Deidre Willmott is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
[1] Prior to becoming Executive Chairman of Cannings Purple Strategic, Wilmott was Communications Director of External Relations for the Fortescue Metals Group.
[4] She was the Cabinet Secretary and Chief of Staff for two Western Australian premiers, Richard Court and Colin Barnett between 2008 and 2010.
In 2008, she withdrew as the Liberal candidate for Cottesloe in the 2008 state election, after Barnett decided to rescind his earlier resignation.
[13] She is the deputy chairman of St Hilda's Anglican School[6][14] and board member of the Senses Foundation.