Technology and governance
Catherine Livingstone
Former Cochlear CEO and Commonwealth Bank chair.
Background and first steps
Livingstone trained in accounting and joined Price Waterhouse in 1977. She became chief executive of hearing implant company Cochlear in 1994, according to Commonwealth Bank’s account of her career.
Career and appointments
After Cochlear she chaired CSIRO and Telstra, and later chaired Commonwealth Bank from 2017 until 2022.
Public record
Her governance roles also include service with the Business Council of Australia. Commonwealth Bank’s published notices document the sequence of executive and board appointments.