Melbourne

SAM McINTYRE
Chair
Sam is a proven Senior Executive who has worked across many environments globally including start-up businesses, small and large organisations plus both public and private companies.
Sam has worked for 30+ years in technology for some of the largest retailers and manufacturers in Australia, the UK, Asia and America including Tesco, Coles and Woolworths. She intimately understands the critical business processes for manufacturing and retailing and worked to continuously improve these through technology.
She is a technologist, a digital disruptor and a transformational leader who strives to understand what customers want and the problems that teams need to solve to deliver the highest value for customers and the company through technology. Sam has been GM Tech at Target, CIO at Sussan Group, CIO at Loreal Australia and NZ and CIO at Simplot.
Career Highlights
Lady Leadership – Founder; 2020 - present
​Target Australia – General Manager Technology; 2021 – 2023 Bega Cheese Limited – Information Technology Business Solutions Manager Interim; 2020 – 2021
One Roof Women – Advisory Board Member; 2019 – 2021
Susan – Group CIO; 2018 – 2020
L’Oreal – CIO Australia/New Zealand; 2016 – 2017
Simplot Australia Pty Ltd – CIO; 2013 – 2015
Throughout her Executive career, Sam focused on building great cultures, teams and talent that deliver and transform the work that organisations do!
Sam is passionate about helping women excel in their careers. In 2020, she founded Lady Leadership Consulting to support women and encourage them to step forward in their careers and also help organisations support and empower women.
