UWA Business School board bolstered

The UWA Business School board has continued to attract the state’s corporate leaders, with Shell Australia’s new chairman Zoe Yujnovich and incoming Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott the latest new faces.

In addition, CBH Group’s chief executive-elect Jimmy Wilson has re-joined the board, 10 years after he initially joined while at BHP Billiton.

Board chairman Mark Barnaba said the new members had outstanding records of business leadership and would bring a wealth of experience from across varied industries.

Ms Yujnovich joined Shell in 2014, and succeeded Andrew Smith as Perth-based Australian chairman in April this year.

Prior to joining Shell, she worked in the resources sector for 20 years, mainly with Rio Tinto.

Mr Scott was promoted to Wesfarmers deputy chief executive in February, coinciding with the announcement he would be the group’s next managing director from mid-November when Richard Goyder retires.

Messrs Smith and Goyder had both been members of the business school board.

Mr Wilson started with agribusiness cooperative CBH Group this month and will formally take over the role of chief executive on October 1.

The 13 other members of the business school board are listed below.

• Tony Howarth: chairman, St John of God Health Care and MMA Offshore, and non-executive director of Wesfarmers and Alinta Energy.
• Peter Coleman: managing director, Woodside Petroleum.
• Alan Cransberg: chairman, West Coast Eagles.
• Robert Elstone: non-executive director, Westpac Banking Corporation.
• Adrian Fini: director, FJM Property.
• Meath Hammond: head of corporate affairs, BHP iron ore and Nickel West.
• Sue Murphy: chief executive, Water Corporation.
• Anne Nolan: director general, Department of Finance.
• Peter Robertson: dean, UWA Business School.
• Diane Smith-Gander: non-executive director, Wesfarmers.
• Matthew Tonts: pro vice-chancellor and executive dean, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education.
• John Willinge: chief executive, Alverstoke Group LLC.
• Fiona Wood: director, West Australian Burns Services.