Peter Day has a background in finance, strategy and general management, having worked in mining, manufacturing, food, plus financial and regulatory services across Australia and internationally.
He has held senior executive and executive director positions, mainly with the Rio Tinto Group and Bonlac Foods. He was chief financial officer for Amcor for seven years until 2007. Peter is a former chairman of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and served as deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
He is currently a non-executive director or chair of several organisations, across listed, private sector and not for profit activities.
He served as chair of Orbital Corporation and Centro Retail Trust (which became Federation Centres and subsequently Vicinity) as well as Alumina Limited and Australian Unity Office Fund.
Past directorships have included SAI Global and Boart Longyear, Gippsland Water and South East Water corporations, and he served as chair of APRA’s Audit and Risk Committee for five years. He has been a member or chair on audit, risk, sustainability, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and remuneration committees.
He has also supported professional education initiatives plus health and disability services through board and volunteer roles.
Peter lives in Melbourne, is married to Angela, with two children, two stepsons and four grandchildren.
