Alison Watkins | |
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Chancellor of the University of Tasmania | |
Assumed office 25 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Michael Field |
Group Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil | |
In office March 2014 –May 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 December 1962 |
Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
Alison Mary Watkins AM (born 29 December 1962) [1] is an Australian CEO and director. She has had roles at McKinsey,GrainCorp,Berri Limited,and was a group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil from March 2014 to May 2021. [2] [3] She has been a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board since December 2020,having previously served on their Takeover Panel. [4] She has also held a number of non-executive directorships,including at the Centre for Independent Studies. [4] In June 2021,she became Chancellor of the University of Tasmania. [5]
Watkins grew up on a farm in Tasmania,Australia. [6] After boarding school,she studied for a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Tasmania. [6] During this period,she met her now husband,Rod,with whom she has four children. [7] [8] [6] After their university studies,they moved to Sydney. [6]
Watkins' son,Elliot,is a well known YouTuber by the name Muselk,with over 9 million subscribers on the platform. Her daughter,Ilsa,Is currently in a relationship with Australian YouTuber LazarBeam. Another of her daughters,Grace,is the CEO and director of Click Media,a group she established with a group of other Australian content creators and as of 2024 manages 83 well-known Australian creator brands and formerly managed LazarBeam. [9]
Watkins' first role was Junior Associate at McKinsey,where she remained for 10 years. [6] In 1999,Watkins moved to ANZ as GGM Strategy &M&A,shifting after 18 months to lead their Regional banking division. [6] She then took a leading role as CEO of Berri Ltd. [6] 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. [6] She is a former group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil [2] and is on the board of the Business Council of Australia. [10]
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to business through leadership roles with a range of organisations". [11]
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