Dawn Rees

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DISC Type : cs

Partner - Strategy at KPMG Australia

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Overview

Dawn Rees is a Partner in Strategy at KPMG Australia, leading the West Australian team with a focus on the energy and mining sectors. With an MBA from Melbourne Business School and prior experience at McKinsey and Rio Tinto, she specializes in corporate strategy and large-scale transformation. Colleagues describe her as a vibrant, big-picture thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.

Outside of her core role, Dawn is passionate about fostering strong, inclusive team cultures and creating a sense of belonging. She actively champions Australian innovation, particularly in technology that solves critical challenges in industries like healthcare, and has a keen interest in leveraging digital solutions to bridge workforce gaps.

She serves as a Non-Executive Director at Omnesse, a company applying IoT and intelligent automation to solve challenges in the health, mining, defence, and agriculture sectors.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Digital in Mining
Leads KPMG's West Australian Strategy team for the mining sector and has highlighted the critical need for digital technologies to solve workforce shortages.
Healthcare Technology
Publicly praised Australian health-tech innovation for creating efficiencies and serves on the board of Omnesse, which has a portfolio of health-focused companies.
Building Team Culture
Emphasizes the importance of 'the little things' in building a strong culture and a sense of belonging, referring to her professional team as family.

Media Appearances

Dawn has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Partner - Strategy at KPMG Australia
1-2021 - 1-2024
Non Executive Director at Omnesse
10-2020 - 1-2024
Senior Manager PACE Consulting at Rio Tinto
5-2018 - 10-2020
Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company
8-2015 - 5-2018
Associate at McKinsey & Company

Education

2011 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Melbourne Business School
2004 - 2004
Graduate Diploma of Education from Australian Catholic University

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Exp : 15 Location : Perth, Western Australia, Australia Job Level : N/A Designation : Partner - Strategy at KPMG Australia
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Insights For Selling To Dawn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dawn is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dawn

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dawn move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Dawn take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Dawn

Personality Compatibility


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