Chief Financial Officer

Meg McKechnie

Meg first joined UNE as Deputy Chief Financial Officer in April 2020. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer (Acting) in September 2021 and as Chief Financial Officer in April 2022. She has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from QUT, is a Chartered Accountant, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Prior to joining UNE, Meg worked in the private sector and public sectors investigating financial crime and corporate governance failings in Australia and Asia. She specialised in advising on the financial position of an organisation with responsibility for a broad range of reviews involving solvency, loss quantification, fraud, asset misappropriation, accounting irregularities and financial statement misstatements.

Meg has extensive experience in stakeholder management, risk assessment and mitigation, governance and policy interpretation, implementation and compliance. Deep regulatory knowledge obtained from roles at the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.


Contact Details

Phone: +61 2 6773 5148
E-mail: cfo@une.edu.au

Mailing Address:
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Level 1, T.C. Lamble Building
University of New England
Armidale   NSW   2351