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Catherine Cooper
Catherine is an experienced non-Executive Director having served on approximately 50 boards.
After a professional career as a commercial lawyer, Catherine moved into the business world and developed wide knowledge and experience across a broad range of sectors such as agribusiness, food and health, energy, water, science and technology.
Catherine has been involved in start-ups, small to medium enterprises, public and private sectors, Australian Stock Exchange-listed (ASX), and not-for-profit organisations on a national and international basis.
Catherine’s strategic, commercial and governance skills are well established. Her style is collegiate, pragmatic and ethical with a strong solution orientated mindset.
Career highlights include the establishment of national joint venture Rural Bank, being a Telstra Business Woman of the Year finalist – twice, inclusion in an international management program at GE and winning a position in the Australian Institute of Company Director’s ASX Top 200 Chairman’s Mentoring Program.
Catherine is an experienced Audit Committee Chair and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.