Centrepoint appoints former FSC exec to board


The former deputy chief executive of the Financial Services Council (FSC) has joined the board of advisory group Centrepoint Alliance as a non-executive director.
John O'Shaughnessy will join the Centrepoint board as part of an ongoing governance renewal program announced in 2014 adding to his list of directorships which include board positions at A T Kearney, University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services, Forticode, Elevate Australasia and Australian Services Roundtable.
His appointment follows the resignation of business consultant Stephen Maitland from the board from 31 August and the resignation of Noel Griffin in January of this year.
Centrepoint Alliance has also appointed Leanne Muller as an independent, external member of the Group Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee (GARC) replacing Paul Moni.
Muller has worked for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the State Government Superannuation Office Trustee Services.
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