Arena REIT announced that it has appointed Helen Thornton as an independent non-executive director. Helen is currently a non-executive director of Ansvar Insurance, ISPT Pty Ltd. and ASX listed McPherson's Limited (appointed December 2021). She is also currently a non-executive director on Victorian Government entity boards, including Yarra Valley Water and Treasury Corporation of Victoria, with board terms expiring during 2023.

Helen is an experienced member and chair of audit, compliance, nomination, remuneration and risk committees. Helen is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years' experience across a wide range of industries including healthcare, insurance, financial services, manufacturing, mining, property and utilities in both public and private corporations, and government statutory authorities. She has extensive financial, risk management, audit and governance expertise holding executive senior leadership roles at Deloitte, KPMG, BHP and BlueScope Steel.

Helen holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.