August 11, 2014

Chancellor honoured as influential leader

UOW Chancellor Jillian Broadbent AO has been honoured as one of the Australian leaders who are making a difference to the nation.

The Australian Financial Review’s influential BOSS magazine included Ms Broadbent as one of its True Leaders 2014 in the August edition – “18 exceptional people who are creating benefits for the wider community”. She was pictured on the magazine’s cover, with a full page feature inside.

The magazine praised Ms Broadbent for her role as chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation since its inception in 2012, guiding it through a political minefield to invest $900 million in clean energy projects through 40 direct projects and 25 joint ventures.

The Corporation was established by the previous Labor Government and has survived several attempts by the Coalition Government to abolish it. BOSS magazine said Ms Broadbent had worked hard to demonstrate to the government the benefits that were flowing from the corporation’s investments. She had demonstrated that the CEFC had exceeded its expectations, delivering substantial carbon abatement while also delivering a return for the taxpayer.

Ms Broadbent, an economist who had an outstanding career in banking, is one of Australia’s most respected businesswomen. She has served on some of Australia’s most prestigious boards, including the Reserve Bank of Australia, Woolworths, Woodside Petroleum, SBS, Coca-Cola Amatil and Qantas. Ms Broadbent has been UOW’s Chancellor since 2009.