Deanna Lane - MAICD
CEO
Deanna Lane is an experienced management consultant, business and strategic communications adviser and professional mentor. With deep sector experience in the field of professional services, regulatory bodies, industry associations and with high growth ASX listed companies, Deanna is engaged by CEOs to increase the success rate of bids/tenders and proposals, implement change management communications campaigns, align value proposition with actions to deliver a high standard of customer experience.
With executive career spanning more than 20 years with top tier law and accounting firms in Australia and Singapore, national engineering and construction firms Deanna has been adviser to the following organisations: IFSA (now the Financial Services Council), Australian Institute of Company Directors, Institute of Actuaries Australia, Faculty of Economics & Business at University of Sydney, Australian Institute of Management, Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Human Genetics Society of Australasia.
Corporate clients included; KPMG, Reuters, Citibank, ASX, Time Warner, Thomson Legal & Regulatory and Australian Pacific Projects.
Her luxury brand experience included working with VOGUE, Chanel, and Park Hyatt Sydney.
A Master Trainer in Extended DISC profiling, Deanna uses this valuable tool in her mentoring of new Partners and those seeking to accelerate in their careers.
Board Roles:
Deanna is currently a member of the Global Board of a not for profit focused on literacy, headquartered in New York.
Previous Board Roles have included:
National Independent Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety; Board Director - Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation;
Advisory Board Member of Queensland Symphony Orchestra;
State Councillor of Australian British Chamber of Commerce.
Community Involvement:
Property Council of Australia QLD Diversity Committee;
Risk Management and Finance, Risk & Audit committees.
Fundraising committees:
Bell Shakespeare;
Australian String Quartet;
Bangarra Dance Theatre;
Martini Foundation raising funds for Sydney Children’s Hospital – Randwick; Breast Cancer Research Foundation; Garvan Institute of Medical Research; YWCA NSW.
Keynotes and Presenting
Deanna is a published author, keynote speaker, facilitator and business mentor. She lectures on business development, marketing and business communication, has published articles and loose-leaf texts on media strategy & protocols and authored crisis management plans.
Her deck of 52 tip cards “Getting into the fastlane… how to accelerate in business” contains practical tips and techniques based on her consulting work. Her PowerUp Series of workshops on personal brand, influence and client development strategies for women and emerging leaders are highly sought after.