ACT
NSW
Gail Kelly
(née: Currer) (born 25 April 1956) is an Australian businesswoman of
South African origin. She is the current chief executive officer (CEO)
of Westpac,
one of Australia's big four banks. In 2002, she became the first female
CEO of a major Australian bank or top 15 company and, as of 2005, was
the highest paid woman in an Australian corporation. She assumed the
position of CEO at Westpac in 2008.
In 2011, Forbes
ranked her the 32nd most powerful woman in the world, she was ranked
8th in 2010 she was ranked 18th in 2009; and ranked 11th in 2008. | |  Nadia Taylor , Egyptian-Australian is Co-founder and Director of tna.
tna is a global leader in the food packaging and processing industry.
It spans 24 countries, employs 165 staff, and turnover was forecast to
reach $80 million in 2010. Nadia is the founder who encouraged and
persisted with establishing the company, having started from her kitchen
at home with a dream. With no tertiary education, but a determination
to work hard and never give up, she was instrumental in developing the
business globally. In 1992 she was a finalist in the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. See video Nadia
is active in the strategy and running of the business. Her role
encompasses Public Relations, Business Development, building tna’s Global Customer Relationship, as well as the management of tna’s extensive philanthropic program. Nadia’s
working life commenced working in an engineering based company followed
by 10 years in the snack food industry prior to establishing tna.
Nadia and her husband Alf Taylor appeared in series 2 of channel 9’s hit television show The Secret Millionaire. | |
Leticia Omankoy
is a young African Entrepreneur who has estab-lished her own Product
Empire. Originally from Congo (Kinshasa), she has been living in
Australia for 21 years and and performed in the Sydney 2000 Olympic
games opening ceremony.
Leticia has designed a new baby product called Babyam
which is the World's first ever 3 in 1 automatic bottle preparation
system. She has secured a multi-million dollar contract with Toys R Us
Nation wide in Australia and Internationally - her product will be sold
in all the Australian Toys R Us and international stores. She
has developed specialty, unique and high-quality products that are
unique and make the role of parenting easier. Her product range will be
prams, high-tech baby products, nappies, soaps and hygiene products
etc.
Leticia is currently undertaking a degree in Law & Criminology
and works as a case manager at the Department of Corrective services
NSW.
Leticia is an Advocate for Women's rights while in custody and post
custody (especially for women with children). She works alongside
various government and non-government officials to make this possible.
She hopes to support the Aboriginal communities and establish orphanages and schools around Africa and help the poor.
She is a busy mother of 3 beautiful kids which 2 are twins. |
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QLD
SA
Abdirashid Mohamud Abdirashid is the CEO of AfrOZ Superstore, one of the leading African variety stores
in Australia. Through hard work and dedication, Abdirashid, a Somalian
migrant, built up this million dollar shop from scratch. Now, Afroz
superstore supplies African groceries, home wares, hair and skin care
products across Australia. The business also specializes in Money
Transfer to various African countries | | | | |
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Ahmed Noor Yusuf
Ahmed has been a senior manager with over 25 years’ experience in
business and project management in private, public and not-for-profit
sectors with particular strengths in managing transitions. He has in the
past worked as a CEO for a large public entity and in other senior
management roles. His experience spans two continents. He hails from
Kenya, East Africa – a country renowned for its abundant wildlife and
superb long distance runners.
Today, Ahmed is the CEO of Parker Brent and manages
his own enterprises in education, construction and community services.
His transition to self-employment has been successful and he now plays
his part as an employer.
Ahmed has been a passionate advocate for migrants and especially,
African migrants in their process to settle in their new communities and
fulfill their goals. His effort in supporting skilled migrants in
finding work has assisted many and he continues to volunteer at the
skilled migrants’ Job Club at the Multicultural Hub, based in Melbourne
city. He has been a great supporter and resource for the National Bank’s
African Workplace Development project that assists qualified Africans
in Australia gain work experience. This program has had an enormous
impact and has already shaped the lives of many. | | | | |
WA
 Eve Howell,
a Sudanese-British-Australian, is ONE of the true pioneers of oil and
gas exploration in Australia, was the highest ranking woman in the
petroleum industry in her position as chief executive of Apache Energy Australia. (Her Father is Sudanese and mother is British). She
was also one of Woodside's top executives, responsible for the North
West Shelf, Australia's biggest resource development. She serves as a Non-Executive Director at Mermaid Marine AustraliaLimited (MMA) .
Eve
has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in a number
of technical and managerial roles. Eve was most recently Executive Vice
President for Health, Safety & Security at Woodside Energy Ltd and
served as Executive Vice President of North West Shelf at Woodside.
Eve
is currently a director of Downer EDI Limited, the West Australian
Ballet and the Ngarluma & Yindjibarndi Foundation. She has
previously served on a number of boards, including the Fremantle Port
Authority, the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration
Association (where she chaired the Environmental Affairs Committee) and
as a board member and President of the Australian Mines and Metals
Association. Eve is also a past President of the Australian Society of
Exploration Geophysicists, a life member of the Petroleum Club of WA and
a distinguished member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of
Australia.
Eve holds
a Bachelor of Science (with Honours in Geology and Mathematics) from
the University of London and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School. Eve
has also attended an Advanced Management Program at Thunderbird Campus
in the United States.
The Chairman of (Mermaid Marine Australia Limited) MMA, Mr Tony Howarth said: “We
are delighted to welcome Eve to the Board of Mermaid Marine. Eve’s
unique skills and extensive experience within the oil and gas industry
will both complement and enhance the effectiveness of the Mermaid Marine
Board”. | | | | |
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