Next Science Limited announced the appointment of Ms. Katherine Ostin as an independent Non Executive Director of the Company and Chair of the Board?s Audit and Risk Committee with effect from 24 October 2023. Ms. Ostin is an experienced non-executive director and audit and risk committee chair. Ms. Ostin?s appointment strengthens the Board?s skills in a number of key areas including finance and accounting, audit, risk, governance, strategy and business development.

Ms. Ostin was an Audit, Assurance and Risk Consulting Partner at KPMG from 2005 to 2017 and has extensive experience in the aged care and healthcare sectors, having established and led KPMG?s New South Wales Health, Ageing and Human Services audit practice from 2006 to 2018. During her 24 years with KPMG, Ms. Ostin worked in Australia, the US, Asia, and the UK. Ms. Ostin currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of 3P Learning Limited, dusk Group Limited, Capral Limited and Alex Corporation Limited.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Ms. Ostin is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).