# Alison Watkins > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alison_Watkins > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alison_Watkins.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Watkins > Source revision: 1350933754 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Australian business executive Alison Watkins AM Watkins in 2022 Chancellor of the University of Tasmania Incumbent Assumed office 25 June 2021 Preceded by Michael Field Group Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil In office March 2014 – May 2021 Personal details Born Alison Mary Watkins (1962-12-29) 29 December 1962 (age 63) Alma mater University of Tasmania **Alison Mary Watkins** [AM](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia) (born 29 December 1962)[1] is an Australian CEO and director. She has had roles at [McKinsey](/source/McKinsey_%26_Company), [GrainCorp](/source/GrainCorp), [Berri Limited](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berri_Limited&action=edit&redlink=1), and was a group managing director at [Coca-Cola Amatil](/source/Coca-Cola_Amatil) from March 2014 to May 2021.[2][3] She has been a member of the [Reserve Bank of Australia](/source/Reserve_Bank_of_Australia) Board since December 2020, having previously served on their Takeover Panel.[4] She has also held a number of non-executive directorships, including at the Centre for Independent Studies.[4] In June 2021, she became Chancellor of the [University of Tasmania](/source/University_of_Tasmania).[5] ## Early and personal life Watkins grew up on a farm in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia.[6] After boarding school, she studied for a [Bachelor of Commerce](/source/Bachelor_of_Commerce) at the [University of Tasmania](/source/University_of_Tasmania).[6] During this period, she met her now husband, Rod, with whom she has four children.[7][8][6] After their university studies, they moved to [Sydney](/source/Sydney).[6] Watkins' son, Elliot, is a well known YouTuber by the name Muselk, with over 9 million subscribers on the platform. Her daughter, Ilsa, Is currently in a relationship with Australian YouTuber [LazarBeam](/source/LazarBeam). Another of her daughters, Grace, is the CEO and director of Click Media, a group she established with a group of other Australian content creators and as of 2024 manages 83 well-known Australian creator brands and formerly managed [LazarBeam](/source/LazarBeam).[9] ## Career Watkins' first role was Junior Associate at McKinsey, where she remained for 10 years.[6] In 1999, Watkins moved to [ANZ](/source/Australia_and_New_Zealand_Banking_Group) as GGM Strategy & M&A, shifting after 18 months to lead their Regional banking division.[6] She then took a leading role as CEO of Berri Ltd.[6] Her first non-executive directorship was at Just Group. The first listed company she led was GrainCorp Ltd., where she was at the helm for 4 years.[6] She is a former group managing director at Coca-Cola Amatil[2] and is on the board of the [Business Council of Australia](/source/Business_Council_of_Australia).[10] She was appointed a [Member of the Order of Australia](/source/Order_of_Australia) in the [2022 Australia Day Honours](/source/2022_Australia_Day_Honours) for "significant service to business through leadership roles with a range of organisations".[11] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-whoswhoinaus_1-0)** *Who's Who in Australia*. ConnectWeb. 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_2-1) ["Alison Watkins, Group Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil"](https://www.theceomagazine.com/executive-interviews/food-beverage/alison-watkins-2/). *The CEO Magazine*. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Watkins, Alison. ["Experience"](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-watkins-0b375b82/?originalSubdomain=au). *Linkedin*. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) Duke, Jennifer; Wright, Shane (17 December 2020). ["Alison Watkins and Carolyn Hewson to join RBA board"](https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/alison-watkins-and-carolyn-hewson-to-join-rba-board-20201217-p56ocz.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201217040905/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/alison-watkins-and-carolyn-hewson-to-join-rba-board-20201217-p56ocz.html) from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Members – University Council"](https://www.utas.edu.au/university-council/about-the-university-council/list-of-members). *University of Tasmania, Australia*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100612235613/http://www.utas.edu.au/university-council/about-the-university-council/list-of-members) from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_6-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:1_6-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:1_6-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:1_6-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-:1_6-7) ["The 5 mountains I climbed to corporate leadership"](https://cew.org.au/the-5-mountains-i-climbed-to-corporate-leadership/). *Chief Executive Women*. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Coca-Cola Amatil chief executive Alison Watkin's career advice for her daughter"](https://www.afr.com/politics/cocacola-amatil-chief-executive-alison-watkins-career-advice-for-her-daughter-20160308-gnd2my). *Australian Financial Review*. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["How Coke boss Alison Watkins came to appreciate professional gamers"](https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/how-coke-boss-alison-watkins-came-to-appreciate-professional-gamers-20200813-p55lj6). *Australian Financial Review*. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Our Creators"](https://clickmedia.group/our-creators/). *Click Media*. Retrieved 23 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Alison Watkins"](https://www.bca.com.au/alison_watkins). *Business Council of Australia*. Retrieved 8 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia"](https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/ad22_media_notes_-_am_-_m-z.pdf) (PDF). *The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia*. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022. Academic offices Preceded by Michael Field Chancellor of the University of Tasmania 2021–present Incumbent --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alison Watkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Watkins) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Watkins?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.