Helen Gibbons

Board Member

Executive Director - United Workers Union 

After originally training as a primary teacher and working for 20 years in early education, Helen Gibbons moved to an advocacy role at her union in 2004. Helen is now a national Executive Director at United Workers Union and has held senior national positions for over a decade. She is also Deputy Chair of HESTA, chairs their Governance Committee and sits on the Investment Committee. HESTA manages over 85 billion in retirement savings for over one million members. Helen sits on a number of other boards: IFM shareholder advisory committee, SA Education Standards Board, and the SA Skills Commission where she also chairs the Industry Skills Council for the Health, Education and Community Services.

 

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