Russell Yardley

Russell is a professional company director. His board experience includes Chairman ASX listed Tesserent, board member ASX listed Powerhouse Ventures, Wunderman Bienalto, the Victorian Government Purchasing Board and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. He is an experienced director, entrepreneur and innovator, with expertise in technology, strategic & business planning and an extensive knowledge of government.

Russell was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2012. His expertise has been recognised by SmartCompany as one of Australia's 12 Most Influential People in Tech and as an Honorary Member of the Australian Computer Society.

Russell Yardley

ASX Chairman, Non-Executive Director with a strong strategic and technology background

The Resolution

The three essential characteristics of a growth-focused board

Jack Welch said, “If change is happening on the outside faster than on the inside, the end is in sight.”I’ve thought about this often over the past thirty years. As Managing Director of three technology companies, I was swamped. Every day I...

By Russell Yardley

21 Aug, 2017

The Resolution

Why a company can't grow faster than its directors

When you really think about it, a company can’t sustainably grow faster than the rate at which the board grows its own capability. If you don’t grow the capacity of the board and its directors, every company will reach a stage where its gro...

By Russell Yardley

21 Aug, 2017

The Resolution

Why good directors make bad decisions

Beyond bad luck there’s also a number of reasons why bad decisions happen. Here’s the five most common reasons why I think good directors make bad decisions. ...

By Russell Yardley

21 Aug, 2017

The Resolution

Hoping for the best is not a cybersecurity strategy

Terry Roberts is a global cyber intelligence expert, with a career spanning 30 years in the US intelligence community, In this interview Russell Yardley talks to Terry about the current state of Australian cyber security, whether it still m...

By Russell Yardley

21 Aug, 2017

The Resolution

Centro and technology disasters: When are directors liable?

Most Australian company directors are very aware of the Centro case. The case has very clear implications for how directors deal with and review the company accounts. But I think the broader implications of this case are too frequently miss...

By Russell Yardley

21 Aug, 2017

The Resolution

10 questions for the board to ask on cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a potential minefield of risk. Every company must be thinking about it, and every board needs to be asking the hard questions. By hard questions, I don’t just mean “can people hack our systems?” it’s important to go back ev...

By Russell Yardley

21 Aug, 2017