Avril Henry
BCom, FCPA, FINSIA Snr ASSO, MAICD, MAHRI, Accredited Executive Coach
Non-Executive Director
Avril Henry is a management consultant focusing on leadership, change management, talent management, diversity, recruitment and retention strategies. Over the last five years, Avril has delivered over 550 Keynote Addresses to over 50,000 people in Australia, New Zealand and Asia to companies and industries as diverse as CEDA, IBM, BHP, Department of Defense, ATO, Murray Darling Basin, ABS, Queensland Health, NSW Health, NSW Police, WA Police, ANZ, Westpac, Astra Zeneca, UTS, Macquarie University, CPA Australia, Telstra, Mortgage Industry Association of Australia, Fitness Industry Association, Australian Superannuation Funds Industry, Real Estate Industry Association and Property Council of Australia, The Chamber of Commerce in 4 states, and various Singapore government departments. The topics covered range from Leadership, Change Management, Talent Management, Managing Diversity, Women in Leadership, Recruitment and Retention, Motivating and Managing Different Generations, Conflict Resolution, Communicating Effectively, Flexibility, Building Winning Teams, to The Workforce of the Future. Avril has recently been contracted by the University of Western Sydney to develop a 3-year leadership program for their gifted scholarship students, to be delivered in addition to their academic studies to better prepare them for leadership positions in the future. Avril was appointed as a Strategic Advisor to the Chief of Navy, and has joined the Navy's Workforce Planning Committee, being the only female and civilian on the committee. In 2006, Avril won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in HR Award at the Australian Human Resources Awards. In 2005, she was a finalist in the Sydney Business Review Business Woman of the Year. In 2007 Avril joined the board of Hands Across the Water Australia, a charity which raises money to build and operate self sustainable orphanages in Thailand for Thai children who lost their parents in the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. Avril is the author of "Leadership Revelations: An Australian Perspective", "The Who What When and Y of Generation Why?", and is a co-author of the book "Ideas, Original Perspectives from Leading Thinkers". She is featured in the book "Secrets Exposed of Inspiring Leaders", as one of Australia's most inspiring female leaders. Her latest book released in 2007, entitled "Inspiring Tomorrow's Leaders Today: Breaking Down Generational Barriers At Work" is the first in a four part series to be released over the next few years.
