
Meaghan Telford
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Group Executive - Policy, Advocacy and Reputation | Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Council
Medibank
Meaghan is a corporate affairs professional with a career spanning more than 20 years in sport, politics and ASX listed entities. In these roles, she has been responsible for driving the external agenda for organisations through media management, government relations, campaign and stakeholder management, employee engagement and public affairs research.
Meaghan is responsible for government and industry relations, health stakeholders, health policy, reputation and external communications. Meaghan joined Medibank in 2016 leading the External Affairs and Government Relations function. She has also previously held the role of Chief of Staff to the CEO and in July 2023 joined the executive leadership team.
Prior to Medibank, Meaghan led Group Corporate Communications for NAB, responsible for communications on mergers and acquisitions, customer pricing strategy, financial reporting and issues management.
Meaghan is interested in shifting our focus from performance to pipeline, so building sustainable pathways where all women can lead, thrive, and be seen. The lives that we lead beyond work shape how we show up within it, and I’m think that it's important that we create the space where leadership reflects this.
SESSIONS
Day 1
4:10
Keynote Panel: From Pipeline to Performance
How boards and executive teams are building sustainable leadership continuity and future-ready leadership pipelines in a volatile landscape
Where the biggest risks and gaps lie — and what’s being done to address them
Rethinking succession: From names on a list to building capability, adaptability and leadership depth
Strategies for making succession a leadership priority, not a background process
Moderator: Fleur Katsmartin, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Jacqui Walters, Non Executive Director, Port of Brisbane; Chair, UNIQ You
Fiona Notley, Chief Operating Officer and Vice-President, RMIT University
Meaghan Telford, Group Executive - Policy, Advocacy and Reputation | Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Council, Medibank