CEO & Board of Directors

Elections for the Board of Directors take place in the 4th quarter of each calendar year. Under the constitution Board roles run for two years with four positions coming up for election each year.  The board is made up of 4 statutory roles and 4 Executive Directors with designated portfolios. All of the Directors are voluntary and unpaid roles.The current positions and the respective incumbents are:

CEO

Steffi Jackson

President

Karla Micallef

Vice President

Sian Rinaldi

Naomi-Jones-Black

Secretary

Naomi Jones-Black

Treasurer

Moz Ali

General Director

Sky Dow

General Director 

Abimbola Oyekoya

About Steffi

Steffi Jackson has been with the Institute since 2018, first supporting key Strategic Initiatives and since 2021 as the first CEO of the Institute.

With over 16 years of Consulting, Business and Change Management experience, Steffi has a passion for Enterprise Change Management and Organisational Change Maturity.

Before joining the Institute, Steffi had the opportunity to set up and lead the Change Management functions for two Australian Financial Services Businesses.

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About Karla Micallef

Karla is an experienced board member and transformation specialist, with a passion for strategy, change, portfolio, and program management.

Karla’s first volunteer role with the Change Management Institute was in 2009. Since this time, Karla has been a Chapter Lead, Country Lead and has served on the board for two terms.   

Over 20+ years, Karla has led many transformations across multiple industries to deliver real results. This includes mergers and acquisitions, organisational model redesign, restructures, cultural change, digital transformation, whole of Government reform, start-ups and more.

Karla has 13 years of consulting experience, 7 years in senior leadership roles and 8 years in Non-Executive Director board roles.

Karla is an Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) graduate and member. Karla has also studied a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Business and holds other specialist qualifications in change, project management and leadership.

 

About Sian

Sian has over 10 years senior change experience within government and the private sector, with a passion for problem solving and is adept at working within complex and unstructured project settings. She has a demonstrated track record in achieving in ambiguous environments. Sian is an astute communicator and applies the concepts of human centred design in an accessible and pragmatic way. She has a strong understanding of the Australian Public Service and how to effect change in challenging and bureaucratic environments. 

Sian has carried out a number of service delivery projects specialising in strategy, change and operationalisation, technical writing and training and development. She is a keen observer and is experienced in identifying process efficiencies and opportunities to improve the culture of working environments leading to improved staff productivity. She applies analytical ability, with creativity to create easily digested artifacts for a range of audiences, including executives and end users.

Sian has a Bachelor of Communications, Master of Human Resource Management, Master of Business Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sian is passionate about supporting the next generation of woman and is a volunteer coordinator with The Girls Leadership Network organisation.

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About Naomi

Naomi is a recent graduate of the Australian Company Directors.  She has been a member since 2088 and has been active as a volunteer as Chapter Lead and on the national Country committee in Australia.  Naomi assisted in setting up our Heads of Change forums and also created a podcast series interviewing a number of the our Accredited Change Professionals to glean their career insights to help others in their careers.  Naomi has embraced the opportunity to put her newly acquired governance skills to work in the Board Secretary role.  Naomi is based in Tasmania, Australia

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About Moz

Moz has over 25 years of global investment banking and consulting experience spanning M&A, equity and debt issuance, capital management, structuring and acquisition financing.

Moz is currently Managing Director of Theorem Consulting, which he founded in 2018. Prior to establishing Theorem Consulting, Moz spent 15 years with Deutsche Bank within its corporate finance division where he was involved in numerous high profile M&A and capital raising transactions.

Through his extensive involvement in mergers & acquisitions and large scale financings for clients across various industry sectors, Moz has developed a deep appreciation for the benefits of progressive and effective management of organisational change.

Moz is a Fellow of the Actuaries Institute, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from the Australian National University.

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About Sky

A passionate change management professional, Sky has worked across a range of industries within FTSE 250 companies delivering transformation projects that have resulted in multi-million-pound savings, improved efficiency, and enhanced customer experiences. Eager to enthuse others about the power of business change, Sky takes a hands-on role in supporting all people through the change process to land effective and meaningful change.

Sky is a Specialist Accredited Change Manager with the Change Management Institute and has been an invited panellist on two learning circles. In addition, Sky is Prince2, Lean Six Sigma, and MSP qualified and is a Microsoft Certified Professional. A specialist in benefits management, governance and assurance, Sky believes change management plays a pivotal role in driving organisations forward into the digital age.

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About Abimbola

Abimbola Oyekoya first volunteered with the Change Management Institute in 2020, she has served as a Chapter lead, Country Operation team and co-designed the Institutes DE&I strategy. She was a contributor to the CMI CMBoK 2nd edition and has added value at several Events and Global Panel sessions. 

Abimbola has extensive experience and proven successes in effecting change through design, delivery, and implementation. She provides hands-on consultancy encompassing engaging with and delighting clients with high value delivery. 

She has over 20 years work experience commencing work with two entrepreneur parents. Her Professional roles include Change manager, Management Consultant, Client Portfolio Manager, Team Leader, Benefit Manager, Policy & Process Manager, and Benefits Capability lead; all roles that require a change leader’s mindset for effective and efficient delivery.  

Her background in management consulting, project delivery and ethos of knowledge transfer and continuous improvement works well with her passion for delivering customer value. Abimbola is passionate about ensuring ‘the right change’ is delivered in the most effective way to create value for key stakeholders.  Abimbola is an enthusiastic role model and mentor and founded The Better Tribe Community to support Families migrating into the UK to successfully transition through the substantial change. 

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