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    CEW members are leaders across diverse sectors in Australia, including government, business, sport, academia, the arts, and the not-for-profit sector.

    Our members share a unifying goal: to remove systemic barriers and create pipelines that enable Australian women to rise to leadership positions in their communities. This ensures a diversity of women's voices at every decision-making table while supporting both women and men to thrive—at work and home.

    Deidre Willmott

    Deidre Willmott

    Deidre has been chair of the CEW Scholarships Committee and a member of the CEW Board since 2021. She is also Deputy Chair of the Perth USAsia Centre, Rock Art Australia and a member of the Melbourne School of Government Advisory Board. Previously she was CEO of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry WA, a senior executive at Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and chief of staff to the WA Premier. She has also been a non executive director of Australia Post, chair of Council at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls and a Founding CEO at CEO's for Gender Equity in WA. Deidre worked as a lawyer in Perth and London after studying law at the University of Western Australia. She has completed a Master of Laws at The University of Melbourne and the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in France.

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    deidre@dwillmott.com