Board of Directors

Bart Vogel BCom (Hons), FCA, FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Vogel joined the Infomedia Board on 31 August 2015 and serves as Company Chairman and as a member of the Remuneration & Nominations Committee.

Mr Vogel is also a director of Macquarie Telecom Group Limited, BAI Communications Pty Ltd and the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia. He has had extensive commercial experience from a range of sectors including telecommunications, information technology and business services. His executive career included CEO roles with Asurion Australia and Lucent Technologies (Australia and Asia Pacific), Computer Power Group, and over 20 years in the management consulting industry as a partner with Bain & Company, A.T. Kearney and Deloitte.

Jens Monsees, MBA
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Monsees joined Infomedia as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 23 May 2022. He is an experienced leader with a strong acumen for growth by driving digital transformation, structural turnarounds, platform economy and strategy. He brings a large amount of energy, enthusiasm and engagement to motivate organizations to realize their potential.

Prior to joining Infomedia, Mr Monsees was CEO and Managing Director of WPP AUNZ, an international advertising & media company. He led the company to a strong increase in profitability in just 18 months. Before moving to Australia from Germany, Mr Monsees was Chief Digital Officer and Senior Vice President of Product and Corporate Strategy at BMW Group, where he implemented a digital transformation program. During 7 years at BMW, Mr Monsees was also the Global Innovation Manager and Global Brand Manager for MINI. For 6 years, Mr Monsees led the Google Automotive practice in Germany. Mr Monsees’ other career highlights include global CEO role for Arvato AG Solution Group Digital Marketing (part of the Bertelsmann Group) and senior innovation-based roles at Mondelez, Colgate Palmolive and Schwarzkopf & Henkel.

Mr Monsees holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kiel University in Germany.

Jim Hassell
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Hassell was appointed to the Infomedia Board of Directors on 10 May 2021. He serves as the Chair of the Technology & Innovation Committee, and as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee. Mr Hassell has more than 30 years’ of experience in the Information Technology and Telecoms industries, having worked in these sectors both domestically and internationally. Mr Hassell has held positions as Group CEO of BAI Communications, VP and Managing Director of Sun Microsystems as well as various senior executive positions with NBN Co and Broadcast Australia.

Mr Hassell holds a Bachelor of Business Studies and has completed the AICD Company Directors course.

Kim Anderson BA, PGDip LISc., MAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Anderson was appointed to the Infomedia Board of Directors on 15 June 2020. Ms Anderson serves as Chair of the Remuneration, People & Culture Committee and also serves as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Ms Anderson has more than 30 years’ of experience as a CEO and senior executive in a range of media companies including Southern Star Entertainment, PBL and Ninemsn and Reading Room Inc (bookstr.com) of which she was CEO and founder. Ms Anderson holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Library Information Science from UTS.

Ms Anderson is currently a Non-Executive Director of Carsales (ASX:CAR), WPP AUNZ (ASX: WPP), Marley Spoon (ASX:MMM), and the Sax Institute, a national leader in promoting the use of research evidence in health policy. She is a former Fellow of the University of Sydney Senate.

Lisa Harker
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Harker was appointed to the Infomedia Board of Directors as Non-Executive Director effective from 6 February 2023. Ms Harker serves as the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Ms Harker is a recently retired assurance partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and in her 22 years as a partner worked across a number of industries including automotive and technology. Ms Harker is an expert in audit and international financial reporting standards and worked with listed companies, large privately- owned businesses and not-for-profit entities.

Ms Harker has advised Boards, audit committees and management teams on a variety of complex areas including acquisitions and takeovers, large capital expenditure projects, divestments, debt raisings, initial public offerings, remuneration and the optimisation of internal controls.

Ms Harker holds a commerce degree from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.

Edwina Gilbert
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Gilbert was appointed to the Infomedia Board of Directors as Non-Executive Director effective from 1 March 2023. Ms Gilbert is currently the Executive Chair of Phil Gilbert Motor Group and has held various leadership roles including Managing Director of the group since 2011 and General Manager position between 2005 and 2011. Ms Gilbert is also a current Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee of Carsales.com.

Ms Gilbert has a proven track record in business transformation, having led Phil Gilbert Motor Group from a traditional `bricks and mortar’ business to a leading automotive omni-channel retail experience. Ms Gilbert has been a non-executive director of the Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA) since 2021.

Ms Gilbert holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Sydney and  is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), having completed the Company Director’s Course in 2020.