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. Ann has been with Westpac for 12 years, and in that time has worked in all key business units.
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.
Ann is a Fellow of the Institute of Banking & Finance and a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration. She is a Director of Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships.
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.
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