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'''Catherine Brighid Livingstone''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=|AC|FAA|FTSE}} (born 17 September 1955) is an Australian businesswoman who has held positions in the [[Commonwealth Bank|Commonwealth Bank of Australia]], [[CSIRO]], [[Macquarie Bank]] and [[Telstra]].
'''Catherine Brighid Livingstone''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=|AC|FAA|FTSE}} (born 17 September 1955) is an Australian businesswoman who has held positions in the [[Commonwealth Bank|Commonwealth Bank of Australia]], [[CSIRO]], [[Macquarie Bank]], and [[Telstra]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
After graduating, Livingstone joined the accountancy firm of [[Price Waterhouse]], working in both Sydney and [[London]]. She then held several accounting and management roles at Nucleus Ltd, finally reaching the position of chief executive, finance, before being made the CEO of one of its subsidiaries, [[Cochlear Limited]], in 1994.<ref>[http://www.cochlear.com/Corporate/ Cochlear Pty Limited]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316145301/http://www.cochlear.com/corporate |date=16 March 2010 }}</ref> A year later she floated the company for $125m on the [[Australian Stock Exchange]].{{cn|date=April 2024}}
After graduating, Livingstone joined the accountancy firm of [[Price Waterhouse]], working in both Sydney and [[London]]. She then held several accounting and management roles at Nucleus Ltd, finally reaching the position of chief executive, finance, before being made the CEO of one of its subsidiaries, [[Cochlear Limited]], in 1994.<ref>[http://www.cochlear.com/Corporate/ Cochlear Pty Limited]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316145301/http://www.cochlear.com/corporate |date=16 March 2010 }}</ref> In January 1995 she was appointed a director of Cochlear (UK) Limited, and in December 1999 of Cochlear Europe. She resigned from both positions in September 2000.<ref name=govuk/>


In 2000, she was appointed chair of [[Telstra Corporation]], a position she retained until 2016.<ref name=easci/>
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Livingstone has been an independent voting director of the Macquarie Bank and the Macquarie Group and a director of [[Future Directions International]]. She remains{{as of?|date=January 2021}} a non-executive director of [[WorleyParsons]] and a member of the Business/Industry/Higher Education Collaboration Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Worley Parsons |url=http://www.worleyparsons.com/InvestorRelations/Pages/TheBoard.aspx |website=Workley Parsons |access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

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Livingstone has been an independent voting director of the Macquarie Bank and the [[Macquarie Group]] (November 2003 to July 2013)<ref name=govuk>{{cite web | title=Catherine Brighid LIVINGSTONE personal appointments | website=GOV.UK | date=19 November 2003 | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/qGd2UVrp0GCqhvUdGr3wCJ9qnwU/appointments | access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> and a director of [[Future Directions International]]. She remains{{as of?|date=January 2021}} a non-executive director of [[WorleyParsons]] and a member of the Business/Industry/Higher Education Collaboration Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Worley Parsons |url=http://www.worleyparsons.com/InvestorRelations/Pages/TheBoard.aspx |website=Workley Parsons |access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>


Previously, she was the [[CSIRO]] chair from 2001 to 2006, director of the [[Sydney Institute]] from 1998 to 2005, director of the Rural Press Foundation, chair and director of the [[Australian Business Foundation]] from 2000 to 2005, and the chair of [[Telstra]] from 2009 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/john-mullen-slides-into-telstra-chair-as-catherine-livingstone-leaves/news-story/a068eb0940ed18e5d12d058c1a813c48|title=John Mullen slides into Telstra chair as Catherine Livingstone leaves|newspaper=The Australian|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
Previously, she was the [[CSIRO]] chair from 2001 to 2006, director of the [[Sydney Institute]] from 1998 to 2005, director of the Rural Press Foundation, chair and director of the [[Australian Business Foundation]] from 2000 to 2005, and the chair of [[Telstra]] from 2009 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/john-mullen-slides-into-telstra-chair-as-catherine-livingstone-leaves/news-story/a068eb0940ed18e5d12d058c1a813c48|title=John Mullen slides into Telstra chair as Catherine Livingstone leaves|newspaper=The Australian|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
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In March 2014, she was elected president of the [[Business Council of Australia]] for a two-year term, replacing [[Tony Shepherd (businessman)|Tony Shepherd]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Australia has 'lost pioneering spirit' : outgoing BCA president | author=Michael Smith | date=2014-03-28 | publisher=Business Weekly Review | url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/australia_has_lost_pioneering_spirit_BjAJh5FdS9bf2Z1A6QtxJN | access-date=1 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328080812/http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/australia_has_lost_pioneering_spirit_BjAJh5FdS9bf2Z1A6QtxJN | archive-date=28 March 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> She was succeeded by [[Grant King]] in November, 2016.<ref>{{cite news | title=Business Council of Australia appoints Grant King as next president | author=Michael Janda | date=7 November 2016 | work=ABC News | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-07/business-council-of-australia-grant-king-president/8001090}}</ref>
In March 2014, she was elected president of the [[Business Council of Australia]] for a two-year term, replacing [[Tony Shepherd (businessman)|Tony Shepherd]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Australia has 'lost pioneering spirit' : outgoing BCA president | author=Michael Smith | date=2014-03-28 | publisher=Business Weekly Review | url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/australia_has_lost_pioneering_spirit_BjAJh5FdS9bf2Z1A6QtxJN | access-date=1 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328080812/http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/australia_has_lost_pioneering_spirit_BjAJh5FdS9bf2Z1A6QtxJN | archive-date=28 March 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> She was succeeded by [[Grant King]] in November, 2016.<ref>{{cite news | title=Business Council of Australia appoints Grant King as next president | author=Michael Janda | date=7 November 2016 | work=ABC News | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-07/business-council-of-australia-grant-king-president/8001090}}</ref>

