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July 23, 2025
Ursula
Phillips
Transformation/ CIO/ Coach
Western Australia
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[ { "role": "Chief Technology Officer", "company": "Minderoo Foundation", "endYear": "2024", "endMonth": "6", "location": "", "startYear": "2021", "startMonth": "10", "description": "Group wide responsibility for technology, cyber and office operations across Minderoo and Tattarang. \nLed the organizational design and capability build across all Technology services to deliver significant uplift in SLA performance, customer satisfaction and cyber resiliency.\nDeveloped Minderoo's Technology roadmap in support of its first Foundation-wide 2030 Strategy." }, { "role": "Chief Technology Officer", "company": "Tattarang", "endYear": "2024", "endMonth": "6", "location": "Perth, Australia", "startYear": "2021", "startMonth": "10", "description": "Group wide responsibility for technology, cyber and office operations across Minderoo and Tattarang.\n\nLed the technical separation of Tattarang's larger operating businesses from the Enterprise to create standalone corporate entities (2023) and achieve Minderoo's independence from Tattarang (2024).\n\nLed the organizational design and capability build across all Technology services to deliver significant uplift in SLA performance, customer satisfaction and cyber resiliency.\n\nIntegrated multiple acquisitions into the Tattarang portfolio, including CWP Renewables and Noront." }, { "role": "Group Chief Information Officer", "company": "Real Pet Food Company", "endYear": "2021", "endMonth": "5", "location": "Sydney, Australia", "startYear": "2018", "startMonth": "8", "description": "Group-wide ownership of all aspects of digital strategy, technology delivery and service management across ANZ, Asia, US and UK. \nBuilt the IT function from scratch and developed a digital strategy to enable RPFC’s ambitious growth agenda. The strategy allowed RPFC to pursue innovative, digital capabilities whilst replacing its ERP backbone, incorporating multiple acquisitions, implementing policy controls, and reviewing major vendor relationships." }, { "role": "Interim Group Risk Officer", "company": "Real Pet Food Company", "endYear": "2021", "endMonth": "5", "location": "Sydney, Australia", "startYear": "2020", "startMonth": "1", "description": "Acted in the role of Group Risk Officer, alongside the Group CIO role. \n\nLed the development of a Group-wide strategic risk framework (risk appetite, risk management guide and strategic risk profiles). \n\nChair of the Executive Risk Management Committee and the management representative on the Board’s Risk & Sustainability Sub-Committee." }, { "role": "PMO and Capabilities Manager", "company": "PepsiCo", "endYear": "2014", "endMonth": "2", "location": "Sydney, Australia", "startYear": "2012", "startMonth": "", "description": "Responsible for the development and delivery of the ANZ IT portfolio in accordance with Global, Sector and Regional strategic and annual operating plans.\n\nDevelopment of the ANZ IT projects pipeline across AOP (1 yr) and SBP (5 yr) horizons\n\nFull project and program management responsibility for key ANZ IT initiatives.\n\nCoordination of benefits realisation against $multi-million SAP CAPEX \n\nOwnership of program management controls and project governance\n\nManaged delivery of continuous improvements against business priorities and budget constraints\nBuilt in-house project delivery capability" }, { "role": "Founder & Principal", "company": "Batea - Coach, Consult, Train", "endYear": "", "endMonth": "", "location": "Perth, Australia", "startYear": "2024", "startMonth": "", "description": "Batea provides capability and capacity in technology, risk and strategic sourcing to organizations experiencing high growth and transformation. \n\nThrough coaching, advisory and consulting services we deliver to our clients in a way that is pragmatic, resource-conscious, and outcome focussed." }, { "role": "Independent Non- Executive Director", "company": "Black Rock Mining (ASX: BKT)", "endYear": "", "endMonth": "", "location": "Perth, Australia", "startYear": "2024", "startMonth": "10", "description": "Responsible for Black Rock’s strategic direction, performance and corporate governance in line with Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) principles. \n\nAppointed to enhance the board’s skills as Black Rock prepares to commence construction of Mahenge Graphite mine, Tanzania. \n•\tRisk management and corporate governance \n•\tCyber resiliency capability build \n•\tComplex program management oversight \n•\tEnvironmental and Social Governance oversight \n\nChair of Black Rock’s Remuneration and Nominations Committee\nMember of Black Rock's Audit & Risk Committee" } ]
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Ursula Phillips is a successful C-Suite executive, coach and global industry-leader in business transformation. Ursula brings 20+ years of deep strategy and execution experience across multinational consumer goods, energy, manufacturing, mining and transport companies. After more than a decade in the Executive teams of leading Australian organisations, Ursula now leads Batea as Principal Consultant, Executive Coach and CEO. Batea provides organisations with capability and capacity in the most in-demand capabilities of our time through coaching, strategic consulting and factional/ interim Executive services.
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0408278154
Email
ursula.phillips@batea.com.au
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C-Suite
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Technology
Seniority Level
10 - 15 years
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Boards,Coaching,Cybersecurity,Employee development,Information technology,Negotiating,Organizing,Program management,Project management,Resilience,Strategic planning,Strategy
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