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Jane Hemstritch

Jane Hemstritch is an experienced ASX100 Non-Executive Director and Chair. Current board roles include Telstra, Lend Lease, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and The Victorian Opera Company. Jane also sits on the Global Council of Herbert Smith Freehills and the Council of the National Library of Australia. She has previously been a Non-Executive Director of Santos, Tabcorp and The Commonwealth Bank.

Prior to her non-executive career, Jane was Asia Pacific Managing Director for Accenture. In this role, she was a member of Accenture’s global Executive Leadership Team and oversaw the management of Accenture’s businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

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What’s your return on management attention?

Some boards allow management to spread attention too thin and focus on too many little things. The right approach is ...

by Jane Hemstritch

How you structure a remuneration system that actually makes sense

Too many Australian companies use a one size fits all executive remuneration model - that doesn't reflect the needs or ...

by Jane Hemstritch

I don’t care if our project runs a little over time and over budget (as long as it delivers the benefits)

When monitoring change management or major project delivery, too many NEDs are primarily focused on the budget and ...

by Jane Hemstritch

I’d like to see more employees in the boardroom

There’s a strong case for Australian boards to have some form of worker participation

by Jane Hemstritch

The importance of board deep dives

Rather than being seen as interventionist, deep dives should be seen as critical when a board is approving unfamiliar ...

by Jane Hemstritch