Gail kelly westpac biography of williams
•
'There's no way I could do what I do without him': Australia's highest paid banking boss Gail Kelly pays tribute to her husband as she steps away from her $12.8million a year pay packet at Westpac
As Australia's highest paid bank boss announced her retirement at the age of 58 after seven years at the helm of Westpac, there was one man she wanted to thank above all the others.
Chief executive Gail Kelly, who has helped Westpac doubled its profits while she’s been in charge, said she ‘would like to thank one special person and that’s my husband Allan’.
The South African-born Australian businesswoman met Allan Kelly while at university in Cape Town. After they married she began working as a teacher and he as a social worker before she switched to banking and he went into medicine. They had four children together, including triplets, and came across to Australia in the late 1990’s, eventually becoming Australian citizens in 2001.
‘We’ve been married 37 years and we’ve been in this j
•
Live, Lead, Learn My Stories of Life and Leadership By Gail Kelly Paperback, 2017, 243 pages, very good conditionGail Kelly's presence reaches far beyond her own profession. The first female CEO of one of Australia's big four banks, listed by Forbes in 2010 as the 8th most powerful woman in the world, and mother of four (including triplets), Gail is celebrated as one of our finest, most innovative thinkers on leadership and workplace culture. In these personal, practical chapters, Gail Kelly shares what she's learned over her remarkable career, drawing from her personal and professional life. As a leader, she argues passionately for the importance of putting people and customers at the heart of a business; of leading with courage and generosity of spirit; and of resilience. Some of those lessons were learnt at times of high pressure, and Gail takes us into her thinking as she led Westpac through the global financial crisis and the merger with St. George. But Gail's voice speaks to e
•
Don't hesitate to ask for help, prioritise what really matters and have a sense of humour: First female CEO of Westpac bank Gail Kelly shares the secrets to her success
She became one of the world's most powerful women - even beating the likes of Beyonce and Ellen DeGeneres.
And so when it comes to juggling a high-powered career, Gail Kelly knows all too well after she became the first female CEO of major Australian finansinstitut Westpac.
But the journey for the successful businesswoman was far from easy.
Appearing on Sunrise on Wednesday morning, the mother-of-four shared her secrets to success bygd drawing on her anställda and professional life.
First hona CEO of major finansinstitut Westpac Gail Kelly shares the secrets to her success
Mrs Kelly - who retired in 2005 after seven years at the helm of Westpac - was listed by Forbes in 2010 as the 8th most powerful woman in the world
And despite her successful career, Mrs Kelly revealed how she pushed herself to the limit after facing cha