Catherine Livingstone
| Catherine Livingstone | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 September 1955 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Occupation | Chairwoman |
Catherine Brighid Livingstone, AO FAA (born 17 September 1955 in Nairobi, Kenya) is an Australian businesswoman, having held influential positions in some of the country’s major industry players including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CSIRO, Macquarie Bank and Telstra.
Livingstone was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to British parents. After a period back in Britain, the family moved to Australia in 1960.
Livingstone graduated (with honours) from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. In 1992, she attended the international Programme for Executive Development in Switzerland and was awarded the title of the Eisenhower Exchange Foundation Fellow for Australia in 1999.
Her skills have earned her several awards, including The Chartered Accountant in Business Award in 2003, a Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society in business leadership", and she became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008, "for service to the development of Australian science, technology and innovation policies, to the business sector through leadership and management roles and as a contributor to professional organisations".
After finishing her degree in 1977, Livingstone joined the accountancy firm of Price Waterhouse, working in both Sydney and London. She then held several accounting and management roles at Nucleus Ltd, finally reaching the position of Chief Executive, Finance, before being made the CEO of one of its subsidiaries, Cochlear Pty Limited, in 1994. A year later she floated the company for $125m on the Australian Stock Exchange. Cochlear is best known for its work with its "bionic ears", and by the time she resigned from her position in 2000, they were being exported to more than 50 countries around the globe.
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