Kathy McLean’s career in executive search started in 2000, and she has been a Principal in Penrhyn International since joining Fish & Nankivell Ogilvie Watson in Melbourne in early 2004. Much of Kathy’s practice is in the public and not-for-profit sectors, in which she has served leading state and national organisations in Australia. 

Kathy has a Bachelor’s degree in English with Honours from Monash University, Diplomas in Education and in Information Studies from Melbourne University, and an MBA from Melbourne Business School. She speaks German.

Kathy taught in Germany and was Head of English in secondary schools in Germany and in Australia before becoming co-leader of the National English Curriculum and Assessment Project in Australia, and Director, National Benchmarks Project, with Curriculum Corporation. Kathy has chaired various committees of the Victoria Association for the Teaching of English, and is a member of the Board of the Victorian Institute of Sport as well as of various committees of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.


Representative Assignments:

• Chief Executive Officer, Medicines Australia

• Director, Public Affairs, Victorian WorkCover Authority 

• Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Institute of Teaching

• Director, Human Resources, State Library Victoria

• Non-executive directors, Trust for Nature

• Indigenous Scholar, Melbourne Business School (annual pro bono assignment)

Kathy can be contacted at kathy.mclean@penrhyn.com

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