Claire Torkington
Claire has worked in Australia and overseas in a variety of roles ranging from changing cultures and developing assets to a year in Whitehall as a Chief of Staff. Claire has worked in private and public organisations, and government across stakeholder engagement, asset management and organisational change.
Claire is now the CEO of Ability Enterprises, a successful not-for-profit social enterprise employing around 95 people in Toowoomba in regional Queensland. They hold contracts with local government and private businesses, giving people a chance to transform their lives through meaningful employment. Under Claires’ stewardship, Ability Enterprises has doubled in numbers of people employed and tripled their turnover in the last 2 years.
On a personal level, Claire is passionate about travel, horse riding, social justice, the Rural Fire Brigade and Wildlife Rescue.
