Joanna Walker is an experienced company director and chief financial officer with over 25 years’ experience in corporate environments including private and public companies. Ms Walker has extensive experience across a range of industries including retail, wholesale distribution, franchising, health, and professional services. She is a dynamic, commercial and a relationship-based individual having served as a company director for government, superannuation, and privately owned entities. Along with Countrywide she is a board director and Chair of the Audit and Risk committee for Southern Alpine Resorts Management Board and Director of Kapstone Pty Ltd. Past directorships include Board member and committee member of Eastern Health (member of the audit and risk and Chair of the finance committee) and member of Amcor Superannuation Fund. Her C-suite executive career includes Chief Financial Officer of Total Tools Pty Ltd, Officeworks Pty Ltd, Ojay Pty Pty Ltd (Women’s fashion), Coventry Group Ltd and Paperlinx Merchanting (Australia, New Zealand, and Asia). She is known for being highly commercial and tenacious in driving improved financial outcomes. Governance, change management and strategic execution together with driving a high -performance team and culture within organisations undertaking transformation have also been instrumental to past achievements. Ms Walker is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has an MBA (majoring in Strategy).