Os ▁of ▁Col es , ▁David ▁Jones , ▁B unn ings , ▁Best ▁& ▁Less , ▁Big ▁W ▁and ▁Lux ott ica ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁member ▁companies ▁of ▁this ▁organisation ▁employ ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁Austral ians . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁appointment ▁O sm ond ▁was ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁and ▁Sydney ▁Ch amb ers ▁of ▁Com merce ▁in ▁NS W ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Olympic ▁Com merce ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁Sydney ▁First ▁projects . ▁In ▁that ▁role ▁she ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Business ▁Round table , ▁the ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁Business ▁Round table , ▁the ▁G ’ Day ▁LA ▁Business ▁Round table ▁and ▁the ▁For bes ▁Conference ▁B idd ing ▁Group . ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Br is b ane ▁Girls ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁O sm ond ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁media ▁and ▁public ▁relations ▁for ▁government ▁depart ments ▁including ▁fish eries ▁and ▁health ▁before ▁taking ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁media ▁l ia ison ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁T ours ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁media ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁NS W ▁Minister ▁for ▁Business ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Affairs ▁under ▁then ▁Premier ▁Nick ▁Gre iner ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁to ▁the ▁NS W ▁Minister ▁for ▁State ▁and ▁Regional ▁Development . ▁▁▁ ▁O sm ond ▁joined ▁the ▁State ▁Chamber ▁of