Ms. Adams is directly accountable to the board, through the chair, on all matters to do with the proper functioning of Opthea’s board. Prior to joining Opthea, Ms. Adams was the Chief Financial Officer of the Victor Smorgon Group in Melbourne.
Ms. Adams has over 20 years of experience in financial management in board‐level positions for private and listed companies in Australia, UK, the US, and Ireland.
Ms. Adams holds a Graduate Degree in Business from Swinburne University and is a member of the Australian Society of Chartered Accountants, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Company Secretaries. Ms. Adams is also the Company Secretary of the Company’s subsidiary, Vegenics Pty Ltd.