WOB Corporate Subscribers 2010

The following companies are corporate members of Women on Boards. They nominate women within their organisations to be part of the WOB program and we work with them to achieve a range of professional development goals.

 

The Commonwealth Bank is Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, and investment and sharebroking products and services.

With over 35,000 employees and the largest customer base of any Australian Bank, we are committed to our role as a diverse and inclusive organisation for our people, our customers and our community. Valuing and respecting the varied perspectives, skills and approaches of our people is fundamental to providing excellent customer service to a diverse community and allows our people to contribute to their full potential. The Commonwealth Bank is a long-standing supporter of community activities and organisations. This support and investment is directed at a broad range of activities that bring long term benefits to a diverse Australia.

Commonwealth Bank is committed to developing, promoting and retaining talented leaders through a range of initiatives and employee offerings. These initiatives include mentoring, career resiliency and high potential development programs and a range of flexible working, parental and carers support options. We are proud to partner with Women on Boards in their Think Women National Breakfast Series. Through this series we will collectively raise awareness of the effects of gender imbalance in leadership and promote discussions on the change required to recognise the value of women as leaders.

Website: www.cba.com.au

 

Qantas was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920 and is the world's second oldest airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), it has built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.

Today, Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. It also operates subsidiary businesses including other airlines, and businesses in specialist markets such as Qantas Holidays and Qantas Flight Catering. The Qantas Group employs approximately 37,000 staff across a network that spans 143 destinations (including codeshare services) in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Website: www.qantas.com.au


Clayton Utz is one of Australia's most successful law firms. With over 1900 people nationally, and a reputation for being entrepreneurial and fresh-thinking, it is regarded as a leading legal practice in the Asia Pacific region. As one of the country's most highly regarded law firms, Clayton Utz works with some of the largest and most prestigious clients in the Asia Pacific region. Its client base includes more than half of Australia's top 100 companies, as well as over 250 Federal and State Government departments, agencies and companies.

Clayton Utz is the only large professional services firm to have twice been an Australia Quality Award finalist and was the first law firm to receive Quality in Law certification - and has also received the Australian Quality Award - high commendation in 1996 and 1998.

Website: www.claytonutz.com.au



Stockland was founded by Ervin Graf in 1952 to "not merely achieve growth and profits but to make a worthwhile contribution to the development of our cities and great country".  Pursuing that vision has seen Stockland grow to become one of Australia's leading diversified property groups - developing and managing a large portfolio of residential community, apartment, retirement living, retail, office and industrial assets.

For over half a century, Stockland has worked hard to grow its diverse portfolio of assets and projects while maintaining a conservative balance sheet. It has proven a sound approach and Stockland is now Australia's largest diversified property group and a top 50 ASX listed company.

Website: www.stockland.com.au

 

UTS Business has a clear vision of what business education could and should be at a world-leading university of technology in the 21st Century. As a business school UTS prepares graduates for a different kind of world economy in which creativity and integrative thinking are highly valued.  It is no longer good enough to just analyse case studies and reproduce textbook theories. What graduates get is an opportunity to develop their creative potential and the ability to recognise and nourish it in others. Only then will we develop true leaders for business and the community for the 21st century.
 
UTS Business has a reputation for high quality educational programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, plus an extensive range of executive short courses. UTS Business has an active research culture, with particular strengths represented through our research centres and groups.

Website: www.business.uts.edu.au 

 

IBM is a global technology and innovation company that stands for progress.  With operations in over 170 countries, IBMers around the world invent and integrate hardware, software and services to help forward-thinking enterprises, institutions and people everywhere succeed in building a smarter planet.

With a 78 year history in Australia, IBM has been applying its expertise, global scope and creativity to help Australia compete in the global digital economy. We also lead the market in exporting AUD$592 million of software,
services and human capital to the Asia Pacific region.

By working with major government departments, large Australian companies and equipping a legion of entrepreneurs, IBM makes a significant contribution to the Australian economy. Each year, IBM creates high value jobs by investing in research and development both in metropolitan and regional Australia. In 2009, IBM Australia Limited generated revenues of AUD$4.17 billion, and a profit of $240 million.

Widely recognised as an employer of choice, IBM holds numerous awards for its industry-leading employment practices and policies.

Website: www.ibm.com/au/en/