IFM Investors appoints Romilly Madew AO as Chair of Australian Infrastructure Investor Advisory Committee

Industry superannuation-owned private markets funds manager, IFM Investors has today announced that former Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Romilly Madew AO has been appointed as the new chair of the Australian Infrastructure (AI) Investor Advisory Committee (IAC).

Ms Madew is currently the CEO of Engineers Australia and brings decades of experience in leadership roles across infrastructure and sustainable buildings and communities. 

As CEO of Infrastructure Australia, Ms Madew was responsible for overseeing the organisation’s role as an independent advisor on nationally significant infrastructure investment planning and project prioritisation. 

Prior to that, she served as the CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia for 13 years and in 2019 was awarded an Order of Australia in recognition of her contribution to Australia’s green building movement.

Ms Madew brings decades of experience as a member of Boards and Committees and currently holds positions as:

• IAC member for Industry Skills Australia; 

• Steering Committee member of Infrastructure Net Zero;

• Chair, IAC UNSW Institute of Industrial Decarbonisation;

• Board Member of Placemaking NSW; 

• Member of the Infrastructure Forum for the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering (ATSE);

• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Enabling Better Infrastructure Steering Group (UK); 

• Member Champions of Change STEM and Health; and 

• Director of Minerva Network (supporting Australia’s elite sportswomen).

She has previously held roles such as Member of the Federal Government Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Committee; Federal Government appointee of G20 EMPOWER – Empowerment and Progression of Women's Economic Representation and Member of the CEO Advisory Group for National Women in Transport. As CEO of IA, Ms Madew was Chair of the Australian Infrastructure Bodies CEO Network, Co-Chair of the International Infrastructure Bodies Forum, Chair of the Cross Jurisdictional Meeting (Federal and State Infrastructure, Transport and Treasury Senior Officials), and Member of the Federal Government’s Significant Projects Infrastructure Delivery Office (SPIDO). 

Ms Madew will replace outgoing Chair Brad Vann who has served as AI AIC Chair for nine years. 

Quote attributable to IFM Investors Head of Infrastructure – Australia, Michael Hanna:

“Ms Madew’s extensive experience and leadership across the infrastructure, construction and property sectors, as well as sustainable investment, will be incredibly valuable as we continue to seek the best investment opportunities on behalf of our clients and the working people they represent.”

Quote attributable to IFM Investors Australian Infrastructure Investor Advisory Committee Chair, Romilly Madew AO:

“I’m proud to be working with an organisation like IFM Investors, which has a strong track record supporting the energy transition and growing the retirement savings of working Australians.”

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About IFM Investors 
IFM Investors is a global asset manager, founded and owned by pension funds, with capabilities in infrastructure equity and debt, private equity, private credit, real estate and listed equities. Our purpose is to invest, protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people.

With assets under management of approximately $232.3 AUD billion (as at 31 March 2025), we serve over 750 institutional investors worldwide. IFM operates from 13 offices across Australia, Europe, North America and Asia.