Mirvac CEO Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz says she’ll work with Chief Executive Women (CEW) members to help initiate change and inspire more diversity of thought, as the newly appointed President of CEW.
Lloyd-Hurwitz’s appointment was confirmed by the CEW board at this week’s Annual General Meeting. She becomes the 19th President of the organisation advocating for gender-balanced leadership, replacing current president Sam Mostyn AO in the role.
She takes the helm as CEW now represents more than 1,000 leaders, up from the initial 16 who came together to form the organisation back in 1985. Past presidents include some of the most well-known women business leaders in Australia, including ta Buttrose AC OBE, Wendy McCarthy AO, Catherine Livingstone AO and Diane Smith-Gander AO.
As CEO and Managing Director of Mirvac, Lloyd-Hurwitz is credited with making significant achievements in diversity and inclusion. The ASX-listed property group has boasted a zero like-for-like pay gap for the past seven years. It’s ranked No.1 in the world by Equileap for gender equality.
Lloyd-Hurwitz said on her appointmen: “CEW has long advocated for a world where men and women have equal social
and economic choices and responsibilities. I am proud to be elected as CEW’s next President and the opportunity to advance CEW’s agenda during this critical moment in time.
“I’ve seen first-hand the power that can be unleashed when the diversity of thought is focused on leaving the world a better place than when we found it. I look forward to working with CEW members to create a place where all members, new and long-standing, can feel like they belong. And together, we can drive change that benefits all women in Australia.”
Outgoing President Mostyn is credited with bringing a wider scope to CEW, to promote more discussion on the caring economy and in advocating for feminised sectors that are underpaid and undervalued.
Last year at the National Press Club, Mostyn delivered a powerful speech and call to action, declaring that Australia’s “luck” is running out. “For too long, the un-celebrated driving force behind our luck has been underpaid, or unpaid, women,” she said.