Barbara Ward Am
Independent, Non-executive Director
Graducate
Caltex
Australia
Biography
Human Resources Committee (Chairman), Audit Committee and Nomination Committee Barbara brings to the Caltex Board strategic and financial expertise in capital intensive industries. She has over 20 years of experience in senior management roles, including as Chief Executive Officer of Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services and General Manager Finance at TNT Limited. Barbara also served as a Senior Ministerial Advisor to the Honourable Paul Keating. Barbara is a Director of various Brookfield companies, Qantas Airways Limited and the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation.An experienced director, she has previously served on the boards of various public companies including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lion Nathan Limited and Multiplex Limited, and public sector entities, including as Chairman of Country Energy. Barbara is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Political Economy from the University of Queensland.
Research Interest
Economics and a Master of Political Economy