Alex Badenoch

Currently Alex has a portfolio of work including being on the Advisor Board for both Gloat and Joyous and is engaged as a Senior Advisor for McKinsey & Company.

Most recently Alex held the full-time executive role of Group Executive – Transformation, Communication and People for Telstra. In this role, she led the company’s transformation strategy on behalf of the CEO and Board which involved developing the transformation roadmap, measures & metrics and the governance approach to ensure successful delivery over a multi-year program. The transformation program covered a broad range of significant change from digitisation, transforming customer experience and employee experience while delivering substantial cost and workforce reductions. 

Prior to this, she was Director of Human Resources, Corporate Affairs and Customer at Asciano, Australia's largest rail and ports operator, where she gained a wealth of experience dealing with a highly diversified workforce. Before joining Asciano, Alexandra had also worked at Telstra for more than five years as Executive Director Organisational Development & Talent and Executive Director HR for Telstra's Consumer business. Known for her change management skills and ability to deliver strong commercial outcomes, Alex has designed and implemented key initiatives to drive successful change across multiple organisations, including Novell Inc and Coles Myer. Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Criminology, from the University of Melbourne.