Anne Trimmer
Chief Executive Officer
Medical Technology Association of Australia
Anne Trimmer was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Technology Association of Australia in September 2006 following an extensive career in the legal profession. Prior to joining MTAA Ms Trimmer practised as a commercial partner of a major Australian law firm.
During her legal career Ms Trimmer held leadership roles with the Law Council of Australia (the peak body representing lawyers where she was President from 2000-2001), and the Licensing Executives Society of ANZ, the body representing interests in technology licensing and commercialisation.
Ms Trimmer is currently Chairman of the Australian Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property and Chair of the Advisory Board for the Centre of Excellence in Vision Sciences at the Australian National University. Until June 2008 Ms Trimmer was Deputy Chancellor of the University of Canberra.
In 2003 Ms Trimmer was awarded a Centenary Medal for Services to Law and Society.