Suellen Holmes

Chief Operations Officer

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Suellen Holmes is an accomplished governance professional and executive leader with extensive experience across complex organizations in sectors including education, ministry, charities, labour hire, construction, and public practice. With over 30 years of expertise, Suellen specialises in corporate strategy, governance & legal, finance, risk management, property oversight, and operational transformation. As the Chief Operations Officer for the International Network of Churches (INC), Suellen played a pivotal role in the organisation's growth, expanding its revenue to nearly $180 million and assets to $305 million. She is a trusted advisor on governance, compliance, and strategic planning and has spearheaded transformative initiatives such as establishing an Education Advisory Board, implementing risk compliance frameworks, executing multiple organisational rebrands and positioning, overseeing major capital projects and leading the development of the business function and scale up for a specialised independent school. Suellen's boardroom experience includes serving as a Non-Executive Director for various organisations and contributing to governance systems and excellence, financial oversight, and organisational sustainability. Her academic achievements include a Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance and professional certifications such as Fellow CPA and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Driven by integrity and strategic foresight, Suellen excels at building and aligning teams with organisational missions, fostering quality stakeholder relationships, and executing projects and business operations to achieve strategic performance and effectiveness.

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