Marianne Stillwell (Deputy Chair)

Marianne Stillwell specialises in three professional sectors; education excellence in independent schools, governance of family businesses, and prestige automotive retail. Marianne worked in corporate automotive finance for Ford Motor Company for 12 years, followed by a decade as a secondary school educator in multiple government and private schools.

She currently works in her family’s long established retail automotive business, Stillwell Motor Group. She current chairs the Operating Board of the group managing auto retail, associated property, and equity investments. In addition, Marianne is Chair of Independent Schools Victoria appointed in 2021. ISV is the peak body representing independent schools in the state. Marianne recently retired as Chair of Wesley College Melbourne. She was a member of the board of Wesley from 2006-2022 and served on a number of committees including Finance, Remuneration, and Ethics and Governance.
Marianne holds a BA(Hons) from Trinity College, CT, USA, an MBA from RMIT, and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Melbourne. She is passionate about the transformational role of education for young people. Her leisure interests include snow skiing, hiking and music.