Ursula Phillips GAICD

Commander
DISC Type : D

Non Executive Director, Chair Remuneration & Nominations Committee at Black Rock Mining Ltd

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Overview

Ursula Phillips is a C-suite executive, coach, and Non-Executive Director with over two decades of experience in technology-enabled business transformation, risk, and cybersecurity. A founder of Batea, she has held CTO/CIO roles at Tattarang and PepsiCo. She holds a BA Hons in Politics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Ursula co-founded her advisory and coaching firm, Batea, with her husband, Kim Phillips. They share a professional passion for guiding companies and leaders through complex digital change and transformation. Mentoring is also described as being very close to her heart, having coached team members from various departments.

Interesting fact: Ursula has been recognized three times in the CIO50, an annual list of Australias most innovative Chief Information Officers.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

Decisive

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Fractional Leadership
Pioneers the fractional CIO/CTO model in Australia through her firm Batea, advocating for its benefits in affordability and accessing top-tier executive capability.
Leadership Coaching
As an IECL-certified coach, she runs individual and group coaching programs, such as the "CXO Mindset" cohort, to build capability and confidence in senior leaders.
Cybersecurity & Risk
A core focus of her advisory work and board-level counsel, stemming from her experience as a Chief Risk Officer and completing a Cybersecurity Masterclass.

Media Appearances

Ursula has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024
Non Executive Director, Chair Remuneration & Nominations Committee at Black Rock Mining Ltd
6-2024
Founder and Principal at Batea
11-2021 - 6-2024
Chief Technology Officer at Minderoo Foundation
11-2021 - 6-2024
Chief Technology Officer at Tattarang
1-2020 - 5-2021
Interim Group Risk Officer at Real Pet Food Company

Education

Education details unavailable from Australian Institute of Company Directors
10-2022 - 12-2022
Secure Your Board - Cybersecurity Masterclass Series from Board Impact

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Insights For Selling To Ursula

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ursula is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ursula

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ursula move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Ursula take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Ursula

Personality Compatibility


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