Jill Parratt FCG

Corporate Experience
I am an experienced business professional, with over three decades’ experience in Corporate Governance, Financial Management and Administration. I have been the financial director of a property management company, the company secretary of a listed transport company and the company secretary of two listed property companies. I am currently the group secretary of one of the largest insurance companies in South Africa, Liberty Holdings Limited, a position I have held for 10 years. I play a pivotal role in facilitating the Board to achieve the Group’s vision and strategy, as well as compliance with relevant laws and regulations. I act as point of communication between the Board and Company’s shareholders and as a vital link between the Board and executive management. I have a key focus on reinforcing corporate fairness, promoting transparency, sustainability and discipline.

Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa (CSSA)
I was elected onto the Southern African board in 2001. I served as Vice President in 2007, Senior Vice President in 2008, and finally President in 2009 which coincided with CSSA’s centenary. I have played a key, supportive role in the Division over the past 17 years.
I was appointed as the Southern African representative to the International Council in 2012 and was elected onto the International Exco in 2016. In 2018 I was appointed Vice President.
I chaired the Education and Examinations committee from 2012 to 2017 and monitored and guided the education and examination process in Southern Africa. I was very involved in the many submissions from Southern Africa on the drafting of the new qualification. I served as moderator of Corporate Secretaryship and Corporate Administration for five years. I have assisted students with pre-exam seminars on Corporate Secretaryship. I am also the chairman of Mentor which is a bursary fund for disadvantaged students from 2010 to the present. Keeping in touch with students and the qualification is a passion of mine.

Peter Turnbull FCG

Peter is an experienced non-executive director and chair of listed public companies with commercial, governance and senior executive experience across a range of sectors including technology commercialisation, mining, oil and gas and industrial manufacturing.
Prior to taking on non-executive positions, Peter held senior company secretarial, legal, commercial and governance positions with major Australian listed public companies and has also worked in senior roles for regulatory authorities in Australia and Hong Kong, including as a Director of Corporate Finance with the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
Peter is a former President, Fellow and Life Member of the Governance Institute of Australia, former President of Corporate Secretaries International Association and is a current Vice-President of the Chartered Governance Institute and a member of its Executive Committee. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Former positions also include an Adjunct-Professor role at the University of Queensland, Australia and Peter has degrees in law and economics from the University of Melbourne.

Peter Turnbull FCG

Peter is an experienced non-executive director and chair of listed public companies with commercial, governance and senior executive experience across a range of sectors including technology commercialisation, mining, oil and gas and industrial manufacturing.
Prior to taking on non-executive positions, Peter held senior company secretarial, legal, commercial and governance positions with major Australian listed public companies and has also worked in senior roles for regulatory authorities in Australia and Hong Kong, including as a Director of Corporate Finance with the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
Peter is a former President, Fellow and Life Member of the Governance Institute of Australia, former President of Corporate Secretaries International Association and is a current Vice-President of the Chartered Governance Institute and a member of its Executive Committee. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Former positions also include an Adjunct-Professor role at the University of Queensland, Australia and Peter has degrees in law and economics from the University of Melbourne.

Jean Jeannot FCG

Jean-W Jeannot is a Fellow of the Canadian Corporate Governance Institute. He holds a Master’s degree in Financial Banking from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia). He spent most of his career in the field of Investment advice. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Bankers association, Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute and Member of The Canadian Trust Institute.

He Began his career in the Trust Industry (Royal Trust & Central Guaranty Trust) where he held various position in Corporate Bond Trusteeship as well as Stock Transfer services. He continued his career in the Securities industry (BMO Nesbitt Burns) where he was Investment Advisor, Branch Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, as well as Certified Financial Planner. He has acted in a number of managerial roles with BMO Nesbitt Burns.

He retired from the Investment industry in 2019 and currently serves on the board of CGI Canadian division as Vice-President. Also serves a treasurer for the Quebec Chapter of CGIC. He also pursues participation on other Not for Profit Boards, as well as an active role on the disciplinary committee of the Investment Industry Regulation of Canada (IIROC).

Peter Greenwood FCG FCS

Peter Greenwood is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and of the Chartered Governance Institute. He has master’s degrees in both Law and War Studies and is qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, France and Hong Kong.

He began his career as a corporate lawyer in London, Hamburg, Paris and Hong Kong, before joining CLP Holdings, one of the largest investor-owned power companies in Asia, based and listed in Hong Kong. Starting as Company Secretary and General Counsel, Peter joined the Board of CLP in 2000 as an Executive Director, ultimately assuming responsibility for business strategy and development.

He retired in 2013 and is presently a Member of the Council of The Chartered Governance Institute and Chairman of its Thought Leadership Committee.

