Aconex Appoints Ilona Charles as Chief People Officer
Melbourne, July 26, 2016 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Aconex Limited (
ASX:ACX), provider of a leading cloud and mobile collaboration platform for the global construction industry, today announced the appointment of Ilona Charles as chief people officer. She will be responsible for all human resources functions at the company, including recruitment and retention, learning and development, compensation and benefits, diversity, and corporate culture.
Ms. Charles has over 20 years of experience in transformation, change and human resources across the telecommunications, health and financial services industries. Before joining Aconex, she was executive director of human resources for Telstra's Retail division, which employs over 10,000 people in Australia and the Philippines. At Telstra, she successfully oversaw the completion of 15 acquisitions and joint ventures for Telstra Health and established an innovative design lab for employees called Customer Central. Previously, Ms. Charles was group executive, people and performance, at Medibank Private (ASX:MPL), provider of health insurance and health services to more than 30% of the Australian population. Earlier in her career, she held general management positions in human resources and transformation at National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB).
"Ilona Charles is a proven innovator and leader, and we are pleased to welcome her to our executive team," said Leigh Jasper, Aconex CEO. "As chief people officer, Ilona will help us attract, develop and retain the top talent needed to drive our continued growth. We look forward to her contributions in expanding our global diversity and strengthening our high-performance, values-based culture."
Ms. Charles has served on several subsidiary boards. She is currently a member of the Human Resources Advisory Board at Deakin University in Melbourne and of the Judicial Entitlements Panel for the Victorian State Government. Ms. Charles holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Swinburne University and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Latrobe University. She is also a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
About Aconex Ltd
Aconex Limited (ASX:ACX) project collaboration solution digitally connects owners, builders and other teams, providing complete visibility and management of data, documents and costs across all stages of a construction project lifecycle. The Aconex cloud-based solution has been used to manage over $1 trillion in projects across 70,000 user organisations in over 70 countries. The company’s ordinary shares are traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the ticker code ACX and are included in the S&P/ASX 200 Index.
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