Dawn Rees

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.