Janet Menzies

Janet Menzies is an experienced senior executive who has spent decades leading and working with global organisations in Australia, Canada and the United States. She currently leads Amazon Australia as Country Manager, supporting the company’s growing presence with Australian consumers. Before joining Amazon, Janet led Cochlear’s Australian and New Zealand businesses as General Manager and spent more than 15 years as a consultant including with McKinsey & Company where she advised global clients on strategy and transformation. Janet’s international retail experience is grounded in former sales, marketing, and operations management roles with Procter & Gamble and McDonald’s. A passionate advocate for diversity, Janet is currently the Chair of the Champions of Change Coalition and was the organisation’s inaugural CEO from 2011 to 2016. With founder Elizabeth Broderick AO, she helped build the group into an internationally-recognised movement, now working with 250+ CEOs from ASX-listed, government, and community organisations to deliver meaningful advancements on gender equality. She is also the co-founder and former Chair of Heads Over Heels, an organisation helping female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses through greater access to influential business networks.Janet has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.