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Georgia Kelaher

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Chief People Officer at Koala®
📍 Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia

Georgia Kelaher is a Global Chief People Officer with 16 years of international HR leadership experience, specializing in scaling companies from 200 to over 5, 000 employees. A graduate of the University of Newcastle and Southern Cross University, she partners with CEOs and boards to drive performance and align people strategy with business growth.

Outside of her corporate roles, Georgia founded "The Curious Leadership, " a consultancy and coaching practice. She is deeply committed to purpose-driven work, having taken a year-long career break to volunteer with Indigenous and refugee communities in Guatemala and Lebanon, where she taught English and supported community projects.

Interesting fact: Georgia blends her expertise in psychology, executive HR, and coaching to help leaders navigate change with clarity and confidence.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Chief People Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia
Personality Overview

How Georgia shows up

Values Relationships
Charismatic
Informal

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Georgia cares about

Scaling People Functions
Has extensive experience leading HR functions through high-growth phases, transformation, and M&A for companies across APAC, the US, and Europe.
Leadership Coaching
As a certified coach and founder of The Curious Leadership, she mentors executives and leaders to unlock potential and navigate complexity.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief People Officer
Koala®
12-2024 - 9-2025
Fractional HR Leader, Consultant & Leadership Coach
The Curious Leadership
6-2023 - 12-2024
Voluntary work
Career Break
6-2022 - 5-2023
Global Chief People Officer
Talent
7-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Director, People & Culture
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Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Psychology
University of Newcastle
2012 - 2017
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Southern Cross University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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