Wendy Stops

Wendy is a Non-executive Director of Coles Group, Non-executive Director of the Melbourne Business School, Non-executive Director of PwC Australia (as of July 2025), Chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the Centre for Business Analytics at the Melbourne Business School, Chair of Fitted for Work’s Future Fund, a member of the AICD’s Governance of Innovation & Technology Advisory panel, and a member of Chief Executive Women’s Scholarships and Leaders Development Committee. Wendy was until recently the Chair and a Non-executive Director of Fitted for Work, as well as previously being the Deputy Chancellor and Council Member of the University of Melbourne, Chair and a non-executive Director of Blackmores Group, a non-executive director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Altium, a member of the Digital Experts Advisory Committee for the Digital Taskforce in the federal government’s Department of Industry, Science & Resources and an Advisory Board member for Kearney ANZ. Prior to taking up her Director career, Wendy was an information technology and management consultant, spending her 32+ year career with global leader Accenture. During her final years with Accenture, she had been in various regional and global positions including Director of Operations (COO) – Asia Pacific; Global Senior Managing Director, Outsourcing – Quality & Risk Management; Global Senior Managing Director, Technology - Quality & Risk Management; and finally, as Senior Managing Director, Technology - Asia Pacific. Over her career with Accenture Wendy worked across multiple industry sectors and operated across multiple countries (including living in New York, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur). Wendy is also a member of Chief Executive Women and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).