Gordon Bell

Gordon Bell was appointed to the Council in 2023. He is a member and Chair of the School’s Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Gordon is also a former student of the School.

Gordon is a highly credentialed financial executive with more than 25 years’ experience in financial services, capital markets and senior funding and liquidity roles. In 2023, he was appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer for Zip Co Limited, an ASX listed Consumer Financial Services company with operations in Australia and the Americas (ASX: ZIP). Prior to this, Gordon spent seven years at Westpac Banking Corporation in senior finance roles including as the General Manager Group Finance, Chief Financial Officer of the Business Division and as a Managing Director in Group Treasury.

Prior to Zip Co and Westpac, Gordon spent ten years with the Barclays Group in various banking and finance roles including as the Managing Director and Treasurer, Asia Pacific, and as the Chief Financial Officer for Japan, Greater China and Australia. Mr Bell started his career at KPMG in the audit and advisory division, based in Sydney and London.

Gordon holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney, is a Chartered Accountant, is a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

He is a father of three daughters and an active member of the local community.