Denise Goldsworthy
{{Short description|Australian business executive}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Denise Goldsworthy
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO|FTSE|size=100}}
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|17|1982}}
| alma_mater = University of Newcastle
| occupation = Business executive
| employer =
| organization = Alternate Futures Pty Ltd
| boards = Edith Cowan University
| awards = Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year (2010)
Western Australian Women’s Hall of Fame (2011)
}}
Denise Carol Goldsworthy (born 1964/1965) is an Australian business executive. After a 30-year career in the mining industry she opened Alternate Futures, a consultancy business, in 2013. She has also held a number of non-executive board and chairman roles. In January 2022 she took over as fifth Chancellor of Edith Cowan University.
Early life and education
Denise Carol Goldsworthy{{cn|date=April 2024}} joined BHP Steel in 1982 and studied part-time at the University of Newcastle, graduating with a bachelor of metallurgy and University Medal in 1989.{{Cite web|date=2014-05-08|title=Denise Goldsorthy: Salt of the earth|url=http://www.businessfirstmagazine.com.au/denise-goldworthy-alternate-futures/642/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=BFM: Business First Magazine|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411113752/http://www.businessfirstmagazine.com.au/denise-goldworthy-alternate-futures/642/ |archive-date=11 April 2015 }}{{Cite web|date=2018-03-06|title=All past award recipients: National Leadership Award|url=https://www.newcastle.edu.au/engage/alumni/alumni-awards/previous-years/past-recipients|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The University of Newcastle, Australia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418153414/https://www.newcastle.edu.au/engage/alumni/alumni-awards/previous-years/past-recipients |archive-date=18 April 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-09-10|title=ECU appoints new Chancellor|url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/newsroom/articles/news/ecu-appoints-new-chancellor|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Edith Cowan University|language=en-AU}}
Career
Goldsworthy was constantly learning on the job, working in 14 different jobs and being promoted to senior manager. She worked as principal consultant and then in general management roles at Hamersley Iron from 1998 to 2002.{{Cite web|title=Ms Denise Carol Goldsworthy|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2006761|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=It's an Honour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607190631/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2006761 |archive-date=7 June 2020 }}
In 2002 she joined Rio Tinto and filled a number of roles, including managing director of Dampier Salt and HIsmelt and, finally, chief commercial officer, Autonomous Haul Trucks.{{Cite web|title=Denise Goldsworthy|url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/Person/Denise-Goldsworthy|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Business News|language=en}}
Leaving Rio Tinto, she founded Alternate Futures, of which she is the managing principal, in October 2013.
Board and other memberships
Goldsworthy serves on a number of boards, including Western Power.{{Cite web|date=2018-01-08|title=Minister welcomes new directors of Western Power|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2018/01/Minister-welcomes-new-directors-of-Western-Power.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Government of Western Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129163330/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2018/01/Minister-welcomes-new-directors-of-Western-Power.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2021 }} As of 2021, she is chair of both ChemCentre WA{{Cite web|title=Our Structure: Our Board|url=https://www.chemcentre.wa.gov.au/about-us/our-structure|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=ChemCentre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301050023/https://www.chemcentre.wa.gov.au/about-us/our-structure |archive-date=1 March 2020 }} and the Trustees of the Navy Clearance Divers' Trust (WA).{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-10-04|title=The Trustee For Navy Clearance Diver Trust: People|url=https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/db13399df7d97efd1b082e5acd873c77|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923054659/https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/db13399df7d97efd1b082e5acd873c77 |archive-date=23 September 2020 }}
Previous board appointments include the Minerals Research Institute of WA (2016–2020), Export Finance Australia (2014–2020).{{Cite web|date=2020-12-14|title=Export Finance Australia Board Appointments|url=https://www.exportfinance.gov.au/resources-news/news-events/media-releases/2020/december/export-finance-australia-board-appointments/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Export Finance Australia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119151536/https://www.exportfinance.gov.au/resources-news/news-events/media-releases/2020/december/export-finance-australia-board-appointments/ |archive-date=19 January 2021 }}
Goldsworthy has been a member of the council of Edith Cowan University (ECU) since 2013. She was elected fifth Chancellor of ECU and took up her appointment in January 2022.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title=Appointments|url=https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/appointments-102/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Campus Morning Mail|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129163332/https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/appointments-102/ |archive-date=29 November 2021 }}
She is a member of Chief Executive Women.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-03|title=What's ahead for the Minerals Industry? ChemCentre WA Chairperson Denise Goldsworthy|url=https://theabe.com.au/whats-ahead-for-the-minerals-industry-chemcentre-wa-chairperson-denise-goldsworthy/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The Australian Business Executive|language=en-US}}
Honours and recognition
In 2010 Goldsworthy was named Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.
In 2011 she was inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame and awarded the Alumni Award for National Leadership by the University of Newcastle.
She was appointed Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2013.
was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to business, particularly to technological innovation and research in the mining and manufacturing sectors".
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://alternatefutures.com.au/}}
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Category:University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni
Category:Australian women business executives
Category:21st-century Australian businesswomen
Category:21st-century Australian businesspeople
Category:Officers of the Order of Australia
Category:Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering