Carole Ferguson

Carole has over 25 years’ experience in financial services compliance and risk, and commercial law. She has worked with or for the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, St John of God Hospital, Governance Risk and Compliance Institute, PwC Sydney, the Professional Standards Council’s Secretariat and Colonial First State. Her specialties include legal and compliance management, audit and risk (financial services law), compliance and risk advice, company, charity and financial services law, and anti-money laundering and counter terrorist funding regulation.She has acted as a director, company secretary, compliance committee member and Audit and Risk Committee member and chair for listed and unlisted entities, charities, trustees and financial services operators including senior regulatory roles. Qualifications: UTS Bachelor of Law (Hons ), Butterworths Award for First Position in course, Legal Practice Management Certificate, Mt Eliza Business School Graduate Certificate of Management (Distinction)Awards and Memberships: Governance Risk and Compliance Professional of the Year, Life member Governance Risk and Compliance Institute, Member Australian Institute of Company Directors, Admitted Solicitor and Member Law Society of NSW, Member Compliance and Risk Executive Women.