Georgia Collingwood 

Georgia Bio

Georgia Collingwood brings more than 28 years of experience across Defence and the Defence Industry, with a career spanning operational support, program delivery, strategic growth, and senior leadership.

Her expertise includes leading complex opportunity captures in secure environments, managing business and sales operations, and delivering capability-aligned solutions in collaboration with Defence. Georgia has worked extensively with global primes, Australian SMEs, and key Defence agencies, building and maintaining trusted relationships across the broader industry ecosystem. Her approach to solution development is collaborative, grounded in practical experience, and informed by a deep understanding of Defence structures, procurement frameworks, and strategic capability requirements.

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Key Strengths

• Strategic Landscape Navigation:
  Georgia’s understanding of geopolitical dynamics and Defence capability drivers enables her to shape mission-aligned growth strategies responsive to an evolving global context.

• Developing Sustainable Growth:
  Experienced in both long-term strategic planning and short-term opportunity capture, she has successfully scaled Defence businesses by aligning offerings to customer needs and capability gaps.

• Driving Mission-Led Solutions:
  Through strong customer engagement and solution-focused thinking, Georgia develops innovative, partnership-style approaches that directly support operational outcomes.

• Development of High-Functioning Teams:
  She builds and empowers agile, purpose-driven teams with clear objectives, accountability, and shared ownership of outcomes—supported by open communication and inclusive leadership.

• Communication & Leadership:
  Georgia leads diverse teams under pressure through clarity, active listening, and a commitment to collaboration—creating environments that attract and retain high-performing talent.

• Organisational Culture & Workforce Development:
  She champions diversity, inclusion, and employee growth by fostering a culture grounded in purpose, continuous learning, mentorship, and career progression—supported by a strong employee value proposition.

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Qualifications and Professional Development

• Double Master’s degree in Business and Technology – University of New South Wales

• Graduate and current member – Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

• Graduate – Defence Industry Studies Course (DISC), 2018

• Completed advanced training in:

  • Capture Management – Shipley’s Strategizing to Win and Capture Management programs

  • Strategic Negotiation – TableForce’s Negotiating for Success – Advanced

  • Complex Sales Planning – Korn Ferry’s Strategic Selling® with Perspective, supporting structured planning for high-stake, multi-stakeholder opportunities