Our Team

Philip is principal of Consumer-wise Consulting, working on strategy, policy, engagement and governance, and a graduate of the AICD. In addition to Financial Basics Foundation, he is chair of Consumers’ Federation of Australia and a Board member of Consumer Action. He is also a member of the independent Customer Advisory Panel for the Victorian energy networks Powercor, Citipower and United Energy, the Code Compliance Committee for customer owned banking, the expert panel at the financial ombudsman AFCA, and the Legal Costs Committee for Victoria. He was previously a member of the buy now pay later (BNPL) code committee and the Clean Energy Council board. He has also worked at the Australian Energy Regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the UK energy regulator Ofgem, Accenture and three UK consumer organisations.

Katrina has worked in the youth sector for over 30 years, with experience in government and not-for-profit organisations.

Katrina has been a consultant to the Foundation since 2004 and was appointed as CEO and Director in 2011.

Tim is an experienced lawyer who has provided legal advice on corporate and commercial matters in private practice and as in-house counsel.

Tim was appointed as a member and Director of the Foundation on 5 December 2013.

Norm Hunter is the principal consultant of Thinkit Through, an educational consultancy with a particular focus on leadership, strategic thinking, mentoring and writing. He was founding Co-Principal, then Principal of Hillbrook Anglican School. Norm is a Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and the Australian College of Educators.

Norm was appointed as a member and Director of the Foundation on 10 November 2016.

Nicole is a qualified Company Secretary, corporate governance and communications professional. Nicole has over 20 years' investor and stakeholder relations experience in both global and domestic financial services entities. Nicole holds a Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nicole is Company Secretary to Credit Union Australia Ltd, Credicorp Insurance Pty Ltd, CUA Management Pty Ltd and Credicorp Finance Pty Ltd. Nicole joined the Boards of Financial Basics Foundation and Financial Basics Community Foundation in March 2020.

Joel is a Non-Executive Director specialising in digital technology and transformation.

Joel works with financial services and consumer organisations in his role as a Director at Deloitte Digital, and mentors in the technology start-up/scale-up space.

Within his practice area, Joel has a passion for data privacy, consent and the ethical use of customer data and is working with FBF to provide guidance on key digital initiatives.

Joel was appointed as a member and Director of the Foundation on 11 October 2021.

Stefanie is a strategist, business leader and experienced entrepreneur, with over 20 years industry experience. As the founder of Luminair (a Certified BCorp company, which has created over $900m in economic impact for the Australian economy), Stefanie’s mantra is ‘Strategy as a force for good’.

Stefanie contributes to a number of boards, is a Federal Government appointed ‘expert mentor’, consulting strategist, executive advisor and a mentor for both the Minerva Sports Network and also Women In Technology.

Passionate about changing the game; Stefanie stands behind considered collaborations, impactful outcomes and ‘progress over perfection’. Stefanie was appointed as a member and Director of the Foundation on 9 December 2021.

Melissa Witheriff is a Non Executive Director at FBF and FBCF and Senior Industry Advisor at Microsoft, working at the intersection of technology, strategy and purpose. She brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience across government, not for profit and corporate environments, with deep expertise spanning finance, healthcare, mobility, ICT, education and retail.

Melissa is recognised for translating complex strategic and technological ideas into scalable, value creating outcomes for organisations navigating transformation and growth. She is also an Alumni Ambassador Council Member of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland.

Melissa was appointed as a Member and Director of the Foundation on 8 October 2020.