Australia CHRO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today.

Shifting Business Focus From Critical Roles to Critical Skills
Revolutionizing the Employee Experience to Aid Retention
New Ways of Leading for a New Era of Work

Australia CHRO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Australia CHRO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CHROs, for CHROs.

Co-Chairs

Julie Carroll

Serco Asia Pacific
Chief Human Resources Officer

Rebekah Donaldson

Qantas Airways Limited
Executive Manager, People Group

Helen Fraser

Laing O'Rourke
Director, People

Benjamin Morris

Mirvac
Group General Manager, Human Resources Culture & Capability

Michelle Phipps

VetPartners
Chief People Ofiicer

Louise Spittle

The Arnott’s Group
Chief People Officer

Duncan Thomas

Bravura Solutions
Chief People Officer

Members

Jane Adams

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Executive General Manager Human Resources (Technology and Operations)

Kate Aitken

Optus
Vice President, Human Resources

Jo Allan

carsales
Chief People Officer

Deena Amorelli

University of New South Wales
Chief Human Resources Officer

Alexis Beckwith

Cushman & Wakefield APAC
Head of People, Asia Pacific

Gitanjali Bhalla

Seven Group Holdings
Group Executive - People, Culture & Safety

Carla Bonev

St John of God Health Care
Group Director Workforce

Ronán Carolan

Thales Australia
VP Human Resources

Dharma Chandran

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Chief People Officer

Suzette Corr

Transurban
Group Executive People and Culture

Ben Davis

Perenti Global Limited
Chief People & Sustainability Officer / President Mining Services

Meaghan Davis

Ampol Australia
Chief People Officer

Vicky Drakousis

Allianz Australia
Chief People & Culture Officer

Catherine Drury-Fox

GHD
Global Advisory and Business Services People Leader

Michelle Du Plessis

OceanaGold
Chief People and Technology Officer

Peitta Dyball

Yarra Trams
Chief People Officer

David Fitz-Gerald

GSK ANZ
Head of HR, ANZ

Caroline Fleming

Energy Queensland
General Manager Human Resources

Catherine Flynn

CSR Limited
Executive General Manager Human Resources & Safety

Shruti Ganeriwala

Unilever Australia
Head of HR

Lucinda Gemmell

Seven West Media
Chief People & Culture Officer

Tristram Gray

Kmart Australia
Chief People and Capability Officer

Lisa Green

ASX
Group Executive, Human Resources

Tim Guille

Betfair
Head of People & Culture

Trudie Harriman

Woolworths Group
People Director - Retail Ecosystem

Colleen Harris

Ramsay Health Care Limited
Group Chief People Officer

Rebecca Heredia

NBC Universal
Director, Human Resources, ANZ and International Networks & DTC, APAC

Charmaine Higgins

Ventia
Group Executive People & Capability

Steve Hill

Aware Super
Group Executive, People and Workplace

Jane Hollman

Australian Red Cross
Chief People & Culture Officer

Merril Hotchkin

Metricon
General Manager – People, Performance and Culture (PPC)

Amanda Hughes

QBE Insurance
Group Executive, People and Culture

Sally Kincaid

NBN
Chief People and Culture Officer

Amber Kristof

Vocus Communications
Head of People and Culture

Rachael Leshinsky

Miele
HR Director

Roz Lever

Asahi Beverages
Group CHRO

Penny Lovett

Invocare
Executive General Manager People and Culture

Vanessa Morley

Nine Entertainment Co.
Director People and Culture

Rebecca Nash

AMP
Chief People Officer

Rebecca Oakley

Wesfarmers Health
Chief People Officer

Victoria Pickles

Brambles Australia
Vice President Human Resources, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, Turkey & Africa & Global DEI Lead

Vikki Pink

Worley
Chief People Officer

Michelle Pombart

George Weston Foods
People and Performance Director

Alin Popescu

Ansell Limited
Head of Human Resources, APAC Commercial

Jamie Preston

Eli Lilly and Company
Associate Vice President HR ANZ & NAPAC

Colin Pritchard

Ericsson Australia
Head of People - Australia and New Zealand

Alicia Purtell

Lion
Chief People Officer

Nicole Reid

Xero Limited
Chief People Officer

Madelyn Ring

Kraft Heinz Australia
Chief People Officer

Kylie Robinson

Australian Retirement Trust
General Manager – HR

Annie Schmidt

Compass Group Australia
Executive Director People and Safety

Kalena Smitham

Canberra Health Service
Executive Group Manager People and Culture

Christine Stasi

IAG
Group Executive, People, Performance & Reputation

Melanie Taylor

ASSA ABLOY
Senior Vice President Human Resources APAC

Alexandra Taylor

National Australia Bank
Chief People Officer, Business & Private Bank

Louise Tebbutt

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank
Chief People Officer

Jane Thomas

APA Group
Group Executive People Safety & Culture

Jennifer Tiffin

Bunzl ANZ
Human Resources Director, APAC

Amy Walker

Visy
Chief Human Resources Officer

Kris Webb

Coles Group
Chief People Officer

Michelle Williams

The Lottery Corporation
Chief People Officer

Anna Young

Wesfarmers
General Manager, Leadership and Talent

Damian Zahra

Bunnings Warehouse
Chief People Officer

Kathryn van der Merwe

ANZ Bank
Group Executive Talent and Culture

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CORSEARCH

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- Organization revenue of $500M+

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Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

30 August 2023 | an evening

Australia CHRO Inner Circle - Melbourne

Q Events by Metropolis, Melbourne

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

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Content from your CHRO peers

TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JUNE 8, 2023

Creating Certainty in Uncertain Times

As economic instability continues, executives are still grappling with the “triple squeeze” of rising inflation, scarce expensive talent and continuous supply chain disruptions. CHROs in Toronto discussed how to strategically make trade-offs between reducing spending and developing initiatives that ease employees and drive retention – these are their takeaways.

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BLOG | JUNE 7, 2023

Business Leaders Find High Value in Executive Summits

C-level executives are leading through economic uncertainty and a volatile business environment. It seems that there has never been a better time for executives to get together with peers and collaborate on shared challenges. At the start of our Executive Summit season, we’ve seen participation increase 40% over last year – discover why.

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE | JUNE 4, 2023

Championing Organizational Culture: One CHRO’s Journey

In recent years, organizational culture has become recognized as essential to the business strategy, but for Chief Marketing and People Officer at O.C. Tanner Mindi Cox, this is not a new phenomenon. Here, Mindi shares her leadership journey and how she is leveraging her position in the C-suite to create fulfilling employee experiences.