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Preeti is a graduate in Economics and a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of leadership experience in Financial Accounting Services across multiple countries and industries such as Technology, Financial Services, FMCG, Construction, Aviation and Realestate. Preeti specialises in finance processes, shared services, project management, internal controls and process improvements. Preeti retired from corporate life in 2022 as Director and Head of Global Business Services APAC with multinational company Newell Brands, where she led a team of 100+ that spanned across 11 countries. In this role, Preeti was instrumental in setting up finance shared service centres, implementing new ERPs and leading edge automation tools, in addition to delivering finance services to all businesses.

Preeti is passionate about gender and racial equality and believes in equal opportunities for all. She has been actively mentoring and coaching for the past 15 years and volunteers her time with several not-for-profit organisations that support asylum seekers, victim survivors of family violence and people facing long term employment barriers.

At the end of 2023 Malcolm retired (or as he calls it “rebalanced”) after 37 years of paid work. With a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Melbourne and a MBA from the London Business School, during Malcolm’s for-profit sector career he was a partner at Strategy& (formerly known as Booz & Company and now part of PwC) where he worked across a range of industries including energy, utilities and banking on business strategy, organisational transformation and performance improvement projects. He also spent 20 years working in strategy, operational and procurement roles for multinational energy companies, including 10 years overseas in Singapore, the UK and the USA. Then in 2016 he decided to align his “head and heart” and made the move to the for-purpose sector joining Social Ventures Australia (SVA) where he was a Director and Executive Director of their Consulting business and gained experience supporting for-purpose clients in a range of sectors including Employment, Housing, Disability, Alcohol & Drugs and First Nations. It was while working at SVA that Malcolm first met Jaison and the team from Good Cycles. Malcolm passionately believes that organisations such as Good Cycles play a critical role in supporting people to break the cycle of disadvantage by providing a pathway into secure, rewarding employment. Consequently he is excited about the opportunity to support them to grow and increase their impact.

Tim currently is the Head of Operations for Australia and New Zealand, and Head of Environment Health and Safety for Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia for Wabtec Corporation.  Tim brings over 20 years experience in corporate and operational risk management, corporate governance and environment, health and safety.  Prior to Wabtec, Tim held Executive roles working for Rail and Transport Operators with responsibilities throughout Australia and Internationally.

Lucinda Makrakis is a highly experienced risk specialist with over 28 years lending experience across numerous industry categories with a more recent focus on property transactions. She has a strong proficiency in overseeing existing portfolios and managing shifting risk profiles.