Catherine has a passion for building systems; a talent for juggling multiple responsibilities and thrives on the challenge of solving difficult problems by imagining what they might look like fixed.

As an owner/operator for 20 years, her business management experience was gained at the coal face where she did ‘whatever it took’ to ensure the success of the company, including liaising with clients in over 60 different countries; project management on high budget productions; negotiating international sponsorships, dealing with a variety of stakeholders and at all times handling the “day to day” of running a business. This was a great finishing school for ‘learning it all’. 

Catherine’s ‘specialist generalist’ background is an invaluable asset to GD1 where she applies what she knows about systems, processes, policies and procedures to set the company and its portfolio companies up for success. 

“Operations management aims at understanding the bigger picture so that you can review, decipher and problem-solve around each roadblock with an eye on how everything you do fits into and will help achieve the company’s overarching objectives while remaining compliant and on track.”