New chair for Hill-Smith Family Estates

Kiera Grant has been appointed chair of the board of Hill-Smith Family Estates which owns Yalumba.

She replaces fifth-generation proprietor Robert Hill-Smith who was chair for 10 years.

Robert becomes deputy chair and will preside over the new Family Council.

Kiera has served on the board as a non-executive director since 2014.

She has completed her term as chair of the People Committee and now chairs the Risk & Audit Committee.

“Kiera’s strategic insight, financial expertise, government acumen and executive leadership will continue to serve Hill-Smith Family Estates well,” Robert says.

“Kiera has served with distinction and enthusiasm on our board, and I am thrilled that she has accepted our invitation to become chair.

“We look forward to the future under Kiera’s guidance as a wine enthusiast and an eminently qualified professional who is committed to our family business.”

Kiera has had a distinguished 20-year executive career in investment banking, mostly at UBS Australia.

For the last 15 years, she has served as a director for a range of ASX-listed companies.

She is a non-executive director of Adairs Limited and Future Generation Global Investment Company Limited.

Kiera is a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust and is the sole independent director of Perennial Partners, a house of specialist fund managers.

She holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, is a member of CEW and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.