Peggy O’Neal AO

Number of years as a director/board member: 22+

Peggy is the immediate past president of the Richmond Football Club (2013-2022), having led the Club to three AFL premierships in four years (2017, 2019 and 2020).

Specialising in superannuation and financial services law for more than 25 years, Peggy was made an Honorary Doctor of Laws for her work in gender equality and developing women sport leaders.

In June 2019, Peggy was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her services to Australian rules football, financial services law, and women in leadership roles.

Peggy served for three years on Victoria's Ministerial Council on Women's Equality and was a director of VicHealth from 2020-2022.

Peggy was named Melbournian of the Year for 2021 and became the Chancellor of RMIT University on 1 January 2022.  In June 2022, she received the Vicsport award for "Outstanding Contribution to Sport".

Peggy is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is also a member of Chief Executive Women and the Melbourne Forum.