Catherine DeVrye

Catherine DeVrye , a former Australian Executive Woman of the Year and Australian Speaker of the Year, combines Gen Y energy with baby-boomer experience to deliver an entertaining and educational message on the international professional speaker's circuit. Her autobiography, Who Says I Can't? was nominated for Australia's National Biography Award. As a former IBM executive, Catherine held roles in sales, marketing, communication, and management development. She is a former board member of the...See more

Catherine DeVrye , a former Australian Executive Woman of the Year and Australian Speaker of the Year, combines Gen Y energy with baby-boomer experience to deliver an entertaining and educational message on the international professional speaker's circuit. Her autobiography, Who Says I Can't? was nominated for Australia's National Biography Award. As a former IBM executive, Catherine held roles in sales, marketing, communication, and management development. She is a former board member of the third largest police service in the world, a past CEO of Young Achievement Australia, and she worked for federal ministers of consumer affairs, education, and sport, where she was involved in the establishment of the Life. Be In It fitness campaign. See less