About Claire Lauber

In our October What a Job! session, we’re thrilled to spotlight Claire Lauber, Chief Executive of Coles Liquor.

Claire has more than 25 years retail leadership experience, most recently as Chief Executive, Liquor following her appointment in June 2025.
Prior to that, Claire was Executive General Manager, Supermarket Operations, responsible for Coles’ national store and central operations, leading ~110,000 team members, across more than 840 supermarkets throughout Australia.

Claire promotes a culture where everyone feels they belong, through her passionate championing of gender equity, Indigenous engagement, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion, to make sure Coles Group remains a great place to work.

Prior to Coles, Claire spent several years as Managing Director of Boost Juice, responsible for driving the strategy, vision, and culture of the Boost business globally. Claire was also General Manager, VIC/TAS for Woolworths and has held several senior roles across Jo Mercer, Treasury Wine Estate, Coles Liquor Group, and Coles Express.

About NAWO’s What a Job! sessions

These informal sessions inspire and connect our community, giving you insights into the exciting careers of women in operations. Each session features a good yarn with incredible women who are driving successful careers and contributing to brilliant operational projects and outcomes across a variety of industries and businesses right across Australia.

In our informal chats we learn about the jobs these remarkable women do, the paths they have taken to get into these jobs, and the challenges and highlights of their daily work in operations. Read more stories from women across industries on our 100 Women in Operations Hall of Fame.

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