Appointed 19 April 2024
Ms Palmer has over 27 years of professional experience providing audit and assurance services, with 19 years working at EY in various positions and ultimately holding the position of equity partner before becoming an Executive Director (Partner) at Pitcher Partners. Ms Palmer’s experience spans across UK and Australian companies operating in Africa, Europe, America and Australasia.
During her executive career at EY, Ms Palmer worked primarily in the assurance practice and additionally led EY’s Financial Accounting Advisory Services (CFO Advisory) Team in Perth. Mainly working in the resources sector, she assisted multinational companies, mid-caps and junior explorers by providing external audit services, technical accounting, regulatory advice and finance function support services with a focus on transactions and M&A.
Ms Palmer currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of listed companies Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN), St Barbara (ASX: SBM), and publicly unlisted NextOre, as the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of these companies, as well as various additional Committee memberships.