Kate Hickman is an executive HR leader and Chief People Officer whose pathway into leadership and human resources has been anything but conventional. With a background spanning FMCG, healthcare, higher education, finance and global pharmaceuticals, Kate built her career from the ground up, developing a deep understanding of how organisations operate and the challenges faced by executives.
She went on to lead complex organisational change and transformation across sectors, including mergers, technology and HR transformations, restructures and operating model redesigns, always with a strong focus on employee experience and sustainable change.
Now a mother to three children aged 11, 9 and 1, Kate brings a lived perspective to leadership, leading by example in balancing career and life and driving the people strategy in a purpose-led organisation enabling its people in delivering meaningful social impact.
