The Board Success Podcast

Episode 12: An Interview with Non Executive Director Wendy Stops

The Board Success Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode we have a special replay from our sister Insider Insights podcast, where you get to meet Non Executive Directors (NEDs) and go inside their boardrooms. Today we hear from ASX Director, Wendy Stops.

At the time of this recording, Wendy was a Non Executive Director of the Commonwealth Bank, Coles Group Ltd and Fitted for Work, and Chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the Centre for Business Analytics at the Melbourne Business School. Since then, she has also become Chair of Blackmores and Deputy Chancellor at the University of Melbourne. She completed her tenure at CBA in Oct 2020.

Wendy shares her insights on how to make securing your seat on a board possible, wit securing your seat on a board possible, with tips on networking and establishing yourself as a leader.

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