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Skipp Williamson in 2013

Skipp Anne Haynes Williamson is an Australian businesswoman and founder of Partners in Performance, a management consulting firm specialising in business improvement.[1]

Early life and education

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Williamson holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Auckland, Master of Engineering from MIT and Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford.[2][3]

Career

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After leaving McKinsey & Company, in 1998 Williamson launched Partners in Performance. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, but their first engagement was in the UK.[3]

In May 2024, Accenture announced that it had agreed to purchase Partners in Performance, with the approximately 400 staff to fall under the Accenture Strategy practice.[4]

Recognition and memberships

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In 2019, Williamson was named number one most powerful consultant in Australia by the Australian Financial Review Power list.[5] In 2018, she was named Australia's third most influential consultant,[6][7] and in 2017 she was named in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac Group 100 Women of Influence awards.[2]

She is a public supporter of LGBTI rights,[8][9] and in 2016 was listed in the "top 50 LGBTI" executives in Australia.[10]

Williamson is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[11] and a member of Chief Executive Women.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "About us". Partnerships in Performance. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Robson, Catherine (20 October 2017). "How Skipp Williamson's consulting career started with a free flight". The Constant Investor. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Skipp Williamson: Managing Director, Partners In Performance International Pty Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Accenture to Acquire Partners in Performance to Deliver Enhanced Productivity for Asset-Intensive Industry Clients". newsroom.accenture.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ^ "The five most powerful people in consulting". Australian Financial Review. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ "The most influential consultants in Australia revealed". Consultancy.com.au. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ "John Lydon tops Australia's 5 most influential consultants in 2018". Australian Financial Review. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Business leaders proudly join LGBTI list". Australian Financial Review. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ^ Robson, Catherine (3 November 2017). "Being authentic at work helps you earn more and spend less". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ^ Hudson, David (6 December 2016). "These are the top 50 LGBTI business executives in Australia". Gay Star Business. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Meet our Fellows". Applied.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Skipp Williamson". Cew.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2019.