Anne Skipper

Anne is an experienced businesswoman and company director – she has been a nurse, change agent, business owner, board director and advocate for children in Australia and internationally. Her diverse portfolio has included working on government, private sector and the not-for-profit boards in the sectors of: health, finance, social welfare, planning, tourism, children and young people. Anne’s experience includes Director with Plan International Australia from 2003 and Chair from 2006 until 2012 saw during Anne’s 9 years the revenue doubled to $49M. Plan is a NFP that focuses on children’s development and actively works in 50 developing countries. Anne is currently the Principal of Anne Skipper and Associates a specialist organisation consulting in corporate governance, board dynamics and strategic facilitation. Her career highlights have been; founding the highly successful leadership development business The Teleran Group, Chairing the International year of the Family and in 2000 being awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for community service (AM). Anne has had over 25 years experience as a company director and currently is a facilitator with the Institute of Company Directors in Australia and internationally. Her current board commitments (2014) are: - Director on the Plan International board - Director Plan International Hong Kong - Director, People’s Choice Credit Union - Chair, Silver Chain Group - Director, Central Adelaide Hills Medicare Local - Director, Tonkin Consulting - Vice Chair, Himalayan Development Foundation Australia