This episode, Catherine interviews Nicki Kenyon, Director of Powered Enterprise, Nine, who has worked in leadership positions across the travel, finance and tech industries in Australia and internationally. Catherine also interviews Alex Sloane, the Director of Customer Marketing at Facebook. Valuable Discussion Points [00:49] Did Nicki sit down and plan her career? Nicki’s career has evolved out of her own personal development, and her career, as a result, represents a combination of different ...
Nov 30, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This episode, Catherine interviews Pip Marlow, the CEO of Salesforce ANZ & ASEAN, and previously the CEO of Customer Marketplace for Suncorp Group and Managing Director of Microsoft. Pip is also a non-executive director of Rugby Australia, sits on the Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Board at UTS and is a member of the Chief Executive Women. Valuable Discussion Points [10:05] What is Pip’s criteria for selecting board roles? If Pip was asked to sit on a board in the banking and insurance industry ...
Nov 23, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This episode, Catherine interviews Dr Marlene Kanga, a Non-executive Director of Sydney Water Corporation, Standards Australia, Air Services Australia, and Business Events Sydney. She is also President of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations. Marlene is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, the Institution of Chemical Engineers [UK], Fellow of the Academy of Technology Science and Engineering [Australia], the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fo...
Nov 16, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This episode, Catherine interviews Su McCluskey and Hannah Wandel. Su is currently Commissioner of the National COVID-19 Advisory Board, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Director of the Australasian Pork Research Institute, the NSW Marketing Board and the Australian Unity Limited. Hannah is the Acting Executive Director, Drought Policy and Programs of the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency, CEO Advisory Panel Member of the Commo...
Nov 09, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This episode, Catherine interviews Dr Kirstin Ferguson. She is an award-winning leadership expert and shares how opportunities in board careers can drive change. She is the Deputy Chair of ABC, and a Director at SCA Property Group, EML and Hyne Timber. Valuable Discussion Points [03:37] What were the skills needed on Kirstin’s first board role? For Kirstin, one thing that became clear to her is that on a board you are not the doer, but rather you are there to ask the strategic questions and look...
Nov 02, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This episode, Catherine interviews Professor Megan Davis. She is the winner of the AFR Women of Influence Award; she is the UNSW Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous and a Professor of Law, UNSW Law. The UN Human Rights Council to UNEMRIP elected her in 2017. She shares her experience and thoughts on being an Aboriginal woman in the UN, the Australian Rugby League, ATSIC, and the Uluru Statement from the Heart. She emphasises the importance of standing up and unapologetically speaking out to get the j...
Oct 26, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This episode, Catherine interviews Non-Executive Director and Sustainability Advisor, Sam Mostyn, one of Australia’s most experienced female board directors and chairs with experience that spans business, government, sport, the arts and community organisations. Sam talks about the responsibility of being a trailblazer, why she’s not concerned about being a quota appointment to a board and why women should worry less about why they’re asked to go on a board and think more about the skills they br...
Oct 19, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This episode, Catherine interviews Non-Executive Director and Sustainability Advisor, Sam Mostyn, one of Australia’s most experienced female board directors and chairs with experience that spans business, government, sport, the arts and community organisations. Sam talks about the responsibility of being a trailblazer, why she’s not concerned about being a quota appointment to a board and why women should worry less about why they’re asked to go on a board and think more about the skills they br...
Oct 19, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Join Rebecca Warren, General Manager, Strategy & Transformation, Commonwealth Bank, as she sits down and speaks with Board Level Host, Catherine Fox. As you probably already know, Catherine is an award winning journalist, author, presenter and leading commentator on women and the workforce. Valuable Discussion Points [00:57] How has working in the finance and journalism sectors shaped your idea of female role models? Catherine began her career in one of what was then, a big five trading bank...
Oct 12, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Join Catherine Fox, award-winning journalist, author and presenter, for more interviews with women who are making an impact in the boardroom. Board diversity and gender balance deliver better outcomes for shareholders, consumers, employees and the community. This AICD podcast, powered by CommBank’s Women in Focus, aims to help shift the balance.
Oct 12, 2020•39 sec
Lisa Sthalekar is a former Australian cricketer and is on the boards of the Chappell Foundation and the Federation of International Cricketers' Assocations. In this special episode to celebrate International Women's Day and the T20 Women's Cricket World Cup, Lisa talks about how leadership in sports translates to the wider world, what she admires in a leader, changing the inherent bias in cricket language and the growing diversity of the sport. [01:02] How did you become a world class cricketer?...
Mar 04, 2020•21 min
Jillian Broadbent AC FAICD is one of the most experienced directors in Australia. Currently chair of Swiss Re Life and a director of Woolworths, Jillian has also previously held positions on the boards of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the ASX, Coca-Cola Amatil, SBS, Qantas, Westfield Property Trusts and Woodside Petroleum. She has also been on numerous arts boards, including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Sydney Theatre Company. Here Jillian talks about how she built her extraordi...
Dec 09, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Melanie Willis is a non-executive director of Challenger Limited, Southern Cross Austereo, PayPal Australia and Chief Executive Women. Previously, she was CEO of NRMA Investments and a director of Deutsche Bank. Here Melanie talks about finding the right board, how to have your voice heard at the board table, the importance of listening and making the transition from your executive career to the boardroom. Valuable Discussion Points [01:22] How does a director position themselves effectively to ...
Dec 03, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Robin Low is one of the busiest directors in Australia. She sits on the boards of Appen, AUB Group Limited, CSG Limited, IPH Limited and she is the deputy chairman of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. She is also a director of not-for-profits Public Education Foundation and Primary Ethics. Prior to this, Robin was a partner at PwC for more than 17 years. Here Robin talks about finding your feet on a board, preparing for a director career, interpersonal dynamics and managing your worklo...
Nov 26, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Louise is on the boards of Advance, an organisation connecting Australians around the world, HVAC solutions provider Orion Mechanical Services and chair of Hanrob Pet Hotels. In her executive career, she worked in banking, finance and infrastructure at Macquarie Bank, Deutsche Bank and Babcock & Brown. Here she talks about the search process for boards, how to navigate the system and avoiding 'imposter syndrome'. Valuable Discussion Points [01:35] How did Louise approach search consultants a...
Nov 19, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Jackie McArthur MAICD is on the boards of poultry producer Inghams, seafood producer Tassal, and funeral services provider Invocare. She is also a former director of Blackmores and in her previous executive life was a supply chain executive at McDonalds. Here Jackie, a former engineer, talks about moving from management into the boardroom, working with board recruiters, the importance of mentoring and... she reveals the best kept secret of being director. Valuable Discussion Points [01:29] How d...
Nov 11, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Sally Evans FAICD is on the boards of ASX200 Healthcare provider Healius, New Zealand retirement village operator Oceania Healthcare and chair of social enterprise LifeCircle Australia. In 2018, she was one of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence. Here Sally talks about how she got started in her director career, what she would have done differently and her advice for those looking to step up to the boardroom. Valuable Discussion Points [01:26] Why did Sally decide to become ...
Nov 11, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Board diversity and gender balance deliver better outcomes for shareholders, consumers, employees and the community. Join Catherine Fox, award-winning journalist, author and presenter, as she interviews women making an impact in the boardroom that inspires action. This latest AICD podcast, powered by CommBank’s Women in Focus, aims to help shift the balance. First episode released 12 November. Let’s level up together.
Oct 31, 2019•2 min