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In 2014, she was elected a [[Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science]] (FAA).<ref>[https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/ms-catherine-brighid-livingstone Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone], Elected 2014, Australian Academy of Science.</ref>


In December 2015, Livingstone was announced as the successor to Professor [[Vicki Sara]] as the Chancellor of the [[University of Technology Sydney]] (UTS). She officially became the Chancellor of UTS on 1 December 2016.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
In December 2015, Livingstone was announced as the successor to Professor [[Vicki Sara]] as the Chancellor of the [[University of Technology Sydney]] (UTS). She officially became the Chancellor of UTS on 1 December 2016.{{cn|date=April 2024}}


Livingstone replaced David Turner as chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth Bank announces appointment of new Chairman|url=https://www.commbank.com.au/guidance/newsroom/CBA-announces-new-chairman-201610.html?ei=gsa_newsroom_livingstone|website=Commonwealth Bank of Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>
Livingstone replaced David Turner as chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth Bank announces appointment of new Chairman|url=https://www.commbank.com.au/guidance/newsroom/CBA-announces-new-chairman-201610.html?ei=gsa_newsroom_livingstone|website=Commonwealth Bank of Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>


==Recognition and awards==
==Recognition and awards==
Livingstone was awarded the [[Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship]] for Australia in 1999.<ref>[http://eisenhowerfellowships.org/news/newsarchive/06/0606.html Eisenhower Exchange Foundation Fellow] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070815001130/http://eisenhowerfellowships.org/news/newsarchive/06/0606.html |date=15 August 2007 }}, eisenhowerfellowships.org</ref>
Livingstone was awarded the [[Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship]] for Australia in 1999.<ref>[http://eisenhowerfellowships.org/news/newsarchive/06/0606.html Eisenhower Exchange Foundation Fellow] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070815001130/http://eisenhowerfellowships.org/news/newsarchive/06/0606.html |date=15 August 2007 }}, eisenhowerfellowships.org</ref><ref name=easci/>

In 2000, she received the Chartered Accountant in Business Award.<ref name=easci/>


She became an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO) in 2008, "for service to the development of Australian science, technology and innovation policies, to the business sector through leadership and management roles and as a contributor to professional organisations".<ref name=AO>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1137419 Officer of the Order of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014115309/https://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1137419&search_type=quick&showInd=true |date=14 October 2014 }}, ''It’s An Honour'', www.itsanhonour.gov.au, accessed 24-03-08</ref>
She became an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO) in 2008, "for service to the development of Australian science, technology and innovation policies, to the business sector through leadership and management roles and as a contributor to professional organisations".<ref name=AO>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1137419 Officer of the Order of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014115309/https://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1137419&search_type=quick&showInd=true |date=14 October 2014 }}, ''It’s An Honour'', www.itsanhonour.gov.au, accessed 24-03-08</ref>

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In 2014, she was elected a [[Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science]] (FAA).<ref>[https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/ms-catherine-brighid-livingstone Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone], Elected 2014, Australian Academy of Science.</ref>


In 2024 she was promoted to [[Companion of the Order of Australia]] (AC), "for eminent service to business, particularly through governance and strategic reform, to tertiary education, to science, technology and innovation capability development, and to the arts".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone AO |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3016978 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility}}</ref>
In 2024 she was promoted to [[Companion of the Order of Australia]] (AC), "for eminent service to business, particularly through governance and strategic reform, to tertiary education, to science, technology and innovation capability development, and to the arts".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone AO |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3016978 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:56, 9 April 2024

