Meet our Board of Directors Meet our Leadership Team

Andrew Willink
Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Andrew Willink revolutionised the retail finance industry in Australia during the 1990s when he founded Canstar.  Canstar is a leading consumer advocate, delivering transparency across a wide range of often complex products and helping save Australian households money. It is Australia’s biggest financial comparison website and is a respected online retail finance data, ratings and research firm. 

With over 40 years of experience in the financial services sector, Andrew has held various roles at National Australia Bank, Bankers Trust, Barclays, and Toronto Dominion. Andrew was CEO of Canstar until 2006.  He was reappointed to the Board as Chairman and non-executive director in January 2024.


 

Lachlan Given
Non-Executive Director

Lachie Given has been a Non-Executive Director of Canstar for over 15 years. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of EZCORP, a financial services and retail firm listed on Nasdaq. The company has over 8,000 staff and in excess of 1,200 stores across North and Central America.  Lachie is also a member of the board of directors of The Farm Journal Corporation, a 134-year old pre-eminent US agricultural media company;  Senetas Corporation Limited (SEN:AX), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of certified, defence-grade encryption solutions; and Cash Converters International (ASX:CCV).

Lachie began his career working in the investment banking and equity capital markets divisions of Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia.  He currently lives in London with his wife and 2 children.  Lachie graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Banking and Finance (with distinction).


Dr Rosemary Willink
Non-Executive Director

Rosemary Willink has been a Non-Executive Director of Canstar for 5 years. She is a creative industries consultant with broad experience across government and the not-for-profit sector in strategic planning, stakeholder management and experience design. Rosemary has worked in leading institutions including Triple R Broadcasters, Creative Victoria, Australian Art Orchestra, the Queensland Art Gallery, the Serpentine Galleries, Sotheby’s, the Centre Pompidou and the Sydney Symphony.

Rosemary has a PhD on the creative industries from the University of Queensland and a Masters in Contemporary Art from Sotheby’s Institute. Rosemary is also on the Board of West Space Inc, a contemporary art space that supports under-represented artists, and co-founder of gms, a tool for sharing inspiration.


Mark Gracey
Managing Director & Group CEO

Mark joined Canstar in 2024 after returning from France where he ran his own consultancy. From 2015-2021, Mark served on the Group Executive at leading UK listed price comparison group, MONY as Corporate Development Director (LON:MONY). MONY’s brands include Moneysupermarket, Quidco, and Moneysavingexpert. Mark led c£150m of acquisitions for MONY, served as the Chair of digital mortgage platform Podium Solutions, and led the merger of travel metasearch specialists Travelsupermarket and Icelolly.

Prior to MONY, Mark worked as a venture capitalist at the top 10 globally ranked technology investment fund, Scottish Equity Partners. Mark holds two first-class honours degrees (Engineering and Economics) and a Master of Economics (Statistics) from the University of Western Australia. He was admitted as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineers Australia in 2002.