Claire Poll
BA B.JURIS. LLB ASIA
Claire Poll is an experienced corporate director having led, over the past 20 years, strategy and corporate development for startup technology companies through to large multi-billion dollar companies in Australia, the UK and more recently the US as a Founding Executive for the October listing of Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq:VRNA) for which Poll “rang the bell”.
Poll, who originally qualified as a solicitor in Western Australia, has worked as a Director, general counsel and as a company secretary in public listed companies in the US, UK and Australia in the areas of venture capital, mobile satellite communications, internet services, software and biopharmaceuticals. Poll, who is based in Perth WA, stated her corporate career with Burns Philp Company Limited, the diversified global company involved in food manufacturing, shipping and general trading.
Poll also holds a post graduate diploma in Applied Corporate Finance, M&A and Advanced Industrial Equity Analysis.
Susan Thomas
LLB B.Com. FAICD
Sue Thomas has demonstrated a successful career as a technology entrepreneur, executive coach and governance specialist having established and grown Flexiplan before selling that company to MLC (now National Australia Bank) after originally qualifying in law as a solicitor in New South Wales. Thomas also has experience in capital markets, corporate strategy, governance and risk and is currently Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of PEXA Limited and of Temple & Webster Limited (ASX:TPW). She is also a Director of Westpac subsidiaries in the financial services sector, including BT Portfolio Services and ASGARD Capital Management, and a Director of royalty company, Fitzroy River Holdings Limited (ASX:FZR).
Previously, Thomas was a Director and Chair of Audit and Risk at Grant Thornton Australia Limited from 2011 to 2016. Based between Sydney and Perth, Thomas has also been a Senior Executive Coach since 2011 at Foresight Global Coaching having successfully coached C Suite executives at ASX top 50 companies.
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