Trent Bartlett

A recognised and accomplished Independent Board Chairman, Director and CEO Mentor practising servant leadership

A former 10 year CEO of an international business with over $1 billion in revenue as well as over 30 years of corporate and commercial experience, Trent has combined his professional skills, abilities & interests in both profit oriented and social dividend organisations, with a passion for mentoring in governance and leadership for Chairs, Boards and CEO’s.

CURRENT BOARD ROLES

• Member of the National Education Advisory Committee for the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
• Board Chairman, Rocky Bay a leading provider of Disability Services to thousands of people in WA
• Independent Board Chairman of Travellers Choice, Australia’s most successful member owned organisation of independent travel agents
• Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Member of Beyond Bank Australia and Chair of Customer Committee at one of Australia’s largest customer-owned B-Corp certified Banks;
• Independent Non Executive Director of the Australian Packaging Covenant and Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, an agreement between government and industry to find and fund solutions to address packaging sustainability
• Independent Member of the Board Nominations Committee of CPA Australia, a professional accounting body in Australia founded in 1886

CURRENT MENTORING AND FACILITATION ROLES

• Leadership Mentor to private clients of Board Chairs and CEO’s
• Accredited Facilitator for Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Governance Education Programs.
• Mentor for INSEAD International Director Network (IDN) Director Mentoring Programme (INSIGHTS) since 2020

PREVIOUS BOARD ROLES

• Independent Board Chairman of Good Samaritan Enterprises, one of Australia’s leading disability services providers specialising in pathways to employment
• Independent Board Chairman of Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association, Australia’s largest Local Tourism Organisation.
• Independent Director on the Board of the leading agri-business, Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH), Australia’s largest co-operative with turnover in excess of $4 billion p.a as well as Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and Audit & Risk Committee Member
• Chair of TEC Australia (The Executive Connection) based in Perth, a CEO peer advisory group of 16 CEO’s.
• Founding Chairman of Social Business Australia.
• Deputy Chairman of Co-operative Federation of Western Australia.
• Founding Executive Director of Capricorn Mutual – Australia’s first Mutual for risk protection products founded under AFSL regulations.
• Joint Founding Executive Director of Regis Mutual Management Limited (Australia) creating and managing true Mutuals for insurance and financial services.
• Former Non Executive Director and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee for ASX listed Kresta Holdings (Australia’s largest window furnishings manufacturer).
• Former Non Executive Director for Wheels For Hope – an NFP devoted to changing lives through mobility.