About the Author

Robyn Weatherley is a passionate corporate governance practitioner who has worked extensively with boards, company secretaries and executive groups during her 22-year career. Robyn s career has included periods working in business insolvency and corporate finance.Robyn and her colleagues were the founders of the National Australia Bank s Board Ready program which has been instrumental in boosting the number of women appointed to NAB subsidiary boards. The program won the 2011 EOWA (Employer of Choice for Women) award for 'Outstanding Practice for the Advancement of Women in a Non Traditional Area'.