Anne Massey
Best advice ever received:
“You must do the thing which you think you cannot do”- Eleanor Roosevelt
Chair Since: 2012
Current Executive / Board positions
- Advisory Board Kariba Retail (Colette by Colette Hayman and TDE)
- Chair, Community Mental Health Alliance, ACDC Project, Steering Committee
- Advisory Board, Resilient Ready, Australia
Experience
- Strategy, Purpose, Values, & Social Sustainability
- Executive Coaching, Personal Branding and Career Growth/Transition
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Corporate Culture
- Business Development
- Strategic Alliances and Negotiation
Former Positions
- CEO Asia Pacific/Officer, Communispace
- Chair of the Board, Can Too Foundation
- NED Board Member, InTouch Data
- Advisory Board Member, Idea Spies
- Advisory Board Member, The Culture Equation
Qualifications
- Business Management, Bond
- University Starwood Leadership,
- Stanford University
- Certified Coaching Practitioner, CCF
With extensive global experience spanning hospitality, market research, technology software, and social sustainability, Anne is the ultimate professional — demonstrating an exceptional ability to adapt and thrive in diverse environments.
Anne's career journey features roles such as board chair, CEO, entrepreneur, executive coach, business developer, and public speaker. Anne exemplifies the essence of career adaptability, making her an asset in any professional landscape.
Anne's career highlights are impressive, including stints as a Global Executive with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in the USA and as Managing Director with Communispace Corporation in Asia Pacific. After leaving the corporate world, she decided to diversify strategically, balancing her time between corporate roles and for purpose organisations. Now, as a sought-after executive coach, chair, board member and public speaker, she shares her wealth of experience with passion and insights.
Based in Australia, Anne serves as the Chair at The CEO Institute NSW for two Syndicate groups of CEOs. She also chairs the steering committee for the ACDC Project at Community Mental Health Australia, proving that she’s not just about the bottom line but also about supporting communities. Her other board and advisory memberships include the Kariba Retail Group and Resilient Ready Australia.
In Anne's past life as a board chair for the Can Too Foundation, she dedicated her efforts to the funding of cancer research, proving that she can take on serious responsibilities while still making a difference.
In her coaching profession, Anne specialises in career transitions and personal brand development, helping leaders navigate role changes in their careers. With her guidance, they can achieve both short- and long-term objectives.