Catherine Livingstone
AC FAA FTSE
Chair of the Commonwealth Bank
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byDavid Turner
Succeeded byPaul O’Malley
Chair of Telstra
In office
2009–2016
Chair of the CSIRO
In office
6 November 2001 – 31 December 2006
Preceded byCharles Allen
Succeeded byPeter Willcox
Personal details
Born (1955-09-17) 17 September 1955 (age 69)
Nairobi, Kenya
Alma materMacquarie University

Catherine Brighid Livingstone AC FAA FTSE (born 17 September 1955) is an Australian businesswoman who has held positions in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CSIRO, Macquarie Bank, and Telstra.

Early life and education

Catherine Brighid Livingstone was born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 17 September 1955.[1][2] In 1960 her family migrated to Australia.[1]

She graduated in 1977 with a BA (Hons) from Macquarie University in Sydney.[1]

Career

After graduating, Livingstone joined the accountancy firm of Price Waterhouse, working in both Sydney and London. She then held several accounting and management roles at Nucleus Ltd, finally reaching the position of chief executive, finance, before being made the CEO of one of its subsidiaries, Cochlear Limited, in 1994.[3] In January 1995 she was appointed a director of Cochlear (UK) Limited, and in December 1999 of Cochlear Europe. She resigned from both positions in September 2000.[4]

In 2000, she was appointed chair of Telstra Corporation, a position she retained until 2016.[1]

Livingstone has been an independent voting director of the Macquarie Bank and the Macquarie Group (November 2003 to July 2013)[4] and a director of Future Directions International. She remains[as of?] a non-executive director of WorleyParsons and a member of the Business/Industry/Higher Education Collaboration Committee.[5]

Previously, she was the CSIRO chair from 2001 to 2006, director of the Sydney Institute from 1998 to 2005, director of the Rural Press Foundation, chair and director of the Australian Business Foundation from 2000 to 2005, and the chair of Telstra from 2009 to 2016.[6]

On 22 January 2008, it was announced that Livingstone would be a member of the panel conducting the review of Australia's national innovation system.[7][8]

In March 2014, she was elected president of the Business Council of Australia for a two-year term, replacing Tony Shepherd.[9] She was succeeded by Grant King in November, 2016.[10]

In December 2015, Livingstone was announced as the successor to Professor Vicki Sara as the Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She officially became the Chancellor of UTS on 1 December 2016.[citation needed]

Livingstone replaced David Turner as chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in January 2017.[11]

Recognition and awards

Livingstone was awarded the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship for Australia in 1999.[12][1]

In 2000, she received the Chartered Accountant in Business Award.[1]

She became an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2008, "for service to the development of Australian science, technology and innovation policies, to the business sector through leadership and management roles and as a contributor to professional organisations".[13]

In 2014, she was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA).[14]

In 2024 she was promoted to Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), "for eminent service to business, particularly through governance and strategic reform, to tertiary education, to science, technology and innovation capability development, and to the arts".[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Livingstone, Catherine Brighid (1955-)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation. 26 March 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Catherine Brighid LIVINGSTONE personal appointments". GOV.UK. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ Cochlear Pty LimitedArchived 16 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "Catherine Brighid LIVINGSTONE personal appointments". GOV.UK. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Board of Worley Parsons". Workley Parsons. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ "John Mullen slides into Telstra chair as Catherine Livingstone leaves". The Australian. 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ Review of Australia's national innovation system Archived 9 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, www.innovation.gov.au
  8. ^ "Government Announces Review of National Innovation System" Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, innovation.gov.au, February 2008
  9. ^ Michael Smith (28 March 2014). "Australia has 'lost pioneering spirit' : outgoing BCA president". Business Weekly Review. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  10. ^ Michael Janda (7 November 2016). "Business Council of Australia appoints Grant King as next president". ABC News.
  11. ^ "Commonwealth Bank announces appointment of new Chairman". Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. ^ Eisenhower Exchange Foundation Fellow Archived 15 August 2007 at archive.today, eisenhowerfellowships.org
  13. ^ Officer of the Order of Australia Archived 14 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, It’s An Honour, www.itsanhonour.gov.au, accessed 24-03-08
  14. ^ Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone, Elected 2014, Australian Academy of Science.
  15. ^ "Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone AO". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by
David Turner
 Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2017 – 2022 		Succeeded by
Paul O’Malley
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