Dr Lianne Cretney-Barnes

Director of the Office of Corporate Communications and Public Relations
Murdoch University

Dr Lianne Cretney-Barnes is Director of the Office of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Murdoch University. Murdoch University is 2008 National and State Winner of the Australian Marketing Institute Awards for Marketing Excellence in the Education category and a finalist in the National Brand Revitalisation category. Murdoch has also won 5 international awards for its online strategy over the last 2 years.

Lianne was Director of Marketing and Development at Edith Cowan University (ECU) from 2000 to 2006. While Lianne was Director, ECU won the 2002 and 2003 Australian Marketing Institute National and State Awards for Marketing Excellence. ECU was also the winner of the 2002 Campaign Brief magazine’s inaugural Best Media Strategy Award and Advertiser of the Year in 2003.

Prior to working at ECU, Lianne was Marketing and Information Systems Manager for the Australian Institute of Management. She has also worked in the retail and finance industries.

Lianne has a Doctor of Business Administration and is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Marketing Institute and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also holds some significant board positions.