Summa McCosker
Summa has over 25 years of experience in the background checking industry and is currently Senior Manager, APAC Operations at Certn/Intercheck. Summa is responsible for driving operational excellence within Certn's APAC team to ensure timely service delivery, adherence to SLAs and managing key stakeholders.
Summa's career highlights include Country Manager for HireRight and PeopleCheck and the former owner and Managing Director of PeopleCheck. Summa grew PeopleCheck in Australia from a start-up micro-business to a highly successful enterprise with a strong, well-known, and respected brand and industry reputation. The growth of PeopleCheck led to the acquisition by HireRight in October 2019.
Summa was a founding member of the APAC Council and has been an active participant in PBSA activities spanning more than a decade. In addition to her current role on the PBSA Board, Summa is currently involved with the Australian Committee and the APAC Government Relations Committee. Summa’s previous roles include member and Chair of the APAC Council and the Global Taskforce.
Summa has been in the screening industry since 1998 and has extensive experience in the Australasian and broader APAC regions and markets. Summa previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for six years and RISQ Group before establishing PeopleCheck in 2006. She holds a Master of Criminology from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Western Sydney.
