Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Sarah McCann is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian HR Institute.

She has extensive, global experience in membership and trade bodies and has heldsenior roles across a variety of sectors in Australia, the UK and the USA.

Sarah was Director General (CEO) of the British Constructional Steelwork Associationfrom September 2011 to December 2019. In this role, she established a new sectorapprenticeship programme, created a new market development programme to drivemarket share gains for constructional steelwork, and drove rapid growth of the group’scertification arm.

Previously, Sarah held a number of senior executive positions at the Victorian建设和管道行业Commissions, including as Deputy Commissioner.

She helped lead the Commissions’ response to the February 2009 bushfires, anddeveloped and implemented a shared Corporate Services model between bothCommissions, including developing and leading strategies to drive the changeprocess.

Sarah has also held roles representing and supporting the Australian wool industrywith the Australian Wool Corporation and its successor The Woolmark Company inMelbourne, the UK and New York where she held the role of President and GroupManager, Americas.

Sarah holds Commerce and Arts degrees from the University of Melbourne, an MBAfrom Monash University, and postgraduate qualifications in marketing. She is aFellow of the UK Institute of Directors.Sarah lives in Melbourne with her husband and teenage son, and their threedogs.