Leanne Heywood is currently the non-executive director at three ASX-listed businesses – which are Galaxy ResourcesQuickstep Holdings and Midway Limited.

Leanne is an experienced executive leader with broad general management experience gained through an international career in the mining, rural, government, and not-for-profit sectors. She has been in the industry for over 25 years and has worked in nine different countries.

Leanne is recognised as an experienced leader of transformational change, for leading divisional start-ups, organisational restructuring, disposals, and acquisitions. She is passionate about global leadership.

Leanne completed her undergraduate degree in accounting at Charles Sturt University and her MBA at the University of Melbourne. Leanne also attended programs at Harvard for Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making and at Stanford University for Innovative Marketing for Strategic Advantage.

Check out Leanne Heywood’s article on the importance of having a risk management plan.