Person
Livingstone, Catherine Brighid (1955 - )
AC FTSE
- Born
- 17 September 1955
Nairobi, Kenya - Occupation
- Accountant and Science administrator
Summary
Catherine Livingstone has made a notable contribution to Australian research and business as a director and chair of a diverse range of organisations. She served two terms as Chairman of CSIRO, 2001 to 2006 and 2016 to 2021, and was appointed Chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney, in 2016.
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Chronology
- 1960
- Life event - Migrated to Australia with her family
- 1977
- Education - BA (Hons), Macquarie University
- c. 1977 - c. 1983
- Career position - Worked at accountancy firm Price Waterhouse in Sydney and London
- 1983 - 1994
- Career position - Accountancy, finance and general management positions at Nucleus Ltd.
- 1994 - 2000
- Career position - Chief Executive Officer, Cochlear Ltd.
- 1999
- Award - Eisenhower Exchange Foundation Fellowship
- 2000
- Award - Chartered Accountant in Business Award
- 2000 - 2016
- Career position - Chairman, Telstra Corporatopn
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in business leadership
- January 2001 - November 2001
- Career position - Member of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Board
- November 2001 - December 2006
- Career position - Chairman of CSIRO Board
- 2002 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2007 - 2013
- Career position - Non-Executive Director, NSW Innovation and Productivity Council
- 2008
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - 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
- 2009 - 2011
- Career position - Director, Royal Institution of Australia
- 2012 - 2017
- Career position - President, Australian Museum Trust
- 2013 - 2015
- Career position - Committee Member, Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council
- 2016 -
- Career position - Chancellor, University of Technology Sydney
- 2017 - 2022
- Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- 2019 -
- Career position - Member, Steering Committee, Australian National Telescope Committee
- 2020 -
- Career position - Non-Executive Director, Australian Design Council
- 2024
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to business, particularly through governance and strategic reform, to tertiary education, to science, technology and innovation capability development, and to the arts
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Catherine Livingstone, business professional, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Resources
- 'Livingstone, Catherine Brighid', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473935. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Ms Catherine Brighid Livingstone AO: Companion of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2024. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3016978. Details
Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn
Created: 26 March 2003, Last modified: 30 January 2024