Alison Watkins

Alison Watkins is an Australian CEO and director. She has had roles at McKinsey, GrainCorp, Berri Limited, and is a group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil.[1] She has been a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board since December 2020, having previously served on their Takeover Panel.[2] She has also held a number of non-executive directorships, including at the Centre for Independent Studies.[2] In June 2021 she became Chancellor of the University of Tasmania.[3]

Alison Watkins
Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
Assumed office
25 June 2021
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania

Early life

Watkins grew up on a farm in Tasmania, Australia.[4] After boarding school she studied for a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Tasmania.[4] During this period she met her now husband Rod, with whom she has four children: Grace,[5] Elliot,[6] Ilsa, and Meg.[4] After their university studies they moved to Sydney.[4]

Career

Watkins' first role was Junior Associate at McKinsey, where she remained for 10 years.[4] In 1999 Watkins moved to ANZ as GGM Strategy & M&A, shifting after 18 months to lead their Regional banking division.[4] She then took a leading role as CEO of Berri Ltd.[4] Her first non-executive directorship was at Just Group. The first listed company she led was GrainCorp Ltd, where she was at the helm for 4 years.[4] She is a former group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil[1] and is on the board of the Business Council of Australia.[7]

References
  1. "Alison Watkins, Group Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. Duke, Jennifer; Wright, Shane (2020-12-17). "Alison Watkins and Carolyn Hewson to join RBA board". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. "Members – University Council". University of Tasmania, Australia. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. "The 5 mountains I climbed to corporate leadership". Chief Executive Women. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  5. "Coca-Cola Amatil chief executive Alison Watkin's career advice for her daughter". Australian Financial Review. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  6. "How Coke boss Alison Watkins came to appreciate professional gamers". Australian Financial Review. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. "Alison Watkins". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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