Carlene Kemp
InvestorChief People Officer at Blackbird Foundry · Chief People Officer at Blackbird Ventures
Australia
About
Carlene Kemp is Chief People Officer and Head of Building Blackbird at Blackbird, an Australian venture capital firm. She previously spent five years at Coca-Cola Amatil, where she led a $300 million transformation program and established the company's internal people and culture consulting team. Her background includes nearly a decade in management consulting at PwC, where she managed complex programs across FMCG, retail, infrastructure, government and not-for-profit sectors, complemented by formal training in organizational psychology and neuroleadership coaching.
Experience
- BlackbirdChief People Officer & Head of Building Blackbirdcurrent2024 — present
- BlackbirdHead of People & Productivity2022 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Carlene Kemp ConsultingPeople & Culture Consultantcurrent2020 — present
- Fifth FrameManagement Consultant, People & Culture2021 — 2022Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersHead of People Solutions (People & Culture Consulting Team)2019 — 2021Greater Sydney Area
- Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersHead of Collaboration & Learning (Internal Innovation)2018 — 2019North Sydney
- Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersTransformation Change Lead2017 — 2018New South Wales, Australia
- Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersTransformation Program Manager2016 — 2017Greater Sydney Area
- PwCManagement Consultant2008 — 2016Sydney
Education
- Australian HR InstituteCertified Practitioner HR (CPHR), Human Resources Management and Services2019 — 2021
- Macquarie UniversityGraduate Certificate, Business / Organisational Psychology2017 — 2019
- UNSWBachelor of Commerce, Marketing2004 — 2007
- Kenvale CollegeDiploma in Tourism & Hospitality Management2004 — 2005
- Kenvale CollegeDiploma in Events Management2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Business Transformation42Management Consulting20Business Process Improvement18Organizational Design13Change Management8Business Process6Project Management4Business Process Design3Business Process Re-engineering3Business Process Mapping4PMO3Program Management2
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Agile Project ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Shared ServicesFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)strategic human resources managementStakeholder ManagementPerformance ImprovementCulture ChangePeople & Culture ConsultingInnovationManagementDesign ThinkingLanguages English
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Colleagues at Blackbird Foundry
Alex Apoifis
Operations Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Blackbird Foundry
Alex Gifford
Head of Investment Programs at Blackbird Foundry
Alissa Lucas
Impact Associate at Blackbird Foundry
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Anthoney Duong
Head of Investment Legal at Blackbird Foundry
Baoying Tong
Investment Associate at Blackbird Foundry
Becca Kennedy
People & Culture Partner at Blackbird Foundry
Catt Vongpraseuth
Senior Operations Associate at Blackbird Foundry
Cindy Lam
Legal Counsel at Blackbird Foundry
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Carlene Kemp work?
- Carlene Kemp is Chief People Officer at Blackbird Foundry.
Same school
Also attended Australian HR Institute1
Also attended Macquarie University69
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Also attended UNSW219
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpPurnesh SeegopaulAdvisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blackbird46
Daphne ShenChief of Staff at AirTree VenturesAdams ConradPrincipal at QED InvestorsRob LiuFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVEKate GlazebrookOperating Principal at Blackbird GiantsAlex ApoifisOperations Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Blackbird FoundryAlex GiffordHead of Investment Programs at Blackbird Foundry
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Also worked at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners8
Louise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupRichard WürlInvestment Team at RedstoneDavid ButtressVenture Partner at 83NorthMillie McKelvieSenior Investment Associate at MovacGeorgia DockerSenior Investor Relations Associate at Parkwalk AdvisorsAlex SaintyAngel at Expedite Capital
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