Andrea Tustin joined The Benevolent Society in March 2025 as our Interim Executive Director, Finance, IT and Corporate Services.
She is an energetic, strategically, and operationally focussed Executive with extensive strategic, financial, commercial, technical, operational, program/project and general management experience across a diverse range of organisations and sectors in Australia, South Africa, and UK. She has substantial Business Transformation, Project and Change Management experience gained through corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions, ERP systems implementations, and in and outsourcing of operational functions. This is coupled with a passion for sustainability.
Andrea is a qualified accountant, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Master Personal Trainer. She has held Non-Executive Director roles on the Boards of Aruma, Can Too Foundation and Take 3 for the Sea.
Andrea was recently the Chief Financial Officer of the Uniting Church of Australia – Synod of NSW & ACT. Previously she has held senior finance and leadership roles at Nextt Group, Southern Cross Care, Corum Group Australia, NSW Business Chamber, Gambro Pty Ltd, Dymocks and Deloittes.
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Interim Executive Director, Finance, IT and Corporate Services since 2025