Janelle Hopkins joined Australia Post in August 2012, having previously held senior finance roles at NAB and MLC. She left in May 2019 and became chief financial officer of REA Group. Ms Hopkins has significant experience developing and leading high performing teams and devising innovative finance operating models to optimise service efficiency, process excellence and strategic business partnering. She has a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Ms Hopkins is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Alumni Leader of the University of NSW, member of the Chief Executive Women (CEW), National Executive of G100, and director of the Finance Executives Institute (FEI) and various Australia Post subsidies.