Alicia Aitken

Alicia Aitken

General Manager Transformation, Investment, Delivery & Change at ANZ

University of Sydney•Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

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Experience29+ Years

Executive Overview

An executive with international experience and a proven track record of establishing and growing businesses and executing on strategy having founded, grown and sold a number businesses before taking on a range of roles in publicly listed companies and the private sector. Non-executive director and advisory board member for Joyous, Cloudfloat, Pioneera, OPV, Astrolabe Group and ICCPM A globally-recognised thought leader in project management practices specialising in investment, delivery and risk management of projects in complex environments including Infrastructure, Aerospace & Defence, Telecommunications, Banking and Technology.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2026–Present· 9 mos
    • Chair of the Advisory Board for the School of Project ManagementCurrent
      2026–Present
  • ANZCurrent
    Jul 2017–Present· 9 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Transformation OfficerCurrent
      Nov 2025–Present
    • General Manager Transformation, Investment, Delivery & Change
      Nov 2023–Oct 2025
    • Director, Delivery Suncorp Integration
      Oct 2022–Oct 2023
    • Head of Strategy Delivery & Governance
      Jul 2017–Oct 2022
  • Aug 2021–May 2026· 4 yrs 9 mos
    • Non-Executive Director
      Aug 2021–May 2026
  • 2021–Nov 2025· 4 yrs 10 mos
    • Member, Advisory Board
      2021–Nov 2025
  • 2020–Nov 2025· 5 yrs 10 mos
    • Member, Advisory Board
      2020–Nov 2025
  • 2020–Nov 2023· 3 yrs 10 mos
    • Member, Advisory Board
      2020–Nov 2023
    • Chairperson
      Dec 2015–Nov 2025
  • Oct 2014–Jun 2017· 2 yrs 8 mos
    • Chief Project Officer
      Oct 2014–Jun 2017
  • 2005–Oct 2013· 8 yrs 9 mos
    • CEO Human Systems International
      2011–Oct 2013
    • Managing Director Asia Pacific
      2005–2011
    • Chief Executive Officer and Founder
      Oct 1997–Jun 2013

Education

PhD

Project Management & Psychology

Bond University

Diploma

Corporate Directorship

UNE Partnerships

BBus

Marketing & Mathematics

University of Technology Sydney

Executive Relationship Map

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Alicia Aitken
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Change ManagementProject ManagementProject PlanningRisk ManagementPortfolio ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementInvestment ManagementProgram ManagementConsultingBusiness TransformationStakeholder ManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningBusiness StrategyProject DeliveryProject Portfolio ManagementStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentBankingRegulatory Compliance