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Biography:

Lynora has extensive experience working with chief executive and senior executives in the public and private sectors in Australia and overseas.

With over 35 years in business management and consulting, Lynora has strong diverse experience across a broad range of organisations in a number of countries. Lynora consulted and had roles with companies including Vero Insurance and was involved with program managing the implementation of the new business model across Australia and New Zealand for the Promina Executive team following an IPO. She has managed global projects for TMP Worldwide (now Hudson) and the Sydney city office of Computershare Communication Services. Earlier, Lynora spent two years as Business Manager for the Salvation Army Bridge Program in Auckland NZ and, based in Alice Springs, co-ordinated cross-border projects for remote communities whilst working with the NPY Women's Council.

Lynora also gained valuable experience and knowledge when she worked for a number of years with Jones Lang LaSalle as a consultant, retail shopping centre relief manager, Trust Accountant and National MIS (IT) manager. Whilst in this role, she managed the systems integration of two acquisitions in NZ.

Originally from New Zealand, Lynora has also worked in Dublin, London, Auckland and Chicago for various organisations.

In 2004 Lynora set up her own company, redefinity, providing Executive Coaching and Mentoring, Conflict Coaching, Facilitation and Mediation services to government, corporate, SME's and not-for-profit organisations. Redefinity is a preferred supplier to a number of these organisations. Lynora facilitates strategic planning and risk reviews and mediates commercial and workplace disputes.

Lynora is on the NSW Advisory Board for ICSP (International Customer Service Professionals) and does pro bono coaching and facilitation for not-for-profit companies through goodcompany. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Management and the International Coach Federation, a practitioner member of LEADR and is on a number of ADR mediation panels.

Specialties:

Lynora is an accredited practitioner using Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory, Extended Disc, Q12, Conflict Dynamics profile (CDP) and is a certified NLP practitioner.