Business and industry expert Karyn Baylis AM joins the Advisory Board of The Bridge International
Announcement posted by The Bridge International 23 Jul 2025
Well respected business and industry expert Karyn Baylis AM has joined the Advisory Board of The Bridge International, the strategic consultancy who were recently lead advisors on Allianz's new strategic partnership with RAA.
Karyn Baylis AM
Baylis has led a distinguished business career in Australia and internationally, having held a range of senior management and C-suite executive roles in multinational businesses including Singtel Optus, Insurance Australia Group, Qantas Airways Ltd and Jawun. She also holds and has held a number of executive and non-executive director roles in the insurance and financial services industry, construction sector and not for profit organisations including CARE Australia and Save the Children.
On her appointment to The Bridge Advisory Board Baylis said, "I'm delighted I've joined The Bridge in an advisory capacity, as they are an exciting, vibrant and a very different advisory firm. So, when their MD Stuart Blake suggested I join The Bridge I thought it would be a great fit as it is a customer led organisation where I can add real value. I respect and admire what Stuart, and his co-founder David McDonald have achieved. These guys, and their team, are very smart and totally up to date with all of the changes and transformations that are happening around customer and technology."
The Bridge MD Stuart Blake added, "Karyn is a great addition to our Advisory Board and will definitely help further our continuing success and growth. Karyn's own success as a purpose and values led leader is unquestionable and she is obsessed with customer outcomes. These are all attributes that clients look for in The Bridge and as such, Karyn is an ideal, complementary and seamless fit with our team."
Baylis agrees and puts customer and culture at the heart of her decision adding, "I am very much attracted to the culture that has been built by Stuart, David and their team. The absolute and resolute focus on customer led solutions is so important to me and it is clear this is built into the psyche of The Bridge. So, in short, I like the people, I like the value proposition, I like the passion and I love the culture.
The Bridge also takes strategy into execution and operational implementation which is music to my ears. I believe very much in being able to identify building a strategy, how this will impact customers and people, what will this look like operationally and is it really practical and achievable when it hits the frontline. I also applaud the fact that the through their customer led approach they are focused on improving the customer experience, the employee experience and productivity across many dimensions. This attitude is their differentiator and an approach that brings The Bridge very close to their clients as they stay on the journey with them through to implementation and transition."
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About The Bridge International
The Bridge is an alternative, innovative and non-traditional management consultancy, operating in Australia and internationally.
They are a leadership team with C suite executive experience and have walked in the shoes of their clients. They are proud of this deep client side, practitioner experience first, complimented by their consulting capabilities. As partitioners, The Bridge can quickly define the problem state and design pragmatic, fit for purpose solutions that are grounded, not theory, are actionable and effective.
Their clients implicitly trust The Bridge to provide honest advice, work as extension of their team to deliver results and a return on their investment in their services. The Bridge offer fairer value, given their pragmatic, fit for purpose, fast track approach, lower overheads, with a senior team always working on the assignment
Their practices span strategy & corporate development, customer & operations, leadership, culture & capability, program delivery & embedment. They also have a dedicated customer experience advisory called CXO2. They work not only on the strategies but the execution, transferring knowledge and embedding sustainable solutions into their organisations.
The Bridge are a purpose and values-based organisation, with head office in Sydney, New South Wales and local teams in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. Their foundation is called The Bridge to Good.