Kate is a Chartered Accountant with seventeen years of experience in commercial and corporate finance, strategy and business improvement roles. Ten of these years have been with Optus.

Kate brings to Alphawest major strengths in commercial and financial management, annual business planning, leading and managing change across multi disciplinary functions and the development and execution of strategic initiatives. Her extensive experience in assessing risk, identifying value, applying appropriate resources and her demonstrated commercial acumen are key attributes when driving transformation across the business.

Kate held a variety of commercial positions at Optus including, Corporate Finance Manager, General Manager - Commercial Evaluation, Optus Business and General Manager - IBS Commercial & Business Transformation.