Janet Whiting
Independent Director

Role & responsibility:

• Independent Director
• Chair, Audit Committee
• Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
• Jointly appointed by AHA and United Workers Union

Appointment date:

• 1 July 2021 

Qualifications and memberships

• Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne
• Member of the Order of Australia (2015)
• President of the Council of Trustees, National Gallery of Victoria
• Chair, Visit Victoria
• Council Member, Newman College, University of Melbourne
• Patron, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
• Member, Chief Executive Women

Experience

Janet is head of Gilbert + Tobin’s Disputes + Investigations practice in Melbourne. She is one of the pre-eminent commercial litigators in Australia and is known for obtaining outstanding results in the most complex disputes. 

• Has been involved in the corporate arena as a director throughout her professional career, gaining extensive appreciation of the issues that face business leaders.
• Extensive governance and probity experience through providing advice professionally but also widespread experience in risk, finance and audit sub-committees of various organisations over more than 15 years.
• Janet is the President of the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria, the first woman to hold the position in the Gallery’s 160 year history.
• Named one of Australia’s 10 Most Influential Women in the Westpac and Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2015 and won the category for Culture.
• Prior to joining Gilbert + Tobin, Janet was a partner with Corrs Chambers Westgarth for 22 years and led its Melbourne Commercial Litigation Division.

Other Directorships / appointments are detailed in the Relevant interests and relevant duties register.