State Chapter Committees

Meet the State Committee Members

The ACTA operates throughout Australia and ensures regional representation through the operation of Technical and State Committees. The Committees provide a vehicle for members to advise management on the operation of the association and discuss technical industry issues.


State Committees usually meet monthly and are responsible for four key area’s:

  1. Being an ambassador in the State for ACTA.

  2. Being the link where needed between local membership and Management/Board – where members either don’t know or are uncomfortable approaching the Board or Management, State Committee is the vehicle to advise what members would like to see.

  3. Help to facilitate meaningful events, predominantly the quarterly face-to-face function in each state. Through their local networks, assist in sourcing high-quality speakers and also advise on topics of interest.

  4. Play a part in member growth and engagement by welcoming new members, addressing gaps in our offering to younger members and other groups of relevance both nationally and locally.

VIC

| Leanne Evans FCTA
State Chair, VIC

| Tim Evans CCTA
Committee Member

Tim Evans CCTA

Tim is a Treasury professional with experience across multiple Treasury and Risk Management functions in a global environment. Tim is currently Director, Treasury Management Systems and Processes at CSL. Prior to CSL, Tim was the Treasury Risk & Compliance Manager at Transurban and involved in the Treasury Transformation programme to address Treasury’s technology and operational requirements to support the rapid growth of the business. Prior to this, Tim spent nearly 10 years in the UK arriving just before the GFC and subsequently working in various Treasury Risk Management roles in large financial institutions dealing with new regulatory requirements, Asset and Liability initiatives, policy and documentation enhancements and funds transfer pricing to name a few.

| Sherming Wong CCTA
Committee Member

Sherming Wong CCTA

Senior Treasury Analyst at Vicinity Centres

| Penelope Lao MCTA
Committee Member

Penelope Lao MCTA

Treasury Cash Flow Manager at CitiPower and Powercor

| George Wong CCTA
Committee Member

| Kevin Yeo MCTA
Committee Member

WA

| Stephanie Tomsic CCTA
State Chair, Western Australia

| Piero Cabrera CCTA
Committee Member

Piero Cabrera CCTA

Piero Cabrera was born in Peru and held a Bachiller degree in Accounting from Universidad del Pacifico in Peru. He started as Treasury Analyst in the Peruvian subsidiary of Shell Dutch Company between 2000 and 2002. Since then he has worked in the US and Peru in different finance roles within the resources industry. In 2009, he moved to Australia to expand his professional career in the resources industry. He worked as Senior Treasury Advisor for an Oil and Gas entity in Western Australia from 2015 until 2019. Currently, he is working as Senior Treasury Analyst in an ASX 200 company on a contract basis. Piero has developed strong experience in Liquidity Management, Foreign Exchange Currency contracts, Syndicate Facility Agreements, Transactional Banking tender and implementation, Treasury Management Systems, and Trade Credit transactions. Piero is a member of CPA Australia as well as a member of ACTA.

| Matthew Egan CCTA
Committee Member

Matthew Egan CCTA

Matthew Egan joined Wesfarmers Limited in 2005, and as Finance Manager is responsible for assisting in managing the debt funding through bank facilities and debt capital markets, project financing and evaluation, bank and credit rating agency relationships, foreign exchange and interest risk, capital (inclusive of dividends, employee share plans, returns) and debt investor relations. Matthew began his career with Ernst & Young in their Corporate Taxation Advisory department after which Matthew worked for the National Westminster Bank in London in their Group Finance team. Matthew is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.

| Kurt Smith CCTA
Committee Member and ACTA Technical Director

Kurt Smith CCTA

Kurt Smith is a Director of Marengo Capital, a corporate advisory company specialising in treasury, financial markets, corporate finance and private equity. Marengo Capital has a track record of, and passion for, creating and managing for long term enterprise value by aligning corporate strategy, finance and risk.

Kurt is also the Vice President and Technical Director of the Australian Corporate Treasury Association, a member of the Australian Payments Network Stakeholder Advisory Council, and a member of FX Markets Asia Advisory Board. His career includes senior positions across fund management, bank derivative trading, Fintech, private equity and corporate treasury. He has a Ph.D in Finance, and an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge.

| Ian Walford CCTA
Committee Member

Ian Walford CCTA

Now providing Treasury consulting services to Australian Multinational Corporates, Ian is a senior finance and treasury professional with over 25 years of experience working in the international financial and mining sectors across Europe, Asia and Australia. He is skilled in transfer pricing, financial risk management, market risk, treasury operations and capital management, treasury systems and accounting.

Ian is a is a fellow of both the ACT (UK) and ACCA (UK), as well as a member of the ACTA.

| Andrew Jenkin CCTA
Committee Member

Andrew Jenkin CCTA

Andrew heads up the CBA WA markets business, and has primary responsibility for WA based institutional clients across the Energy, Resources, Property and Government sectors. Prior to this appointment he held roles with Barclays Capital and Qantas based on Sydney.

Andrew has a substantial depth of experience, advising blue-chip corporate and institutional clients on financial markets risk and strategy. He has been a trusted advisor across all asset classes including FX, Rates and Commodities, and has been involved in strategy and execution for a string of notable projects and M&A trades. He has also been a regular presenter at industry conferences, focussing on effective risk management policy and strategy.

| Dane Birdseye FCTA
Committee Member 

Dane Birdseye FCTA

General Manager ‑ Corporate Finance | Corporate at Pacific Energy

NSW

| Sam MacPherson CCTA
State Chair, NSW

Sam MacPherson CCTA

Treasury Manager at Woolworths

| James Lombe CCTA
Committee Member

James Lombe CCTA

Treasury Advisory | Director at PwC

| Fiona Caheny CCTA
Committee Member

Fiona Caheny CCTA

Director Corporate Treasury at Mastercard

| Dale Luong CCTA
Committee Member

Dale Luong CCTA

Head of Treasury at Lion

| Hamish Wells MCTA
Committee Member

| Štefanija Cubelic CCTA
Committee Member

QLD

| James Conway CCTA
State Chair, QLD

| Iain Ascough CCTA
Committee Member

Iain Ascough CCTA

Iain joined Aveo Group as Treasury Manager in March 2009 and in June 2012 was promoted to Group Treasury and Insurance Manager, with responsibility for managing the Group’s debt funding, hedging and cash flow management activities, as well as all insurance related matters. Prior to joining Aveo, Iain worked for National Australia Bank (NAB) for nearly 7 years, where he was an Associate Director in the Institutional Banking Division, having worked in their London and Brisbane offices. Iain commenced his career working as an Accountant for 6 years in both commercial and public practice roles.

| Dora Szasz White CCTA
Committee Member

| Donald Burtt FCTA
Committee Member

Donald Burtt FCTA

Don moved into the energy sector, as General Manager of Pacific Energy, from corporate treasury roles. He became Energy Trading Manager with Energex in 1999, and from 2001 to 2012 he was Renewables Energy Manager with Ergon Energy, focussing on negotiating renewable energy power purchase agreements, as well as ensuring Ergon Energy met its legislated environmental liability obligations.

| Renee Harvey CCTA
Committee Member

| Joshua Suherman MCTA
Committee Member

Joshua Suherman MCTA

Joshua has worked for a diverse range of industries with his role specialising in accounting, finance, and business strategy for more than two years. Before pursuing his master’s degree at The University of Queensland, he was in a senior position in a Financial Planning & Analysis role at ASTRO Indonesia, a quick-commerce startup with almost 100 million USD in funding. He also has worked at Ernst & Young Indonesia as a transaction consultant, serving multinational companies as his clients.

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