EVERY DOT IS AN ASX 300 BOARD

79 boards are still under 30% women. Which one is yours?

Pink boards have reached the ASX objective of at least 30% of each gender. Grey boards haven't yet. If yours is grey, you need a woman who knows your industry and reads the numbers before the meeting, not during it.

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214 boards at 30% women or more 79 boards below 30% 293 ASX 300 boards in the AICD Gender Diversity Snapshot, data at 31 January 2026.

37.6%of ASX 300 directors are women

34ASX 300 boards have only one woman

3ASX 300 boards have no women

48ASX 300 boards were chaired by a woman

AICD Gender Diversity Snapshot, data at 31 January 2026.

THE DIRECTOR

Renee Minchin. I run the finance of listed companies, and I sit on the boards that sign them off.

I've sat in the room when a board works out its next appointment needs to be a woman, and the shortlist is whoever the chair already knows. I'd rather be the name you didn't have to guess at.

CFO since 2012, and currently CFO of two ASX-listed companies, in gold and in funds management
Non-executive director of private companies, including an AFSL holder and large proprietary companies
Audit and risk: works alongside audit committees and external auditors, and signs off audited accounts as a director
CGMA. Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance

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Board-ready women,
indexed by industry.

Choose your sector. Where I'm not the right fit, I'm building a register of vetted women directors who are, and I'll tell you when it opens.

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01Financial servicesRenee Minchin, available 02Materials and miningRenee Minchin, available 03EnergyRegister opening soon 04Health careRegister opening soon 05Information technologyRegister opening soon 06Real estateRegister opening soon 07IndustrialsRegister opening soon 08ConsumerRegister opening soon

Every listed entity
Recommendation 1.5: a diversity policy, measurable gender objectives, and progress reported each year, or an explanation of why not.

S&P/ASX 300
A board objective of at least 30% of each gender, within a period you set. On a board of seven, that's three women.

5th edition, draft
30% retained and linked to succession planning. Expected to apply from financial years starting on or after 1 July 2027.

HOW AN APPOINTMENT WORKS

Three conversations, then the paperwork.

A call with the chair

What the board is missing, which committee the seat sits on, and your timing.

Due diligence both ways

You check me. I read your annual report, governance statement and board papers.

Appointment

Consent to act, the ASX announcement and the Appendix 3X, drafted with your company secretary.

Board, ASX and ASIC news

ALL NEWS, UPDATED WEEKLY

ASX · 14 SEP 2026 Consultation on the ASX's new governance principles closes If your financial year starts on 1 July, your first report against the new principles is likely for the year ending 30 June 2028. Board succession plans made now will be read against it. ASX · 21 JUL 2026 Draft 5th edition keeps the 30% board gender objective The number hasn't moved, but the question has: boards will be asked how diversity is built into succession, not just what the percentage is today. AICD · JULY 2026 Women chair 52 ASX 300 boards Board representation has stalled at around 37 to 38% since late 2024. The chair numbers are moving faster than the seats.

Tell me about the seat.

Your company, the committee and the timing. I'll reply within two business days with my board CV and a time to talk.