fleet maintenance and training in WA. He later served as CEO of Defence SA before becoming Managing Director of Saab Australia in 2017. 

Andy also plays a key role in shaping Australia’s defence and skills sectors, serving as a member of the South Australian Skills Commission and contributing to education and workforce development initiatives.

Carolyn Mitchell is a commercial lawyer specialising in the areas of commercial advice, insolvency and trade practices. These areas of practice allow a rare insight into identifying major issues of governance, risk management and legal compliance.

As Chair of The Executive Connection (TEC) Group 6 in Adelaide, Carolyn mentored and coached a group of business owners and CEOs with businesses ranging in size from $10 –80 million in annual revenue across a wide variety of industries and sectors.

As Acting Executive Director of WCHRI Carolyn undertook a restructure of the organisation resulting in a long-term funding and research agreement being entered into between WCHRI, The University of Adelaide and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) to ensure continuation of WCHRI’s research within the Healthy Mothers Babies and Children Theme at SAHMRI and within the Women’s and Children’s Health Network.

As Managing Partner of Cowell Clarke from 2002 to 2009, Carolyn doubled the size of the business, introduced mechanisms to increase accountability between partners and significantly improved the profitability of the business. Carolyn worked extensively within Cowell Clarke on cultural issues, including communication skills for lawyers and change management.

Professor Nicola Phillips is the Vice Chancellor and President of Adelaide University, commencing in the role on 12 January 2026. 

An esteemed leader and academic, Professor Phillips has some 30 years of experience in the higher education sector across Australia and the United Kingdom. She completed her undergraduate studies at King’s College London, and holds both a Master’s degree in Comparative Government and a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

A distinguished scholar in global political economy, she held academic and leadership positions at the Universities of Warwick, Manchester, and Sheffield, before returning to King’s College London in 2017 as Vice-President and Vice-Principal (Education). She subsequently moved to the University of Melbourne to take up the role of Provost from September 2021 to July 2025.

Over the course of her career, Professor Phillips has held visiting fellowships and professorships at several leading institutions around the world, including the Australian National University, the University of British Columbia, and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

She is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and a Member of Chief Executive Women.

Nicolle Rantanen Reynolds is an experienced non-executive director with expertise in finance, governance, and corporate strategy. Until recently, she was the South Australian Public Trustee, overseeing 200 employees and the management of over $1.3 billion in investments. Prior to this, she served as Chief Operating Officer of the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance.

She holds a Master of Commercial Law, an MBA, and a Bachelor of Commerce, and is a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Taxation Institute of Australia.

Dr Leanna Read is South Australia’s former Chief Scientist and a highly experienced leader in innovation, biotechnology, and research translation. She has held key roles across government, industry, and research organisations, with a strong focus on the biotechnology sector. She is chair of the SMART CRC to advance regenerative therapy manufacturing, and also chairs TekCyte Ltd, a spinout from the CRC for Cell Therapy Manufacturing (CTM CRC), which she led until 2019. Other roles include independent chair of Health Translation SA and a board member of Uniseed, a university focused venture capital company.

Professor Deirdre Tedmanson is Professor of Social Policy, in the College of Business and Law’s School of Management. Deirdre is co-Chair of Adelaide University’s inaugural Transitional Academic Board and previously served as Chair of Academic Board for the University of South Australia (UniSA), as well as an elected member of UniSA’s Council. She is an active researcher with expertise in social policy, community development, homelessness, Aboriginal management and governance, mental health and social and emotional wellbeing, social entrepreneurship, and enterprise development. She holds a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU) and Masters, and undergraduate degrees in Policy and Administration, and Social Sciences from Flinders University. Her research spans ARC Discovery and Linkage projects, CRC initiatives, and AHURI research, with a strong focus on community and industry partnerships. Before academia, Deirdre held senior roles in government, the non-profit sector, and as a senior political advisor in the Commonwealth Parliament.

The Honourable Amanda Vanstone AO is a former Senator, Cabinet Minister and Ambassador. Subsequently she has served on a variety of mainly NFP boards across a number of fields. She studied Marketing at the precursor to the University of South Australia before completing a double degree in Arts and Law at the University of Adelaide.

Mr Ken Williams has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance. Specialising in treasury and financial risk management, his directorship experience has spanned both large and small listed and private companies, not-for-profit organisations, and superannuation funds.

Ken has held senior finance executive roles with Normandy Mining Limited, Qantas Airways Limited, and Renison Goldfields Limited, among other companies.