Calix Limited announced the appointment of Alison Deans as a Non Executive Director and the retirement of Non-Executive Director, Dr. Jack Hamilton from the Calix board of directors. Alison Deans brings extensive experience leading and building technology-enabled businesses across ecommerce, media, financial services and health, and in leadership roles as a senior executive, a non- executive director and chair, as well as venture capital experience. Ms. Deans is currently Chair of Cochlear Limited, Non-Executive Director at Ramsay Health Care Limited, and Non-Executive Director at Deputy Group Pty Ltd. Ms. Deans is also a member of the Investment Committee at Main Sequence Ventures (CSIRO's innovation fund) and a Member of the AICD Corporate Governance Committee.

Ms. Deans' previous directorships include Westpac Banking Corporation, Insurance Australia Group Limited and Social Ventures Australia. In her executive career, Ms. Deans was previously the CEO of eBay Australia and New Zealand, CEO of eCorp Limited (a publicly listed portfolio of digital businesses), CEO of Hoyts Cinemas, CEO of netus Pty Ltd. (a technology investment company acquired by Fairfax), and a consultant with McKinsey & Company. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Master of Arts (Physics) from Cambridge University.