Ryan Stokes AO is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Seven Group Holdings Ltd (SGH). He has been an executive director of SGH since February 2010 and CEO since 2015. 

Ryan is Chairman of Coates Hire and an alternate Director of WesTrac, Beach Energy and Seven West Media. He is Chair of the National Gallery of Australia and an Officer of the Order of Australia. He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee Education Commission.

His previous roles include Chairman of the National Library of Australia, member of the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans’ Mental Health, and Founding Chair of Headspace.

Ryan holds a commerce degree from Curtin University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.