Belinda Hutchinson

Belinda Jane Hutchinson, AC, FRSN (born 4 August 1953) is an Australian businessperson and philanthropist.[1]

Belinda Hutchinson AC FRSN
18th Chancellor of the University of Sydney
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 February 2013
Preceded by	Dame Marie Bashir
Personal details
Born	4 August 1953
Residence	Sydney, New South Wales
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Profession	University chancellor
Website	sydney.edu.au/about/leadership/chancellor.shtml

Education

Hutchinson graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1976.

Career

She was a member of the board of directors of Australian companies AGL Energy and QBE Insurance.[2]Hutchinson was appointed chancellor of the University of Sydney in 2013. In August 2015 she was made chair of Thales Australia,[3] the local branch of a French arms manufacturer. In July 2017 the University of Sydney created a memorandum of understanding with Thales "to work closely together over the next five years to develop new technologies and capabilities".[4] The university says that Hutchinson had no part in the memorandum of understanding.[5]

In December 2016, the university senate reappointed Hutchinson for a second term as chancellor.[6]In May 2020, the university senate reappointed Hutchinson for a third term as chancellor. [7]

Honours

In 2019, Hutchinson was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours,[8] and was promoted to Companion of the Order of Australia, the highest level of the Australian Honours system, in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for "eminent service to business, to tertiary education and scientific research, and through philanthropic endeavours to address social disadvantage".[9]

References

1. Akerman, Pia (9 November 2013). "10 Questions: Belinda Hutchinson, businesswoman, 60". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
2. Bennet, Michael (14 December 2014). "Inside Hutchinson's honourable fall as QBE sinks". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
3. "Thales Australia appoints Belinda Hutchinson AM as new Board Chair | Thales Group". www.thalesgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
4. "Thales Australia partners with University of Sydney". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
5. Armitage, Catherine (6 February 2013). "Choice of Sydney University leader shifts the debate to profit and loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
6. "Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AM re-appointed". University of Sydney. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
7. "Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AC re-appointed". University of Sydney. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
8. "HUTCHINSON, Belinda Jane – Member of the Order of Australia – 11 June 2007". It's an Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
9. "Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-11-16.