Why Join?
Glenyce Johnson
Managing Director
Peregrine & Gecko’s Adventures
Melbourne Member Since Feb '07
"When economic times are tough often the pressure to cut expenses can mean losing value in the areas of need.
The CEO Circle® provides a place to not only learn about other people's lives and business circumstances during successful and less successful times, it also provides immense support for one another when we need it most."
Andrew Reitzer
CEO & Finance Director
Metcash Limited
Sydney Member Since Jun '00
"The CEO Circle® is a great organisation in which I have been able to network with leaders that face similar challenges to me, discuss and get a better understanding of the big issues of the day and raise specific issues I face to obtain their guidance and advice."
Ian Cornell
Director of Human Resources & Retailer Relations
Westfield Limited
Sydney Member Since May '99
"I have been a member of The CEO Circle® now for many years and greatly enjoy and value the benefits that this organisation offers.
It has been an excellent opportunity to share experiences with a group of talented Senior Executives and benefit from their collective wisdom in a totally confidential environment. The CEO Circle® gives you the unique ability to participate with a trusted group of fellow executives on a regular basis but also the flexibility of attending other groups if business commitments get in the way. This access to a broader network both locally and interstate has been invaluable and continues to prosper"
John Moller
Managing Director
Repco
Melbourne Member Since Aug '00
"I joined The CEO Circle® in June 1999 and I have found it invaluable as a business leader. As a young executive general manager with James Hardie in Sydney, I found The CEO Circle gave me the opportunity to connect, share and learn from a diverse range of experienced leaders who had faced similar issues to the ones I was dealing with at the time. Along the journey I became Managing Director of Adsteam, which involved living and working in the UK part of the time. The CEO Circle gave me the opportunity to connect with other CEO Circles in London, which I found instrumental in helping me understand the cultural differences of Adsteam to the Mearsk Group in 2007, I joined Repco as MD based in Melbourne. I have found The CEO Circle® an excellent investment in self development and I strongly recommend it."
Chris Beer
Chief Executive Officer
Australasia, SE Asia
Australasia, SE Asia
Luxottica
Sydney Member Since Jun '05
"In my capacity as CEO of a large retail organisation, I am a member of a number of networking and mentoring associations for senior executives.
I have been a member of The CEO Circle® since June 2005 and find it one of the most rewarding associations to which I belong. The CEO Circles are stimulating and challenging, and the dinners are outstanding with a high calibre of guest speakers.
I particularly enjoy mixing with my peers and being able to freely discuss issues and share ideas within a confidential environment."
Paul Magee
Managing Director
Salmat VeCommerce Limited
Sydney Member Since Jul '00
"I have been a member of The CEO Circle® for more than 5 years. I have found The CEO Circle® to provide a professional and positive environment to share experiences and develop professionally and personally.
The strength of The CEO Circle is a combination of the professional organisation of meetings and the high quality of the members and Chairmen.
I am sure that The CEO Circle will continue to provide members a valuable resource for their continuing career and professional development."
Kai Peters
Chief Executive
Ashridge Business School
London Member Since Mar '04
"The CEO Circle® provides a superb opportunity for supportive action learning. Both the questions fellow CEO Circle members ask and the options they suggest encourage insight and reflection and help me to frame the strategy at Ashridge"
Neville Davis
Chairman
GoIndustry Dovebid plc
London Member Since Jan '01
"The CEO Circle® creates a unique environment where people with similar responsibilities and challenges can constructively debate the issues facing them. The result of this is CEOs who are better able to do their jobs."
Laurie Todd
Chief Financial Officer
Guinness Peat Group plc
London Member Since Jun '04
"The CEO Circle® provides an opportunity to discuss common business issues with experienced professionals outside ones own immediate contact group. Problems which crop up have very often been experienced by other members of The CEO Circle and the insights provided can be very beneficial. The CEO Circle provides an opportunity to step outside the confines of the day-to-day job with like minded managers."
