Alison Watkins
Alison Watkins | |
|---|---|
 Watkins in 2022 | |
| Chancellor of the University of Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Field |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1962 |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
Alison Mary Watkins AM (born 29 December 1962)[1] is an Australian CEO and director. She has had roles at McKinsey, GrainCorp, Berri Limited, and is a group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil.[2] She has been a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board since December 2020, having previously served on their Takeover Panel.[3] She has also held a number of non-executive directorships, including at the Centre for Independent Studies.[3] In June 2021 she became Chancellor of the University of Tasmania.[4]
Early life
Watkins grew up on a farm in Tasmania, Australia.[5] After boarding school she studied for a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Tasmania.[5] During this period she met her now husband Rod, with whom she has four children.[6][7][5] After their university studies they moved to Sydney.[5]
Career
Watkins' first role was Junior Associate at McKinsey, where she remained for 10 years.[5] In 1999 Watkins moved to ANZ as GGM Strategy & M&A, shifting after 18 months to lead their Regional banking division.[5] She then took a leading role as CEO of Berri Ltd.[5] Her first non-executive directorship was at Just Group. The first listed company she led was GrainCorp Ltd, where she was at the helm for 4 years.[5] She is a former group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil[2] and is on the board of the Business Council of Australia.[8]
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to business through leadership roles with a range of organisations".[9]
References
- ^ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2021.
- ^ a b "Alison Watkins, Group Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b Duke, Jennifer; Wright, Shane (17 December 2020). "Alison Watkins and Carolyn Hewson to join RBA board". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Members – University Council". University of Tasmania, Australia. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The 5 mountains I climbed to corporate leadership". Chief Executive Women. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Amatil chief executive Alison Watkin's career advice for her daughter". Australian Financial Review. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "How Coke boss Alison Watkins came to appreciate professional gamers". Australian Financial Review. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Alison Watkins". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.