
Dr Nadine White, LLB (Hons), BLA, PhD, FAICD
Non Executive Director
Various
Mentors in Canberra
Nadine is an experienced independent non-executive director in both the public and private sectors, and has served on boards in the aged care, health, disability, Indigenous affairs, and financial services sectors.
Dr Nadine White was appointed to the Icon Water Board in August 2024. She is a member of the Icon Water Risk and Assurance Committee, Remuneration and Nominations Committee and a Director of the Boards of Icon Retail Investments Limited and Icon Distribution Investments Limited.
Dr White is also currently a Director with Care Connect Ltd, since 2019; Scope Australia Ltd since 2022, Goodwin Aged Care Services since 2023; and in 2024 was appointed Chair of Dietitians Australia. Dr White joined the Nominations Committee of Certified Practicing Accountants (Australia) in 2025.
She has been the Deputy Chair of several boards, including Canberra-based charity Raising Hope Education Foundation, the ACT Minister’s Work Health & Safety Council, and the local Bendigo Bank. She has also previously been a member of the ACT Government’s Reconciliation Council and is the inaugural convenor of the ACT Mentor Walks program for women.
Prior to becoming a full-time Non-Executive Director, Dr White spent much of her executive career in human resources and workplace relations in large complex organisations. She was Chief People Officer at ANU for ten years.
Dr White has a PhD in organisational change and industrial relations, holds tertiary qualifications in business and law (honours), and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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