Helen Gillies has over 20 years’ experience in the engineering, construction and maintenance sector, as a board director of global engineering company Sinclair Knight Merz (“SKM”). Ms Gillies background in risk, legal, governance and financial disciplines, as well as extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, she has chaired SKM’s Risk and Compliance Committee, the Due Diligence Committee, and was a member of the Governance Committee.
Ms Gillies has been a non-executive director of The Red Flag Group, a global integrity and compliance risk firm, and was a director of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
Ms Gillies has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the University of Queensland, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Construction Law from the University of Melbourne.
She has been admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales, as well as England and Wales, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.