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Former CEO of Inland Rail, Rebecca has senior executive experience in energy and infrastructure, leading project turnarounds with community-focused, sustainable approaches. Known for her engaging leadership style, she drives transformative performance.
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30+ years experience
MBA Major in Finance
Graduate of AICD
IECL Certified Level 2 Executive Coach
Experience and background
Rebecca is the former CEO of Inland Rail and has held a diverse range of senior executive roles with ARTC, Origin Energy and Energex across technical, operational, strategic and corporate affairs disciplines in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Her experience spans both private sector and Government-owned corporations.
With a career combining her engineering background with her strong valuing of community equity and sustainability, Rebecca has led licence to operate turnarounds for major projects and operating companies by listening and responding to community issues, finding common purpose and leaving positive community legacies.
Rebecca is known for her engaging leadership style and has successfully led major project and operating business performance transformations.
Rebecca's approach
Drawing on her diverse executive career experience and authentic communication, Rebecca mentors and coaches leaders through key issues and transitions; supports teams to build a high-performance dynamic; and works closely with senior executives on defining and achieving their goals. She thrives by assisting senior executives tackle complex challenges including stepping into new roles, driving step-change performance improvement and lifting engagement, and the positive impact she makes is ideally suited for clients who need to initiate major business transformations and people change.
Supporting clients to access enhanced performance and achieve their goals is Rebecca’s purpose, along with ensuring her clients understand and harness their strengths to make their professional lives both rewarding and fun.
Qualifications and memberships
- Bachelor of Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the UK and was recently awarded her Engineering Executive chartership from the Australian Institute of Engineers
- Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland, majoring in Finance
- Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
- Certified Level 2 Executive Coach (Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership).
Personal insights
Rebecca enjoys planning travel almost as much as she does travelling itself. She is also a keen squash fan and travels the world to spectate tournaments. Rebecca spends her weekends hiking, walking the dogs and enjoying time at the beach with her son and husband.
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