Sandra Birkensleigh
Independent Non-Executive Director
Sandra has been a Director of Horizon since February 2016. Sandra has 24 years’ experience in financial services, risk management, compliance and corporate governance with PricewaterhouseCoopers including as Global Lead for Governance Risk & Compliance, National Lead for Partner Risk and Controls Solutions and a Service Team Leader for Performance Improvement. Sandra has been a professional non-executive director at a range of entities for the past 11 years.
Sandra is Chairman of Auswide Bank Limited, Non-Executive Director of 7-11 Holdings and its subsidiaries, National Disability Insurance Agency, and Adore Beauty Limited, Deputy Chancellor and a Council Member of the University of the Sunshine Coast and Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. She is an Independent Member of the Audit Committee of the Reserve Bank of Australia and Chair of the Tasmania Finance Corporation.
Sandra is a former director of MLC Limited.
Sandra is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce. She is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Fellow of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Institute.
Board Committees – Sandra is Chair of Horizon’s Audit Committee and a Member of Horizon’s Risk Management, and Remuneration and Nomination Committees.