Kate Aitken

Kate joined Optus in August 2020 from Westpac Banking Corporation and leads Optus’ People and Culture team.

With a career spanning senior regional and global Human Resources and business roles, Kate is responsible for end-to-end HR, People and Culture at Optus and aligning initiatives across the Singtel Group.

Kate is an experienced business and HR professional with strong leadership, management, change and communication skills gained in roles with Westpac, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Bank in London, New York, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

With over 20 years HR experience, Kate has led strategies and teams through major business and economic events, as well as business transformation, acquisition and divestment.

She is a member of Chief Executive Women, a board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Bus Stop Films, Pride in Diversity Advisory Board and is a Founding Member of the Minerva Network.