Coretta Bessi

Coretta was appointed to the Board in 2023. She has over 30 years’ experience as a procurement professional having previously been Chief Procurement Officer at Westpac Group, nbn, BlueScope and Ausgrid in addition to consulting for local, state and federal government. 

She is currently a Board Director of St John Ambulance Australia (NSW), Chair of the ACT Government Procurement Board, and an Independent Procurement Oversight Committee Member for the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority. Coretta’s professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Business Administration and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  

Coretta is passionate about procurement as a profession and the ability to drive social and environmental impacts for our communities. Coretta is the Co-Founder and Chair of Bravo – a Women in Procurement & Supply Chain empowerment program with The Faculty and previously lectured at the University of Wollongong and Sydney Business School in Procurement Management and Advanced Negotiations for its Masters Program for over a decade.