Steven Skala AO has a distinguished career of service on the boards of public, private, not-for-profit and government organisations; with more than 35 years of experience in the law, business and banking sectors. He is the vice chair of Australia at Deutsche Bank and served as a partner focusing on corporate, banking and commercial law in two leading Australian law firms for more than 20 years. Mr Skala was also a director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Channel Ten Group and Max Capital Group; chair of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, deputy chair and vice president of the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, director of the Australian Ballet and a founding panel member of Adara Partners. In 2010, Mr Skala was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the arts, business and commerce, and to the community.
