Mrs Ariane Barker
Employer Representative, Chair of the Board Governance Committee, Chair of ARIA Co Pty Ltd
Reappointed 01 July 2022 to 30 June 2025
- Director since 13 September 2016
- Chair of the Board Governance Committee
- Chair of ARIA Co Pty Ltd
Mrs. Barker is currently a Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at IDP Education (since 2015), a Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Atlas Arteria (since March 2021), a member of the Investment Committee at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (since 2011) and a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW) since August 2021.
Mrs Barker was previously the CEO of Scale Investors from 2017 to February 2021, a Board Director at Taralye, the Oral Language Centre for Deaf Children (2011-2014) and a member of the Community Advisory Committee at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (2013-2018). Mrs Barker has over 20 years of experience in international banking and finance, including roles as General Manager, Products and Markets at JBWere (2015-2017); Director, Equities Division at HSBC (2005-2008); Executive Director, Equities Division at Goldman Sachs (Asia) (2000-2002); and Associate – Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch International (1994-1999).
Mrs. Barker has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from Boston University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.