The big churn in jobs continues as the year settles into a new strong rhythm of change, and more change.
Diversity is part of the story. It’s in demand, people are picking up the message and it’s finally seeping through to boards now as well…(some of whom just might have been a bit slow on the uptake.)
At an event at UTS in Sydney on Wednesday morning on how to reinvigorate those buildings in the CBD less occupied and attract the crowds back, Mark Willers of Charter Keck Cramer said young people these days are craving experience as much from their jobs as they are from their trips to the city.
“They’re not going to leave my valuation firm and go work for another valuation firm, they’re going to leave my valuation firm and go and work for a landscape gardener,” he said.
“They’re really not afraid to move around.”
With change in mind, we’re not sure where Tony Gleeson is off to as he heads out the door soon from the aircon crowd at AIRAH after seven years as chief executive but it’s interesting to note that his replacement is not an engineer. And in fact, brings a massive diversity with her.
Trish Hyde who co-founded PlastX, “a digital and physical general ledger CleanTech business” has been director of communications Asia-Pacific for Sustainable Plastics Alliance, founder and CEO of The Plastics Circle, a circular economy consultant and speaker, a consultant on equity capital markets, CEO of the Australian Packaging Covenant, CEO of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association among many more roles. Get our drift?
In other words, it looks like AIRAH will be setting a course to manage the wide diverse and changeable world we are all entering. Which is critically important for the work this association’s professionals do to help us reach net zero. While keeping us cool in a heating planet.
President of the association Paul Jackson said the board liked that Hyde has “excelled in member value delivery, including advocacy, and has specific sustainability skills and knowledge”.
Other people who have recently departed jobs include Amy Hogan leaving Stockland after nearly four years as head of sustainability and eight years with the company. Her future whereabouts is still unknown but hopefully we find out before LinkedIn does.
Cushman & Wakefield meanwhile is another company strengthening its sustainability credentials a trend we see accelerating along with the churn.
Matthew Clifford is the new head of sustainability and ESG, Asia Pacific after 12 years with JLL – which is quite a massive effort these days. And Andrew Phipps based in London has been bumped up to a global role as global head of sustainability – thought leadership – nice title we think, shining a light on the need for sustainability to be indeed about thought and longer term outcomes. Also moving up in the world is Joelle Chen at Lendlease, who is taking over as head of sustainability, Asia for Lendlease, after moving over from the Singapore business.