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She graduated in 1977 with a BA (Hons) from [[Macquarie University]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name=easci/>
She graduated in 1977 with a BA (Hons) from [[Macquarie University]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name=easci/>


==Career==
==Career appointments==
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/>
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/>

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Livingstone was director of the [[Sydney Institute]] from 1998 to 2005, director of the Rural Press Foundation, and chair and director of the [[Australian Business Foundation]] from 2000 to 2005.<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| url-access=subscription}}</ref>


In 2000, she was appointed chair of [[Telstra Corporation]], a position she retained until 2016.<ref name=easci/>
In 2000, she was appointed chair of [[Telstra Corporation]], a position she retained until 2016.<ref name=easci/>


In January 2001 she became a member of the [[CSIRO]] (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) board. In November 2001 she was appointed chair, a position she retained until December 2006.<ref name=easci/>
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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>


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Livingstone was an independent voting director of the Macquarie Bank and the [[Macquarie Group]] from 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>
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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>


From 2007 until 2013, Livingstone was a non-executive director of the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council.<ref name=easci/> She joined the board of [[WorleyParsons]] as a non-executive director in July 2007, and was still a member of the board {{as of| lc=yes|November 2017}}<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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103205016/http://www.worleyparsons.com/investorrelations/pages/theboard.aspx| archive-date=3 November 2017}}</ref> but left sometime between then and December 2023.<ref >{{cite web | title=Our leadership | website=Worley | date=1 March 2013 | url=https://www.worley.com/en/about-us/our-people/leadership | access-date=9 April 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207204902/https://www.worley.com/en/about-us/our-people/leadership| archive-date= 7 December 2023| url-status = live}}</ref>
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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.<ref>[http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx Review of Australia's national innovation system] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209081302/http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx |date=9 December 2009 }}, www.innovation.gov.au</ref><ref>[http://minister.innovation.gov.au/SenatortheHonKimCarr/Pages/GOVERNMENTANNOUNCESREVIEWOFNATIONALINNOVATIONSYSTEM.aspx "Government Announces Review of National Innovation System"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722060648/http://minister.innovation.gov.au/SenatortheHonKimCarr/Pages/GOVERNMENTANNOUNCESREVIEWOFNATIONALINNOVATIONSYSTEM.aspx |date=22 July 2008 }}, innovation.gov.au, February 2008</ref>


From 2007 to 2008, Livingstone was president of [[Chief Executive Women]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Catherine Livingstone | website=[[Chief Executive Women]] | date=16 December 2022 | url=https://cew.org.au/about-us/former-cew-presidents/catherine-livingstone/ | access-date=9 April 2024}}</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>

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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.<ref>[http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx Review of Australia's national innovation system] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209081302/http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx |date=9 December 2009 }}, www.innovation.gov.au</ref><ref>[http://minister.innovation.gov.au/SenatortheHonKimCarr/Pages/GOVERNMENTANNOUNCESREVIEWOFNATIONALINNOVATIONSYSTEM.aspx "Government Announces Review of National Innovation System"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722060648/http://minister.innovation.gov.au/SenatortheHonKimCarr/Pages/GOVERNMENTANNOUNCESREVIEWOFNATIONALINNOVATIONSYSTEM.aspx |date=22 July 2008 }}, innovation.gov.au, February 2008</ref>


She was a director of the [[Royal Institution of Australia]] from 2009 to 2011, and president of the [[Australian Museum|Australian Museum Trust]] between 2012 and 2017.<ref name=easci/>
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}}
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From 2013 until 2013 she was on the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council,<ref name=easci/> and in March 2014, 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>


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>
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 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==

Revision as of 07:57, 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 appointments

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]

Livingstone was director of the Sydney Institute from 1998 to 2005, director of the Rural Press Foundation, and chair and director of the Australian Business Foundation from 2000 to 2005.[5]

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

In January 2001 she became a member of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) board. In November 2001 she was appointed chair, a position she retained until December 2006.[1]

Livingstone was an independent voting director of the Macquarie Bank and the Macquarie Group from November 2003 to July 2013.[4]

From 2007 until 2013, Livingstone was a non-executive director of the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council.[1] She joined the board of WorleyParsons as a non-executive director in July 2007, and was still a member of the board as of November 2017[6] but left sometime between then and December 2023.[7]

From 2007 to 2008, Livingstone was president of Chief Executive Women.[8]

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.[9][10]

She was a director of the Royal Institution of Australia from 2009 to 2011, and president of the Australian Museum Trust between 2012 and 2017.[1]

From 2013 until 2013 she was on the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council,[1] and in March 2014, was elected president of the Business Council of Australia for a two-year term, replacing Tony Shepherd.[11] She was succeeded by Grant King in November 2016.[12]

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.[13]

Recognition and awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "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. ^ "John Mullen slides into Telstra chair as Catherine Livingstone leaves". The Australian. 26 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Board of Worley Parsons". Workley Parsons. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Our leadership". Worley. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Catherine Livingstone". Chief Executive Women. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ Review of Australia's national innovation system Archived 9 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, www.innovation.gov.au
  10. ^ "Government Announces Review of National Innovation System" Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, innovation.gov.au, February 2008
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Michael Janda (7 November 2016). "Business Council of Australia appoints Grant King as next president". ABC News.
  13. ^ "Commonwealth Bank announces appointment of new Chairman". Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  14. ^ Eisenhower Exchange Foundation Fellow Archived 15 August 2007 at archive.today, eisenhowerfellowships.org
  15. ^ 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
  16. ^ Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone, Elected 2014, Australian Academy of Science.
  17. ^ "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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