Geoff Stalley

BBus (UTS), MEc (Macq), GAICD, CA, CPA

Geoff is an entrepreneurial senior executive with consistent success in starting, building, growing, and improving the performance of businesses, both as a senior advisor and as a business leader. His expertise spans corporate innovation and growth, business strategy and execution, and major transformational change as well as operational management and people leadership. His key strengths include creating the strategic vision, delivering business value through a strong results focus, and care for people and their development.

Geoff’s senior operational experience includes his recent role as the CEO (interim) at Booktopia (ASX:BKG) where we has previously the CFO, having led the IPO and established the business as a listed company. Prior to this he was the Chief Growth Officer for Serco Asia Pacific, a global public sector service provider.

Prior to this Geoff held various professional services roles including Managing or Lead Partner positions for global consulting businesses (Deloitte, EY, Kearney and Andersen) with full operational responsibilities, including building and leading global teams. His clients have included many large corporate and government bodies in Australia and globally where he has led market entry strategies, business expansion and major transformation/merger integration projects.

For Southern Cross University, Geoff is the Chair of the University’s People and Culture Committee and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee. Geoff’s other Board roles include NED and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at The Market (ASX:MKT); NED and Chair of the Audit & Risk and Nominations Committees at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers; NED at The Genomics Coalition; a member of the Advisory Board for People for Purpose and NED at Sapien Group. He was previously a NED and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at iSelect Ltd (ASX:ISU).

Geoff grew up in country New South Wales, Australia, has lived and worked in many overseas locations and now lives in Sydney and Port Stephens with his wife, Liane. They have adult children and grandchildren.