Chris Luoni FCG

Chris Luoni is a Fellow of Governance New Zealand and of the Chartered Governance Institute. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in New Zealand and is also a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.
He began his career in chartered accounting in New Zealand before working in Montreal, Canada and Cleveland – United States for extended periods before returning to New Zealand where he became a partner in PWC and its predecessor firms retiring in 2009. Chris has pursued a governance career in private business and not for profit organisations combined with a farming business and also undertakes consulting work for several specialized industries. Chris’ national roles have included as Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, and New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame and as a board member of Scouts New Zealand. He was President and Board Chair of Governance New Zealand from 2014 to 2016 and as International Council representative since 2018.

Jill Parratt FCG

Corporate Experience
I am an experienced business professional, with over three decades’ experience in Corporate Governance, Financial Management and Administration. I have been the financial director of a property management company, the company secretary of a listed transport company and the company secretary of two listed property companies. I am currently the group secretary of one of the largest insurance companies in South Africa, Liberty Holdings Limited, a position I have held for 10 years. I play a pivotal role in facilitating the Board to achieve the Group’s vision and strategy, as well as compliance with relevant laws and regulations. I act as point of communication between the Board and Company’s shareholders and as a vital link between the Board and executive management. I have a key focus on reinforcing corporate fairness, promoting transparency, sustainability and discipline.

Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa (CSSA)
I was elected onto the Southern African board in 2001. I served as Vice President in 2007, Senior Vice President in 2008, and finally President in 2009 which coincided with CSSA’s centenary. I have played a key, supportive role in the Division over the past 17 years.
I was appointed as the Southern African representative to the International Council in 2012 and was elected onto the International Exco in 2016. In 2018 I was appointed Vice President.
I chaired the Education and Examinations committee from 2012 to 2017 and monitored and guided the education and examination process in Southern Africa. I was very involved in the many submissions from Southern Africa on the drafting of the new qualification. I served as moderator of Corporate Secretaryship and Corporate Administration for five years. I have assisted students with pre-exam seminars on Corporate Secretaryship. I am also the chairman of Mentor which is a bursary fund for disadvantaged students from 2010 to the present. Keeping in touch with students and the qualification is a passion of mine.

Frank Curtiss FCG

Frank Curtiss is the UKRIAT Division’s Immediate Past President, having served as President from 2015 to 2017. Frank was Head of Corporate Governance at RAILPEN Investments, the investment arm of the UK railway pension funds, which he joined in 1990 and was responsible for corporate governance from the perspective of a major institutional investor from 1997 until his retirement in April 2016. Prior to 1990, he worked in the UK university sector as an accountant and started his career in finance with Williams & Glyn's Bank in 1982 after graduating from University College London with a BA degree in English. He qualified as an Associate in 1986 and as a Fellow in 2007. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

He was originally appointed to the ICSA Council in May 2010 until 2012 and was reappointed from January 2017. He remains on the UKRIAT Committee and chairs its Investment Sub-Committee. He served as UK Vice President and Treasurer from 2011 to 2014. He has been a trustee of the Institute's UK charities since 2007 and is the current chairman of the Chartered Secretaries Charitable Trust. He is also Chairman of the trustees of the ICSA Pension and Assurance Scheme.

He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and serves on its Audit and Risk Committee. He takes a strong interest in integrated reporting and served on the initial working group of the International Integrated Reporting Council and is currently an IIRC Ambassador.

Mr Tom Lancaster-King FCG

Tom was elected to the UKRIAT Committee in January 2017 and is a member of The Chartered Governance Institute's International Council, having previously served as a regional branch chair. Tom is based in Guernsey where he has worked for 20 years in a variety of roles in the investment fund industry.

Mr John Heaton FCG

John Heaton is President of the UK, Republic of Ireland and Associated Territories Division and serves on the Institute’s Council, having recently been elected Vice President.

John became involved with the ICSA in 1996 when he joined the ICSA Registrars Group, decided to qualify and graduated in 1999, becoming a Fellow in 2003. Currently a self-employed consultant in the share registration industry, John previously worked for Equiniti and the Lloyds Bank Group, carrying out a number of senior management roles in operations, compliance and risk, and client relations, and has been involved in a wide range of activities in the banking and securities industries across the UK all his working life.

Tim Sheehy FCG

Tim Sheehy is the Director General of The Chartered Governance Institute, formerly known as The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. The Chartered Governance Institute is the premier global qualifying organisation for professionals aspiring to become a Chartered Secretary and or a Chartered Governance Professional.

Tim is also an Adjunct Professor at Western Sydney University in the School of Law.

Prior to this role Tim had a 15-year career as the Chief Executive of the Australian Division of The Chartered Governance Institute, known as Governance Institute of Australia.

Before joining Governance Institute, Tim held distinguished roles in management consulting with McKinsey & Co. and Anderson Consulting, in investment banking with Westpac and Swiss Bank Corporation and as a member of the academic staff at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW.

Tim holds a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Loyola University of Los Angeles and a Graduate Diploma of Financial Management from the University of New England, Armidale.