Summary of debate at 2026 Iress (IRE) hybrid AGM
April 28, 2026
Below is a summary of what happened at the Iress (IRE) 10.30am hybrid in Melbourne on April 24, 2026 and via the Computershare platform. Attended in person. See notice of meeting. Market cap $1.33 billion on AGM day. See text of 5 questions asked at 2025 AGM, plus 8 questions lodged at 2023 AGM. No protest votes last year and commendably provided extra voting data. The proxies were disclosed early in the formal addresses once again and biggest protest was 7% against director Trudy Vonhoff. They once again embraced head count data. Awaiting promised transcript to fill out these answers.
Could the new CEO spell out his AI experience
Impressive that he did an advanced course at MIT during his gardening leave after exiting Bravura and before he joined Iress.
How Iress handled the takeover action
How are the chair and new CEO working together
They have a Whattsapp call every Thursday but also communicate most days.
What happened to the former deputy CEO?
Chair Roger Sharp explained that they had dinner the previous week and Mr Mitchell concluded that deputy CEO is not a real job and he should never have taken it.
Is chair Roger Sharp going to seek another term?
He's up for election next year and said this issue had not yet been determined by the board.
Naming the directors who ban online participation at AGMs
Don't be afraid to bring back a former director
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