Adara Partners crosses competitive boundaries and brings together some of the most senior leaders in the corporate advisory industry who jointly lead engagements as Adara Panel Members. Undiluted access to these individuals working collaboratively on a mandate is not otherwise available in the market.
Collectively our Panel Members have advised over 90% of the ASX 100 and have worked on many of the largest and most transformative transactions in Australia’s corporate history. They work for Adara without recompense to support our work with communities living in poverty in some of the world’s remotest places.
The Panel Members are supported by an experienced team of corporate advisory professionals.
Panel Members

Ilana Atlas AO
Founding Panel Member

Catherine Brenner
Founding Panel Member

Andrew Best
Panel Member

Tim Burroughs
Panel Member

Guy Fowler
Founding Panel Member

David Friedlander
Panel Member

Graham Goldsmith AO
Panel Member

David Gonski AC
Founding Panel Member

Matthew Grounds AM
Founding Panel Member

Christian Johnston
Panel Member

Diccon Loxton
Founding Panel Member

Tony Osmond
Panel Member

Cynthia Scott
Panel Member

Philippa Stone
Panel Member
Adara Team

Susan Burns
Director

Audette Exel AO
CEO, Adara Advisors & Adara Partners

Kristi Cashman
Associate Director, Corporate Advisory

Lizzy Enright
MinterEllison Ambassador

Robyn Farrell
Senior Lawyer

Claire Guttentag
EY Ambassador

Peter Graf
Debt Specialist

Andrea McCormick
Director & Senior Advisor

Melissa Rourke
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Adara Partners Board

Audette Exel AO
CEO, Adara Advisors & Adara Partners

Andrea McCormick
Director & Senior Advisor
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