Fergus D. Ryan

Fergus D. Ryan

Mr Ryan has been a member of the Board of the Commonwealth Bank "since 2000 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Committee. He has extensive experience in accounting, audit, finance and risk management. He was a senior partner of Arthur Andersen until his retirement in 1999 after 33 years with that firm including five years as Managing Partner Australasia. Until 2002, he was Strategic Investment Co-ordinator and Major Projects Facilitator for the Commonwealth Government.

"Member: Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership and Chairman of the Partnership Sub Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility.

"Director: Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited, Clayton Utz, National Australia Day Council and Deputy Chairman for National Library of Australia."


 * Advisory Council, Global Foundation