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Board of directors

Graham Bradley AM

Graham Bradley AM

BA, LLB (Hons 1), LL.M (Harvard), FAICD
Independent Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Graham is an experienced company director and chairman. He is currently chairman of Virgin Australia International Holdings Pty Ltd, Infrastructure NSW, Waveconn Group Holdings Management Pty Limited and Symphony Infrastructure Partners Pty Limited and a director of Tennis Australia.

Graham’s previous roles include managing director of Perpetual Limited, national managing partner and chief executive officer of Blake Dawson (now Ashurst), a senior role at McKinsey & Company, chairman of Stockland Corporation Limited, United Malt Group Limited, HSBC Australia Limited, EnergyAustralia Holdings Ltd and Volt Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries (including Volt Bank Limited), director of The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, president of the Business Council of Australia and deputy president of the Takeovers Panel.

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Teresa Dyson

BA, LLB (Hons), MTax, MAppFin, FAICD
Non-Executive Director

Teresa is an experienced company director, whose career has spanned both the public and private sectors. Teresa is an admitted lawyer and has previously been a partner at a global law firm and professional services firm.

Teresa is currently a director and chair of the audit and risk committee of Seven West Media Limited, deputy chair and chair of the audit & risk committee of Invest Gold Coast and deputy chair and chair of the finance & performance committee of Gold Coast Hospital and Health Board. Teresa is also a member of the Takeovers Panel. Teresa is a former director of Genex Power Limited, Brighter Super, Energy Queensland, UN Women National Committee Australia Ltd, Opera Queensland and National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation, a former chair of each of the Board of Taxation and the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and a former member of the Foreign Investment Review Board.

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David Bayes

FAICD (Life)
Non-Executive Director

David is a director and former chairman of Plarre Foods Pty Ltd (trading as Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses) and a non executive director of Barker Trailers Pty Ltd. He has previously held a variety of board and executive positions, including non executive director of Sigma Healthcare Limited, chief executive officer of Choice Hotels Australasia, chief operating officer of Mortgage Choice Limited, chief executive officer and director of Bakers Delight, non executive director of Chiquita Brands South Pacific Ltd and North Western Healthcare Network and vice president and director of McDonald’s Australia.

David is a former director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and past president of the Victoria Council of the AICD.

David has over 40 years’ experience in multi outlet retail business.

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Rod Douglas

MBA, FAICD
Non-Executive Director

Rod is an experienced company director with a specialisation in working with owner led businesses over the last 30 years. He focuses strongly on culture, strategy and organisational value through a governance lens. Rod’s broad experience covers property, financial services, professional services, agriculture, retail and marketing. He is a director of a number of private companies, and chairs the advisory board for two significant family businesses.

Rod holds a Master of Business Administration from Bond University, is a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Vincent Fairfax Fellow in Ethical Leadership.

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Simon Morrison

LLB
Managing Director

Having been the Managing Director and CEO of Shine Justice for the past 8 years, from February 2025, Simon has been the Managing Director with the additional responsibility of leading the firm’s international expansion from a New York base.

Simon has a standing invitation to attend meetings of the Audit and Risk Management and Nomination and Remuneration Committees but does not participate in discussions in relation to his own remuneration.

Simon is an acknowledged leader in workers’ compensation matters and is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in personal injury law. He has given evidence at numerous government inquiries, has assisted in drafting legislation and has been a regular speaker at international, national and state conferences.

Simon’s deep understanding of and contacts within the legal sector underpin Shine’s strategic positioning and long‑term vision. His experience in policy, regulation and stakeholder management contributes depth to Board decision making.

Simon has long held an interest in International Mass Torts and righting wrong throughout the world when injustice has been evident. His leadership of Shine’s international business is based on his passion.

Simon is a former National President of the Australian Lawyers’ Alliance (ALA), has chaired the ALA’s National Workers Compensation Special Interest Group and sits on the Board of Governors of the American Association of Justice (AAJ).

Company Secretary

Annette O'Hara

Annette O'Hara

BA, LLB (Hons 1), LLM, FGIA, GradDip ACGRM, FCG
Company Secretary & General Counsel

Annette joined the Group in August 2016 as Senior Legal Counsel and was appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary in February 2017. Previously, Annette had extensive experience as a senior corporate lawyer at national law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, advising a wide range of listed and unlisted companies in relation to regulatory, governance and general commercial matters. Annette was named Company Secretary of the Year in the 2022 Australian Law Awards and in the 2022 Women in Law Awards.

In her current role, Annette plays a pivotal part in shaping the Group's legal and governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory landscapes and supporting strategic decision making at the executive level. She provides legal advice across the Group, performs company secretarial functions for all entities in the Group and is responsible for the Company's communications with the ASX and the market.

She is committed to ethical leadership and to fostering strong relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders.