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Diane Smith-Gander AO
Chancellor, University of Western Australia | Chair
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Perenti Limited
Diane Smith-Gander AO is a professional company director with an accomplished business career 40 years in the making. She is Chair of Zip Co, Perenti Limited and private health insurer HBF. On 1st January 2025 Diane became the 16th and first female Chancellor of the University of Western Australia. Diane enjoyed a successful executive career ending in the C-Suite at Westpac Banking Corporation and with a period as a partner of McKinsey & Company in the United States. A keen advocate for gender equity, Diane is past President of Chief Executive Women. In 2019 Diane was made an Officer in the Order of Australia for services to business, women's engagement in executive roles, gender equality and the community.