The Board is led by the independent Group Chair Wayne Morris. There is a clear separation of delegation between the Chair and the Group Chief Executive Officer, with the Board setting the Group’s strategy, risk appetite and maintains strategic oversight.
The Board also approves building and operating plans for achieving strategic objectives on the recommendation of Executive Board.
A thorough and independent recruitment process was undertaken during the year to increase diversity on the Board; diversity and inclusion is a permanent consideration for the Board. Further information on Directors ages, ethnicity and gender is set out below.
Board characteristics
Abri considers its Non-Executive directors as independent. No directors have exceeded their tenure of appointment, with the following lengths of service.