About Turner Bishop
Turner Bishop offers executive coaching & mentoring, career coaching, and consulting in team dynamics. Our clients are CEOs, board directors, senior executives, and leaders in law and medicine.
Established in 2005, Turner Bishop works with clients across
Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Americas. Grounded in the global leadership experience and broad business background of Gillian Turner, our Founder & CEO, programs are practical and insightful, and deliver real sustainable change.
About Gillian Turner
Gillian has over 30 years global senior executive experience and 20 years as a company director. Her career has spanned private and public sectors, has included 8 years in (2) CEO roles and 10 years on a NSW Government Health Board. She has worked professionally as a coach & mentor, group facilitator, and business consultant since 2005.
Born in England, Gillian moved to Australia as a teenager, where she studied law at the University of Sydney. After early roles at Allens and the University of Sydney, she accepted a scholarship to Harvard University.
A deep interest in people and culture has seen Gillian travel widely, and led to increasingly diverse and senior roles. She has worked in Australia, Hong Kong and Mexico, managed investment portfolios over US$1bn, and business interests in the US, Singapore, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Skilled at bridging cultures, she has worked in multinationals, ASX listed, SME’s and NFPs, and led major organisational transformations.
Gillian is one of Australia’s most sought after senior executive coaches.
She has the unique ability to coach effectively around behavioural and interpersonal issues, as well as business and organisational challenges.
An experienced global senior executive and company director, Gillian understands the opportunities and challenges of leadership.
Credentials
Senior Executive Experience
Unisearch Limited CEO & Managing Director, Sydney
Zurich Australia Group Limited General Manager, Corporate Development, Sydney
Standard Chartered Equitor Trustee HK Limited CEO & Managing Director, Hong Kong
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited Corporate Finance Manager, Sydney
Dominquez Barry Samuel Montagu Limited Associate Director, Sydney
Lloyds Bank NZA Limited Senior Manager, Arbitrage, Sydney
H y S Interamericana (Heidrick & Struggles) Consultant, Mexico City
Qualifications & Training
Master of Laws Harvard University
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) University of Sydney
Advanced Diploma Australian Institute of Company Directors
Graduate Diploma Ontological Coaching Newfield Institute
Graduate Diploma Counselling & Psychotherapy Australian College of Applied Psychology
Professional Certified Coach International Coach Federation
Accredited Practitioner Kantor Institute
Professional Appointments & Memberships
Planet Ark Environmental Foundation Non-Executive Director
Aus Health International Non-Executive Director
Biosignal Limited Non-Executive Director
Centre for Quantum Computer Technology Member, Advisory Board
Knox Grammar School Member of Council
Australian Institute of Company Directors Chair, National Education Advisory Committee
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Member, Professional Selection Committee for Churchill Fellows
Ministry for Education & Training, Victoria Member, Review Panel for University Accreditation
Hong Kong Trustees Association Member of Management Committee
Kidney Patients Trust Fund (Hong Kong) Member of Management Committee
Australian Institute of Company Directors Fellow
Australian Career Development Association Professional Member
