Liberty Group has appointed Dr. Jane Watts as a non-executive director of Liberty Financial Group Limited (LFGL) to help guide its continued growth and development. Dr. Watts is currently on the boards of Family Zone, Orygen Youth Mental Health Foundation as well as Westpac Foundation. She has sat on a variety of internal company boards over many years as well as not-for-profit enterprises.

Jane was previously a non-executive director on the financial advisory and accounting boards of Findex and Lachlan Partners. Dr. Watts has over 30 years' experience across banking and financial services, holding senior executive positions in Westpac, (including BT Financial Group), Macquarie and Lendlease. Throughout her career Jane has led large customer-facing businesses through a range of business cycles and in different market segments including Private Banking, Financial Advice, Wealth Management, Consumer Banking and Business Banking.

Most recently Jane was the Chief Customer Engagement Officer for the Business Bank of Westpac, before she embarked on a non-executive director board career.