Meet the Iress board.
Managing Director
Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director since November 2025.
Andrew Russell is Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Iress. He is an experienced public-company CEO, having now been appointed to lead three ASX-300 listed companies.
Andrew brings deep international leadership experience across financial services and technology. Most recently, he served as Group CEO and Managing Director of Bravura Solutions, where he led a successful strategic and operational reset that returned the global platform provider to profitability and repositioned the business for sustainable long-term growth.
Prior to Bravura, Andrew was CEO and Managing Director of Class Limited. During his tenure, he reimagined the business strategy, executed targeted acquisitions, strengthened product and customer outcomes, and ultimately oversaw the company’s premium sale to HUB24 Limited in 2022.
Earlier in his career, Andrew was the founding Executive General Manager of REA Group’s financial services division and held senior executive roles at Mortgage Choice Limited and Virgin Money Australia. Across his career, he has built a strong reputation for disciplined execution, value-accretive growth, and leading complex, regulated technology businesses through transformation.
Non-Executive Director & Chair
Independent Non-Executive Director since February 2021 and Chair since May 2021.
Roger has more than 30 years’ global experience in markets, technology and governance. He has advised, built, run and chaired a number of technology companies. Roger currently chairs Web Travel Group Limited (ASX:WEB), Technology Queenstown Limited (a not-for-profit) and boutique technology investment bank and North Ridge Partners Pty Limited.
Previous governance roles include chairing the New Zealand Lotteries Commission until 31 August 2024 and chairing the Advisory Board of Stuff Limited until November 2023. He was previously Global Head of Technology and CEO of Asia Pacific Securities for ABN AMRO Bank.
Non-Executive Director
Independent Non-Executive Director since February 2020.
Michael has over 35 years’ experience in superannuation and investment, including 14 years as CEO of First State Super. He is a Director of the Global Advisory Council of Tobacco Free Portfolios and the Sydney Financial Forum. Since 1998 Michael has also been a Director and subsequently Chair and now Patron of Australia for UNHCR, the private sector partner of the UN Refugee Agency. He is a life member of ASFA (Australia’s superannuation industry association) and the Fund Executives Association. After serving as a Director, in August 2020 Michael was appointed as the Chair of TCorp (New South Wales Treasury Corporation). He is also a member of the ASIC Consultative Panel, Chair of MSquared Capital Advisory Committee and member of the Hope Housing Advisory Committee.
Non-Executive Director & Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
Independent Non-Executive Director since February 2020 and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee since May 2021.
Trudy, an accomplished financial services executive, brings over 25 years of expertise in strategic leadership, financial management, regulatory compliance, and operational transformation. Her career demonstrates strong capabilities in retail and business banking, technology-enabled service delivery, risk management, and customer-centric business models.
In senior executive roles at Westpac and AMP, Trudy led significant portfolios across retail and business banking, finance, technology and operations, and agribusiness, developing deep expertise in driving organisational performance, stakeholder engagement, and improving customer outcomes.
Trudy currently serves as a Director of Credit Corp Group Ltd (ASX:CCP), Cuscal Limited (ASX:CCL), and Australian Cane Farms Limited, and is an Independent Member of the Nominations Committee for Tennis Australia. Her prior board experience includes AMP Bank Limited, Cabcharge Limited (now known as A2B Australia Limited, Ruralco Holdings Limited, Tennis NSW, and the Westpac Staff Superannuation Fund.
Non-Executive Director
Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2022.
Anthony has over 25 years’ experience in the software industry. He is currently a fund advisor to Skalata Ventures, leading the investment into early-stage companies and helping them scale and grow into significant and sustainable businesses. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Pro Medicus Limited (ASX:PME), a leading provider of enterprise medical imaging and practice management software, and Austco Healthcare Limited (ASX:AHC), an international provider of healthcare communication and clinical workflow management solutions. In 1999, Anthony founded Tonic Systems, a web application development company which he built up over eight years and sold to Google in 2007 as part of the Google Docs suite of products. He worked at Google post-acquisition from 2007 to 2009, where he was a senior software engineer.
From 2010 to 2018, Anthony was an Investment Director for Starfish Ventures, based in Melbourne, a venture capital firm specialising in Australian high-growth technology businesses, and during that time held various directorships including at Atmail, DesignCrowd, MetaCDN and Nitro Software.
Non-Executive Director
Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2024.
Robert is currently the Non-Executive Chair of Nuix Limited (ASX:NXL) and a Non-Executive Director of Kinetic IT Pty Limited. He was formerly a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of ASX-listed ALE Property Group (ASX:LEP) and WPP AUNZ Limited (ASX:WPP), as well as a Non-Executive Director of NASDAQ-listed Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MLCO).
Robert is a consultant to the Advisory and Capital Markets division of UBS Australia (since June 2007). He has extensive investment banking experience in Australia having, prior to his current role with UBS, worked for Ord Minnett Securities (now JP Morgan), E.L. & C. Baillieu and Citigroup.
Robert began his career at KPMG and worked across their audit, management consulting and corporate finance practices.
Non-Executive Director & Chair of the People & Performance Committee
Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2024 and Chair of the People & Performance Committee since January 2025.
Susan is an accomplished ASX Chair and Non-Executive Director known for bringing clarity, courage, and strategic focus to the boardroom over the past 15 years. Recognised for her leadership in people and culture, Susan has chaired Remuneration/People and Culture committees across more than 5 ASX-listed technology companies. She has a particular focus on strategy and governance in fast growing companies and on developing high-performing executive teams, strengthening culture, and aligning remuneration with long-term impact to drive long term shareholder value. Her other appointments include Chair of Jumbo Interactive Limited (ASX:JIN), Chair of South Bank Corporation and Director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Susan is also a member of the Takeovers Panel of Australia and a member of PEXA Group Ltd’s Advisory Committee.
Susan was previously a Director of Plenti Group Limited (ASX:PLT), and a Director of Data#3 Limited (ASX: DTL).