Samantha Lewis joined the Board in March 2017 as an independent, Non-Executive Director and is Chair of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and a member of the People & Remuneration Committee.

Ms Lewis is a chartered accountant, with extensive experience in accounting, finance, auditing, risk management, corporate governance, capital markets and due diligence. Ms Lewis has been a non-executive director since 2014, and in addition to Nine Entertainment, serves on the Boards of ASX-listed Orora Ltd and Aurizon Holdings Ltd and is also the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority.

Prior to becoming a non-executive director, Ms Lewis spent 20 years at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu including 14 years as a Partner. In that role, she led the audit of a number of major Australian listed companies, in the retail/fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and industrial sectors. During her time at Deloitte, Ms Lewis also provided accounting advice and transactional advisory services, including due diligence, IPOs and debt/equity raisings.