Senior finance leader Lani Cockrem has joined the Geelong Cats Board of Directors.

Cockrem, who has 23 years’ experience across finance, audit and advisory services, is a senior audit partner working with ASX-listed, wealth management and member-based organisations.

A Registered Company Auditor and member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Cockrem brings strong commercial expertise with extensive experience in financial oversight, risk management and corporate governance, having worked closely with boards and senior executives in Australia and overseas.

For the past three years, Cockrem has served on the Geelong Cats Foundation Board, overseeing investment in community programs and supporting the Club’s capital campaigns. Cockrem also serves as a member of the Club’s Finance and Audit Committee.

A lifelong Geelong supporter and member for more than 20 years, Cockrem comes from a passionate Geelong Cats family including husband Michael and their three children.

Cockrem’s appointment has been endorsed by the Club’s Board and will commence this month.

Geelong Cats President Grant McCabe welcomed Cockrem’s appointment to the Board.

“We are delighted to welcome Lani to the Board,” McCabe said.

“Lani is a highly respected finance and governance professional whose experience and leadership working with boards, senior executives and member-based organisations will be a significant asset to our Club.

“Her strong understanding of risk, strategy and corporate governance, combined with her longstanding connection to the Club as a member, supporter and Foundation Board Director, means she will bring both professional expertise and a deep appreciation of what this Club means to our community.”

Cockrem said she was honoured to join the Board and contributing to the Club in this role.

“I am honoured to join the Geelong Football Club Board, representing a Club that has long been an important part of my life, and I am excited at the opportunity to support its continued development.”

Cockrem joins President Grant McCabe, Vice President Lyndsay Sharp, Barry Fagg, Kate Spargo, Kate Betts, James Agar and Andrew McDonald as Club directors.

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