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Anna Whitlam

Anna Whitlam is the founder, CEO and principal consultant of WhitlamCo. Anna founded WhitlamCo. Advisory in November 2023. She was the past founder and CEO of AWPeople, a global executive search firm, that specialised in the functions that impact reputation. After 11 years of rapid growth under her leadership, AWPeople was acquired in August 2021 by Teneo, a US-headquartered global CEO advisory firm. Having departed Teneo in July 2023, Anna is now using her experience in executive search and people advisory knowledge, her network, and business experience to independently support her client network under WhitlamCo. Advisory.

Anna is a proud non-executive Director of the Snowdome Foundation, who collaborates with and funds blood cancer researchers, to accelerate next-generation treatments enabling Australians diagnosed with blood cancer to live longer.

Anna’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Business (HR & Marketing) from Victoria University. She is an executive program alumna of Harvard Business School in Boston (USA) and INSEAD in Singapore. Committed to ongoing learning, Anna is thrilled to be commencing an Executive Masters in Change at INSEAD in June 2023. She holds the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ accreditation (GAICD), and is a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW).