Audette Exel AO - Adara Partners

Our special guest on this episode is Audette Exel AO, Chair & Founder of Adara Group. Audette is unquestionably one of Australia’s leading business & philanthropic figures, having been intimately involved in a diverse range of corporations for over four decades including within the legal, finance, banking and corporate advisory spheres. Through determination & an extraordinary appetite for social activism, Audette has amassed a remarkable array of career experiences, from being appointed Managing Director of one of Bermuda’s largest banks (Bermuda Commercial Bank) aged just 30, to launching her own international development & advisory business Adara Group and sitting on the boards of some of the Country’s largest institutions including Suncorp Bank (2012-2020) and Westpac Bank (2021-present). Our exclusive discussion with Audette unpacks her career, from her first corporate position as a solicitor at Allens, to her leadership of an international banking institution as well as the launch of her own advisory business, Adara Group, a company with offices in five countries across the World including Australia, the United States, Uganda, Nepal & Bermuda. Proudly produced, licensed & distributed exclusively by Ready Media Group. https://readymedia.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdlangton/