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Robyn Stubbs is an experienced executive leadership coach and current ASX 200 Board Director with over 25 years in senior leadership roles spanning diverse industries. She has led through transformation, market disruption, and complex organisational change, and now brings this lived executive experience into her mentoring work. Robyn works with leaders to navigate complexity and develop their leadership style to deliver outcomes.
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Expertise
20+ years experience
Master of Coaching Psychology
AICD Fellow (FAICD)
Assessment-accredited Coach
Experience and background
Robyn Stubbs is an experienced coach, mentor and active ASX-200 Board Director. She currently serves on the boards of Brickworks Limited, HomeCo Daily Needs REIT and Ranfurlie Asset Management. In addition, she is a former Chair of Women on Boards SX, a peer program supporting women into ASX-listed roles. The program has been oversubscribed since its launch in 2018.
As an experienced Chair of People, Culture and Remuneration Committees, Robyn has guided organisations through CEO succession and executive transitions. These are among the most critical decisions a Board undertakes.
Before transitioning to her board portfolio, Robyn held senior leadership roles at Unilever, Lendlease, Fairfax and Stockland. At Stockland (ASX50), she served as General Manager of Retail Leasing, leading one of the group’s largest business units. During this time, she repositioned the brand and delivered consistent revenue growth in a flat retail market. The portfolio included 3,200 tenants and generated more than $6.3 billion in annual sales across a $5.7 billion asset base.
Throughout her executive career, Robyn has built a strong track record of driving growth, leading high-performing teams, and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
Since 2015, Robyn has coached senior leaders across a wide range of sectors. These include financial services, infrastructure, property, telco, media, retail, FMCG, higher education, government, healthcare, aviation and professional services. As a result, her combined corporate and board experience positions her as a trusted mentor and coach to CEOs, C-suite leaders and emerging leaders.
Robyn's approach
Robyn works well with leaders navigating high-stakes transitions, strategy execution challenges, and team alignment issues. Her clients value her ability to balance empathy and challenge, and to offer perspective grounded in real-world executive experience.
Qualifications and memberships
- Bachelor of Business degree (and university medal) from UTS
- Master of Science in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- She is accredited in the Hogan Personality Inventory, The Leadership Circle Profile (TLC) and GLWS wellbeing instruments.
Personal insights
Robyn enjoys time with her husband and adult son, and balances her love of great food, music, and wine with visits to the beach, spin classes, and bush walks.
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