Meena Thuraisingham has more than 30 years experience in succession planning, talent management and culture change in Australia, Asia and the UK.

She works with CEOs, investors and top teams in management assessment, succession, culture change and specifically the role leaders play in creating high performance teams. She also works with clients to develop the leadership and talent implications of their growth plans, assessing ‘fit for purpose’ leadership, and actioning identified vulnerabilities in order to strengthen succession for C-Suite roles.

Meena has worked with and consults for global companies such as Intel Corporation, Exxon, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Westpac Banking Corporation, Ernst and Young, MARS, John Lewis Partnership, Telstra, AMP and many others. She has also undertaken a range of projects across Asia, South Asia and the Middle East, building her experience and understanding of cross cultural challenges.

Meena is an accredited Executive Coach (accreditation from the US based Center for Creative Leadership) and is on the Executive Coaching panel of several publically listed companies.

Prior to April 2005, Meena held the position of Head of Leadership, Talent and Diversity for ANZ Banking Group, where she contributed to the leader-led “Breakout” transformation program, working closely with the Management Board on the role leaders were required to play in the change. While working with the Corporate and Institutional Bank at ANZ, she was involved with several change initiatives to create a distinctive relationship banking platform and talent led change.

Through her career both in corporate and consulting roles she uses a unique model working at multiple levels to embed change through taking a ‘leader led’ approach to leadership, talent and diversity.

Meena is a sought after public speaker in Australia and internationally on leadership development and culture change and has published writings on the subject.

She is also the author of the recently launched, “Derailed”- What Smart Executives Do to Stay on Track and in 2007 released “Careers Unplugged”, a resourceful guide for aspiring executives in search of their ‘career sweet spot’.

Meena holds an Honours degree in Psychology from Manchester University, and a two year post graduate Diploma in Human Resources also from the UK. In 1999, she attended the Senior Executive Program at the London Business School.

Meena is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and plays an active role in the Not for Profit sector. She has 2 children and lives in Melbourne.

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