Kathryn Fagg | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the CSIRO | |
| In office 15 October 2021 –7 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | David Thodey |
| Succeeded by | Ming Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathryn Joy Fagg July 1961 (age 64) |
| Occupation | Engineer and corporate director |
Kathryn Joy Fagg (born July 1961) is an Australian chemical engineer and board director. In October 2021,she was appointed to a five-year term as chair of the CSIRO which she concluded in March of 2025.
Kathryn Joy Fagg [1] was born in July 1961 [2] in regional Queensland. [3]
She graduated from the University of Queensland (UQ) in 1982 with a chemical engineering degree,one of six women in a class of 200. [3]
After working for some time as a petroleum engineer,Fagg undertook postgraduate studies in organisational behaviour, [3] earning an M.Com. in Organisation Behaviour from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). [4]
After graduation,Fagg began worked as a petroleum engineer at Esso Australia in oil and gas fields in the Bass Strait, [3] from 1983 to 1989. [5] [ better source needed ]
After her postgraduate business studies,she moved into management consultancy. [3] Her appointments included consulting with McKinsey &Company, [6] banking with the ANZ Bank, [7] where she was for some time general manager of retail banking in New Zealand,and managing director,banking products for the whole group. [8]
She was then appointed to senior leadership roles at BHP/BlueScope Steel,including President,Australian Building and Logistics Solutions,and President Asia,based in Singapore. [8] She then moved to Linfox (2009–11), [9] where she was president and non-executive director of fast moving consumer goods. [10]
After this,Fagg concentrated on non-executive director roles. [8] She was a non-executive director on the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 2013 [8] [11] until May 2018, [12] [13] when she was chair of the Audit Committee. [14] She served on the board of Boral from August 2014 to 2016. [15] She has also been a director of Incitec Pivot and Djerriwarrh Investments. [8]
On 16 December 2019 Fagg was appointed director of the National Australia Bank,a position still current as of April 2024 [update] . [2]
In October 2021,she was appointed to a five-year term as chair of the CSIRO,succeeding David Thodey. [16] This term was completed in March 2025,being succeeded by Ming Long.
As of 2014 [update] ,Fagg was actively involved with Chief Executive Women (CEW),at that time chairing the Thought Leadership Committee and a member of the Scholarship Committee. [4] She was elected president of CEW,to serve a two-year term from November 2016,succeeding Diane Smith-Gander. [8] until 2018. [12]
She was chair of the Melbourne Recital Centre as of 2014 until at least 2016, [4] [8] and chair of Breast Cancer Network Australia in 2016. [8] She has also been a member of World Vision's Business Advisory Council, [4] and chair of Parks Victoria. [8]
She has chaired the Industry and Innovation Forum of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. [12]
As of April 2024 [update] Fagg is chair of Watertrust Australia,a registered charity,at this time. [1]
Fagg is married to Kevin Altermatt,a strategy management consultant,and has at least one son,Jack. [22] As of 2021 [update] they were living in the Domain precinct of South Yarra,Melbourne. [23] [8]