Holly Smith

Holly Smith has over 20 years of work experience. Holly started their career as an HR Officer at Mission Australia in 1998. Holly then worked at Hudson as a Recruitment professional for three years. Following that, they joined Campbell Arnotts and held various HR Manager roles, including HR Manager for Corporate Functions and HR Manager for Commercial. Holly also served as the HR and L&D Manager for Corporate Supply Chain and as the HR Manager for the IT, Finance, and R&D departments. In 2013, Holly joined Westcon-Comstor Australia as the Head of HR for the APAC region, where they led a team of HR professionals and developed the strategic HR and OD agenda. Holly's most recent position was with GWA Group Limited, where they served as the Head of Talent & Organisational Development, responsible for the design and implementation of the company's global Talent and OD strategy. Holly also had a secondment role as the Global Change Lead for ERP/CRM Business Transformation. Overall, Holly has extensive experience in HR and talent management, organizational development, and leadership.

Holly Smith completed their education at the University of New England (AU) from 1995 to 1998, where they obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree with majors in Human Resource Management and Marketing. Holly also holds a certification from the Australian HR Institute (CAHRI), although the specific years of enrollment and completion are not provided.

In addition to their formal education, Holly Smith has obtained several certifications throughout their career. These certifications include Self Leadership - Approved from Blanchard Australia in December 2020, 2020 Finalist: Best Onboarding Solution from the Asia Pacific Institute of Learning & Performance in November 2020, Excellence Awards Finalist 2020 | Best Onboarding/Induction Program from the Australian Institute of Training & Development - AITD in September 2020, SLII® - Trained from Blanchard Australia in January 2020, SLII® - Accredited from Blanchard Australia in October 2019, Accreditation from The Predictive Index in July 2018, and LSI and GSI Life Time Accreditation from Human Synergistics Australia & NZ in May 2005.

Based on the information provided, it can be inferred that Holly Smith has continuously sought professional development and specialized knowledge in various aspects of human resource management, leadership, and training throughout their career.