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Anne "Skipp" Haynes Williamson is an Australian business woman and founder of Partners in Performance, a management consulting firm specialising in business improvement. [1]

In 1998, Williamson launched Partners in Performance after leaving McKinsey & Co. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia but their first engagement was in the UK [2]

In 2019, Williamson was named number one most powerful consultant in Australia by the Australian Financial Review Power list. [3] In 2018, she was named Australia's third most influential consultant, [4] [5] and in 2017 she was named in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac Group 100 Women of Influence awards. [6]

Williamson is a public supporter of LGBTI rights, [7] [8] and in 2016 was listed in the "top 50 LGBTI" executives in Australia. [9] She married her long term partner, Carol Haynes, in 2016 and the couple have two children together.

Williamson holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Auckland, Master of Engineering from MIT and Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford. [6] [2] and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering [10] and a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW). [11]

She was born in Auckland, New Zealand.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "About us". Partnerships in Performance. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Skipp Williamson: Managing Director, Partners In Performance International Pty Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "The five most powerful people in consulting". Australian Financial Review. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "The most influential consultants in Australia revealed". Consultancy.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "John Lydon tops Australia's 5 most influential consultants in 2018". Australian Financial Review. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 Robson, Catherine (20 October 2017). "How Skipp Williamson's consulting career started with a free flight". The Constant Investor. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Business leaders proudly join LGBTI list". Australian Financial Review. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Robson, Catherine (3 November 2017). "Being authentic at work helps you earn more and spend less". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Hudson, David (6 December 2016). "These are the top 50 LGBTI business executives in Australia". Gay Star Business. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Meet our Fellows". Applied.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Skipp Williamson". Cew.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2019.


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