Jenn Morris

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Jenn Morris
Personal information
Born (1972-09-20) 20 September 1972 (age 50)
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team Competition
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Dublin Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Amstelveen Team Competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Berlin Team Competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Amstelveen Team Competition

Jennifer Lyn Morris OAM (born 20 September 1972) is a non-executive director of Sandfire Resources. Born on 20 September 1972 in Maryborough, Queensland, Morris is a former field hockey defender, who was a member of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later she was on the squad, winning the title, this time at home in Sydney, Australia. [1] Making her international debut in 1992, Morris was famous for her penalty corner.

Morris was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1997 Australia Day Honours. [2]

In 2009 Morris was appointed to the board of the Fremantle Football Club. [3]

In 2014, she was appointed as a Human Capital Consulting Partner at Deloitte Australia in Perth. [4] [5]

In November 2016, Morris was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. [6]

In 2017, Morris joined Walk Free, Minderoo Foundation's anti-slavery initiative, as the Director of Business and Government Engagement. Shortly after this she was appointed Chief Executive Officer. [7]

Morris left Walk Free in 2019.

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References

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  4. "Deloitte announces seven new Perth partners". Canningspurple.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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  6. "Board of Directors | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd". Fmgl.com.au.
  7. "Team | The Minderoo Foundation". Minderoo.com.au.