Skipp Williamson
Skipp Anne Haynes Williamson is an Australian businesswoman and founder of Partners in Performance, a management consulting firm specialising in business improvement.[1]
Early life and education edit
Williamson holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Auckland, Master of Engineering from MIT and Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford.[2][3]
Career edit
After leaving McKinsey & Company, in 1998 Williamson launched Partners in Performance. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, but their first engagement was in the UK.[3]
Recognition and memberships edit
In 2019, Williamson was named number one most powerful consultant in Australia by the Australian Financial Review Power list.[4] In 2018, she was named Australia's third most influential consultant,[5][6] and in 2017 she was named in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac Group 100 Women of Influence awards.[2]
She is a public supporter of LGBTI rights,[7][8] and in 2016 was listed in the "top 50 LGBTI" executives in Australia.[9]
Williamson is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[10] and a member of Chief Executive Women.[11]
References edit
- ^ "About us". Partnerships in Performance. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b Robson, Catherine (20 October 2017). "How Skipp Williamson's consulting career started with a free flight". The Constant Investor. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Skipp Williamson: Managing Director, Partners In Performance International Pty Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "The five most powerful people in consulting". Australian Financial Review. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "The most influential consultants in Australia revealed". Consultancy.com.au. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "John Lydon tops Australia's 5 most influential consultants in 2018". Australian Financial Review. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Business leaders proudly join LGBTI list". Australian Financial Review. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Robson, Catherine (3 November 2017). "Being authentic at work helps you earn more and spend less". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Hudson, David (6 December 2016). "These are the top 50 LGBTI business executives in Australia". Gay Star Business. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Meet our Fellows". Applied.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Skipp Williamson". Cew.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2019.