Connecting for Growth | Peer Support for Business Leaders
Melbourne
CATHERINE DRURY-FOX
Chair
Catherine Drury Fox is a highly experienced global HR Executive with a proven international track record of delivering strong commercially driven HR solutions to ensure strategic business outcomes.
Catherine has headed HR functions, provided strategic HR support and is currently leading an Organizational Development function across 12,000 plus people and 14 countries at GHD. Her senior HR experience has been in leading change, generalist HR, cultural transformation, M&A and leadership development. experience living and working in Australia, USA and Singapore.
Her roles have spanned a diverse range of industry sectors including engineering, financial services, aviation, and consulting. Her success has been taking on leadership roles within a business that maximises people and performance through various climates including organic growth, acquisition, integration and disruption.
Career Highlights
GHD – a. Organisational Development Leader (current part-time) b. Global People Leader Advisory and Global Business Services and c. Australian Regional People Leader
ANZ – a. Head of Organisational Development b. Head of HR, Transaction Banking c. Head of Relationship Banking and d. Senior Manager Leadership & Talent
Ansett – Head of HR Commercial Division
Accenture – Director of Recruitment
The Monitor Group, Boston USA – Global Head of Recruitment
Catherine has worked the past 11 years in various Executive HR roles with GHD and is currently helping establish a new global Organisational Development unit to service the enterprise for transformational growth.
GHD is a global employee-owned multinational technical professional services firm providing advisory, architecture and design, buildings, digital, energy and resources, environmental, geosciences, project management, transportation and water services.
The organisation currently employs approximately 12,000+ people and has 200+ offices in 14 countries.
Catherine’s reputation comes from her strategic focus on creating value for shareholders through driving optimal cultures and delivering for customers through critical transformation for the future.
Catherine is passionate about Chairing Senior HR Roundtable with a focus on supporting and encouraging each Member to lead as impactful Senior HR Leaders – who as a result of this program will make better decisions and ultimately, achieve better results in business and life.