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Annette Wittmann commenced as EMBL Australia’s Chief Operating Officer in March 2024.
Prior to that, Annette worked at Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, leading the establishment of new Centres and implementation of multiple, large-scale programs and strategic initiatives. Previously, she was Chief Operating Officer at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging – a national research centre that developed new microscopy and imaging techniques to visualise details of how the immune system functions.
Annette has worked in the Australian higher education and research sector for more than 15 years. She has held senior leadership roles and worked in international relations, partnership and proposal development, project and program management, international science collaboration and industry engagement.
She holds a Master of Marketing and contributed to research into fair trade and the conceptualisation of organisational identity and branding in the not-for-profit sector.
Annette enjoys travelling and believes in life-long learning.
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