Re-appointed to 31 December 2024

• Chair of the Board since 25 July 2021
• Director since 1 July 2016
• Director of ARIA Co Pty Ltd

Mr Hounsell is the Chairman of Helloworld Travel Limited (since 2016), a Director of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (since 2012), where he is Chair of Wine Operations and Sustainability (since 2022), and Chair of Electro Optic Systems (since 2022). Mr Hounsell is also a member of Commencer Capital’s (formally Investec Emerging Companies) Investment Committee (since 2019).

Previously, Mr Hounsell was a Director of Findex (2020-2024), the Chairman of Myer Holdings Limited (2017–20 and Executive Chairman Feb–Jun 2018), Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Spotless Group Holdings Limited (2014–17), the Chairman of Emitch Limited (2006–08) and PanAust Limited (2008–15). He was also previously an Advisory Board Member of PanAust Limited (2015–17), Rothschild Australia Limited (2012–17), and Investec Global Aircraft Fund (2007–19). He was a director at Orica Limited (2004–13), Nufarm Limited (2004–12), Qantas Airways Limited (2005–15), Mitchell Communication Group Limited (2008–10), Integral Diagnostics Limited (2015–17), Dulux Group Limited (2010–17) and Investec Aircraft Syndicate Limited (2012–18).

Mr Hounsell was a Senior Partner at Ernst & Young (2002–04), CEO and Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen (2001–02) and a Partner at Arthur Andersen (1989–02).

Mr Hounsell has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from the Swinburne Institute of Technology (1975) and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.