Fiona Schutt is the Executive General Manager of Corporate Services at Melbourne Water, where she leads enterprise wide functions that drive organisational performance, culture and long term value creation. With a career spanning multinational business, statutory governance and the not for profit sector, Fiona brings extensive expertise in financial transformation, strategy and planning. She is recognised as a trusted business partner who takes a proactive, organisation wide approach to delivering results and building strong stakeholder relationships.

Fiona is passionate about cultivating high performance cultures where people can connect with organisational purpose, optimise values and achieve meaningful impact. Her leadership approach challenges traditional thinking around finance, embedding it as a strategic driver of organisational success.

Drawing on her experience leading teams through complex change and competing priorities, Fiona offers practical insights into maintaining clarity, protecting team wellbeing and making sound decisions under pressure in fast moving environments.