Chum Darvall is a non-executive director for a range of companies, government and not for profit organisations. He had a successful executive career in financial markets and banking for 30 years from 1981-2011. Mr Darvall is a member of the Council of Macquarie University. He was chair of TransGrid from 2012 to 2015. Transgrid is the owner, operator and manager of the high voltage network connecting generators in NSW and ACT. His role with TransGrid concluded on 16 December 2015 with the successful sale of the business via a 99-year lease by the State Government of New South Wales for $10.26 Billion. From 2002 to March 2011, Mr Darvall was chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank in Australia and New Zealand. During this period, Deutsche Bank's business expanded and consolidated as one of the leading investment banks in Australia and New Zealand. He was part of the management group responsible for the merger and integration of the New Zealand operation of Bankers Trust with Deutsche Bank in 1999. Mr Darvall holds a Bachelor of Arts, is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. His also sits on the boards of Port of Portland, Online Media Holdings and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children. He is a Council Member of Macquarie University, and the chair of digital analytics firm, Lens10.
