Alison Deans

Alison Deans has 25 years’ experience building technology-enabled businesses involved in media, ecommerce, financial services and health, and across leadership roles as an Executive, as a Director and in venture capital.

Ms Deans joined the board of Ramsay Health Care in November 2018. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation, Cochlear Limited, SCEGGS Darlinghurst and Deputy Pty Ltd. She is also on the Investment Committee of MainSequence Ventures.

In her executive career Ms Deans was previously the CEO of eBay Australia and New Zealand, CEO of eCorp Limited, (a publicly listed portfolio of digital businesses), CEO of Hoyts Cinemas, and most recently CEO of netus Pty Ltd - a technology investment company acquired by Fairfax.

Ms Deans also spent seven years as a Consultant with McKinsey and Company and is currently a Senior Advisor with the firm. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Master of Arts from Trinity College at Cambridge University.

Ms Deans is Chair of the People & Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination & Governance Committee.

In the past three years, Ms Deans has served as a Director of the following listed companies:

Cochlear Limited (Appointed February 2015)

Westpac Banking Corporation (Appointed April 2014)

Insurance Australia Group Limited (Resigned October 2017)