ustwo Sydney whose clients include Qantas, Google and CBA, is excited to announce they have appointed Tarra van Amerongen as their new Managing Director.
Van Amerongen was previously at ANZi, a venturing unit at the ANZ bank where she was the Director of Strategic Design, responsible for setting up the design capability for start-ups being built across Australia and developing the methodology for venturing.
Previously she was the Group Director for the Fjord Sydney and Canberra studios, accountable for managing client relationships, finance and commercials, people, creative outputs, and operations for both studios as well as running the Business Design practice across Australia and New Zealand.
Tarra brings with her a deep passion and expertise in strategy, design and consulting and she is the current practice lead at the UTS Entrepreneurship in Practice MBA course, teaching students the right skills to launch their ventures.
Tarra said, “I'm humbled and honoured to be entrusted with the creative powerhouse that is ustwo Sydney. We're going to do great things together.”
Carsten Wierwille, CEO of ustwo said of her appointment, “We are so pleased and fortunate to have found someone with Tarra’s depth and breadth of experience. She is an inspirational leader with a deep understanding of both our client’s needs and design culture.”
Tarra van Amerongen will report to Carsten Wierwille, CEO of ustwo studios.