Career
Prior to joining TTF in October 2014, she was Chief Executive Officer of the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA). Osmond was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of ANRA which was established in 2006 as a lobby and research organisation to be the voice of the large national retailers in Australia. The ANRA Board is chaired by Katie Page (Harvey Norman) and includes the Chief executive officers of Coles, David Jones, Bunnings, Best and Less, Big West and Luxottica Australia.
The member companies of this organisation employ over half a million Australians.
In that role she sat on the Olympic Business Roundtable, the Rugby World Cup Business Roundtable, the G’Day Los Angeles Business Roundtable and the Forbes Conference Bidding Group. Born in Sydney and educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Osmond moved to New South Wales in 1980 and worked in media and public relations for government departments including fisheries and health before taking up a position as media liaison officer for the Royal Tours of Australia in 1988.
Osmond joined the State Chamber of Commerce in 1996 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2001. She also chairs the Retail Advisory Panel established by the City of Sydney.
Her previous Board appointments include the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust, Tourism NSW, the NSW Major Events Board, the NSW Police Minister"s Advisory Board and NSW State Transit Authority.
In addition Osmond chaired the bid and official Organising Committee for the largest non-elite sporting event in the world, the International World Masters Games, held in Sydney in 2009.
