Shannon Pludek is an experienced change management and consultancy professional currently serving as the APAC Lead Change Consultant for excelerateds2p since March 2023. Prior roles include Transformation Change Lead at Newcastle Permanent Building Society and Head of Change & Communications at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Shannon has a history of managing change initiatives at organizations such as Catholic Development Fund as a Change Manager and at National Australia Bank as a Senior Business Analyst/Change Manager. Earlier experience includes an Agile Business Change Analyst role at AGL Energy, where focus was on driving Agile best practices, and a lengthy tenure at ANZ, where Shannon specialized in managing data and digital initiatives across various departments. Shannon's broad expertise encompasses Agile methodologies, data analytics projects, process improvement, and effective team support.