Catherine Cooper is an experienced company director with an extensive portfolio of approximately 50 board positions over 18 years.
After a professional career as a commercial lawyer, Ms Cooper moved into the business world in 1992 and has developed knowledge and experience across a broad range of sectors including agribusiness, food and health, energy and water, science and technology. Ms Cooper has also been involved in startups, SME's, public sector, private sector, ASX listed, and not-for-profit on a national and international basis including many with global export businesses.
Career highlights include the establishment of national joint venture rural bank, nominated as a Telstra Business Woman of the Year finalist, inclusion in an international management program at GE, and winning a position in the Australian Institute of Company Director’s ASX Top 200 Chairman’s Mentoring Program.