Dr Kerry Schott AO

Dr Schott has extensive experience in transport and infrastructure.  At a Board level she was interim Chair of Moorebank Intermodal, Chair of Retained Roads Pty Ltd (a NSW Government owned company that owned 49% of WestConnex), interim Chair of the Sydney Metro Advisory Board, a Director of the Advisory Board on Sydney Light Rail, and more recently (and temporarily) Chair of ARTC. As an investment banker at Whitlam Turnbull, Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank (from 1987-1999) she led the national sale of ANL freight containers to Patricks, the sale of WA Government’s Westrail Freight to Wesfarmers, conducted valuations of Queensland ports, negotiated the pricing scheme for coal freight in the Hunter, and established National Rail Freight with all the States and Commonwealth (which became ARTC).  She recently reviewed the Inland Rail project for the Commonwealth Government.

At present Dr Schott is a Director of AGL, a member of Aware Super’s Direct Asset Committee, and Chair of the Australian Government’s Competition Review Panel.  She has been a Director of the National Broadband Network (2012-2022), a director of NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) (2012-2019) and CEO and Managing Director of Sydney Water (2006-2011).

Dr Schott was awarded an Order of Australia in 2015 for services to business and commerce.

Dr Schott holds a doctorate from Oxford University, a Master of Arts from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England. She was also awarded Honorary Doctorates from the University of Sydney, Western Sydney University and the University of New England.