The Bond University Business School presents the Bond Business Leaders Forum with guest speaker Ann Sherry AO, Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Australia.

Ann was the Chief Executive Officer, Westpac New Zealand and Group Executive, Westpac New Zealand and the Pacific until April 2007. Ann was the first female CEO of a bank in New Zealand, and had responsibility for Westpac operations in New Zealand and seven Pacific countries. Previously, Ann was the CEO of the Bank of Melbourne and Group Executive, People & Performance.

Prior to Westpac, Ann was First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women in Canberra. In this role Ann advised the Prime Minister on policies and programs to improve the status of women in Australia and was Australia’s representative to the United Nations forums on human rights and women's rights.

In 2003 Ann was awarded a Centenary Medal by the Australian Government for her work on providing banking services to disadvantaged communities. In 2004 Ann was awarded an Order of Australia for her contribution to the Australian community through the promotion of corporate management policies and practices that embrace gender equity, social justice and work and family partnerships.

In 2007, Ann was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Australia. Carnival is a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. It comprises a portfolio of 12 distinct brands comprised of the leading cruise operators in North America, Europe and Australia, such as Cunard Line and P&O Cruises.

Formal lunch and guest speaker presentation
Cost: $70.00 Per Person

When

12 November 2010
11.45am for 12.00pm - 2.30pm

Where

Bond University

Contact Information

Debra Daly
School Administrator
Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development