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Ann Sherry

Former Carnival Australia CEO and chair; non-executive director

Earlier career

Before her corporate roles, Sherry worked in the Australian public service, including as First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women. She subsequently spent more than a decade at Westpac, where her positions included divisional chief executive roles in New Zealand and the Bank of Melbourne.

Executive and board roles

She became chief executive and later chair of Carnival Australia. National Australia Bank appointed her to its board in 2017. Its board biography also records her service as chair of Queensland Airports and her work with UNICEF Australia.

Public work

Her career spans banking, tourism, corporate boards and work on the status of women. The National Australia Bank board biography is the source for the sequence of these positions; individual board appointments can change.

Sources

Reviewed 23 September 2026. Roles and programs can change. This is an independent biographical summary; it does not imply her involvement with or endorsement of this site. Request a correction.