Deidre is an agile business leader with a transformational mindset shaped by more than 26 years of experience, diversified across various industries. She has a well-demonstrated track record of success in leading multi-cultural and multi-national HR teams in large global organisations across three continents and now holds the role of Chief Human Resources Officer for TAE Aerospace.

She is passionate about putting people at the heart of an organisation.  Interests and experiences are in the field of employee well-being, organisation development and leadership.

She holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology (UNISA) and an MBA from the University of Warwick in the UK.

Deidre is a fellow of both the Australian HR Institute and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in the UK. She is a Board member/Advisor to the People Sub-Committee of the Mater Hospital Group and an Advisory Board member of the Work and Wellbeing Department at the University of Griffith.