Members Directory
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.
Michelle Tierney

Michelle has more than 30 years’ experience in the property industry as a listed Non-Executive Director, former Chief Operating Officer, senior corporate real estate and financial services executive and leader with ASX50-300 and NZX50 organisations with a background in funds management, real estate investment, property and asset management, general management, transformation, strategy development and execution and sustainability.
Michelle is currently a Non-Executive Director of Stride Property Group (NZX:SPG), Growthpoint Properties Australia (ASX:GOZ), PEET Ltd (ASX:PPC), Cotton Research and Development Corporation, an Australian Commonwealth Government entity under the Primary Industries Research and Development (PIRD) Act 1989 to enhance the performance of the Australian cotton industry through investing in research and development, and its application; and Uniting NSW & ACT, one of the largest not-for-profit organisations in Australia offering over 550 services across NSW and the ACT in the areas of aged care, retirement and independent living, early learning, disability, chaplaincy and community services.
Michelle was previously Chief Operating Officer of ASX 100 company Region Property Group (formerly SCA Property Group) in Australia, General Manager of Business Development and Strategy for the National Australia Bank Global Institutional Bank, Fund Manager of the $3.8b GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund and Head of Property and Asset Management and Executive Leadership Team member for ASX50 company The GPT Group.
Michelle is also a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Women on Boards. She is also a member of the NSW Domestic and Family and Sexual Violence Corporate Leadership Group, the Property Council of Australia’s (PCA) Indigenous Advisory Group and Women on Boards.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism & Communication), Post Grad. Dip. Business Administration, a Masters of Business Administration and is a Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
0421052491
mt@mptierney.com
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- Growthpoint Properties Australia
- NSW