Kathleen Conlon

Non-Executive Director (Independent) | BA (Econ)(DIST), MBA, FAICD


Kathleen Conlon, Non-Executive Director

Director since: February 2020

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: Lynas Rare Earths Limited (November 2011 to November 2023), REA Group Limited (June 2007 to November 2021), Aristocrat Leisure Limited (February 2014 to date), Pilbara Minerals Limited (January 2024 to date).

Ms Conlon is Chair and a non-executive director of Pilbara Minerals Limited. She is also a non-executive director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited and a former non-executive director of CSR Limited, REA Group Limited and the Benevolent Society. Ms Conlon also Chairs the Corporate Governance Committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and is a member of Chief Executive Women. She is also a former Chair of Lynas Rare Earths Limited, a former President of the NSW Council and a former National Board member of the AICD.

Ms Conlon brings over 20 years of professional management consulting experience specialising in strategy, supply chain, technology and operational improvement and has advised leading companies across a wide range of industries and countries. An American/Australian dual national, Ms Conlon joined the Chicago office of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1985, before transferring to the Sydney office in 1994. In her seven years as partner and director, Ms Conlon led BCG’s Asia Pacific operations practice and the Sydney Office.  She was awarded a Commonwealth Centenary Medal for Services to Business Leadership in 2003.

Ms Conlon is a member of the Remuneration and Organisation Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.