[vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” css=”.vc_custom_1728450885392{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” bg_color_value=”#ffffff”][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”About Me.” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:80|text_align:center|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” bg_color_value=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1728451078176{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2653″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″ width=”1/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”” height_on_mob_landscape=”550″ height_on_mob=”550″][/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713331537314{background-color: #f6f2eb !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”Never stop exploring.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”I struck out on a less traditional path early in my career and have always valued my independence and ‘mastery of my own destiny’ – I find the road less travelled to be the most interesting! My 30+ year professional journey has been defined by an entrepreneurial drive, a consultative approach to relationship building and a desire to explore new ideas, places, cultures and experiences. While living and working in Asia for over 16 years I have navigated dynamic Western and Asian business environments, learning to balance risk, innovation, efficiency, and flexibility.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713332080519{background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”The buck stops here.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23d70142″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”As a 3-time business founder I have built and led profitable regional consulting businesses, managing business development, brand and reputation, legal, compliance, risk and sustainability as well as building culture and developing people. After the first year these businesses all returned annual double digit profit on net revenue and despite market volatility never made a tax loss or retrenched employees. Through this experience I have developed an empowering and consultative leadership style – I hire people with complementary strengths and trust them to get on with job.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” bg_color_value=”#f2f2f2″][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713332532591{background-color: #f6f2eb !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”Use a different lens.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”I have decades of business consulting experience for Fortune 500 and multinational Clients in banking and financial services, pharmaceutical, technology and diversified operations. My experience with a range of business and strategic planning models and ability to probe deeper into business problems, respectfully challenge assumptions and consider new perspectives and alternative options helps my clients make better decisions that respond and adapt to an uncertain, complex and often ambiguous competitive environment.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713332524131{background-color: #3f584b !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”Be open to change.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”I am senior accredited director with the Singapore Institute of Directors with current and past experience as an executive director of private company boards and independent director of charitable foundations and professional association boards in Australia, Singapore, UK and US. As a director I emphasise collaboration, critical and reflective thinking, evidence-based decision-making, and adaptive strategies that enable flex and change. Remaining open and adaptable while being accountable for tough decisions is a core leadership capability I strive to demonstrate daily.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23f6f2eb” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2654″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″ width=”1/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”” height_on_mob_landscape=”550″ height_on_mob=”550″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” bg_color_value=”#f2f2f2″][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713349367904{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”See for yourself.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23d70142″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]

I’ve had the amazing experience of journeying overland through some pretty remote parts of the world during the past twenty years, places that are environmentally and often socially or culturally fragile and threatened, reinforcing my belief that Environment, Society and Governance (ESG) impacts are an ethical imperative for organisations and their boards, not just a compliance imperative.  And while all these experiences were unforgettable and life changing, none had the existential impact of my expeditions into the high Arctic in 2019 and again in 2022.

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2656″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″ css_animation=”none” width=”1/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”” height_on_mob_landscape=”550″ height_on_mob=”550″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713349619780{background-color: #2d4036 !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”Walk the talk.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”My unwavering commitment building resilience and transforming challenges into opportunities in a way that does not compromise ESG principles for profit drives my entrepreneurial and board choices. I believe it’s important to act in the areas where you can make a difference – even if it seems unremarkable – in your boardroom or backroom, your home, your community, or your industry. In 2024 one of the businesses I founded was awarded B-Corp Certification, signifying it is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency in ESG.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23f6f2eb” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” bg_color_value=”#f2f2f2″][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2657″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″ width=”1/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”” height_on_mob_landscape=”550″ height_on_mob=”550″][/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1713358051677{background-color: #f6f2eb !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”mobile-text-left”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”Lead with generosity.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Equally as impactful as the arctic were overland journeys through China, Tibet, Nepal and India in 2004 and the Pamir/Wakhan/Hunza regions in Central Asia in 2012. I saw first hand the impact of institutional denial of mutual respect and integrity, access to opportunity, privacy and accountability in society – human expectations that are disproportionately withheld from women. I became increasingly focussed on supporting women through flexible employment, partnering, mentoring and professional community-building to find rewarding work lives.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2659″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″ width=”1/3″][ultimate_spacer height=”” height_on_mob_landscape=”550″ height_on_mob=”550″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” css=”.vc_custom_1701916053315{padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}” bg_color_value=”#f6f2eb”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This website was designed by Katrina Lavery.” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:10|text_align:center|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInUp” link=”url:mailto%3Akatrina.lavery.id%40gmail.com”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]