JOHN POYNTON AM

John is a Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Azure Capital.

John is the Deputy Chairman of Austal Limited and is a Non-Executive Director of Burswood Ltd.  In the not-for-profit arena, he chairs Giving West and the Board of Celebrate WA.  John is a member of Social Ventures Australia and Curtin Foundation.

Previously, John was a Chairman of ASX Perth, Fleetwood, Alinta and West Australian Museum Foundation; Director of Multiplex; Member of the Higher Education Endowment Fund Advisory Board, Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia and of the Business School at the University of Western Australia.

John is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Australian Institute of Management (AIM).

John is a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia and is a past recipient of a WA Citizen of the Year award in the industry and commerce category.

John holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an honorary Doctor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.