Appointments

Freshly-minted Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has left Australia for her first international summit in the position, attending the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo with new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Christine Nixon, the former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, has been appointed the new Chair of Leadership Victoria.

The world’s largest travel operator Intrepid Travel now has an all-female regional leadership team in its Australia and NZ management team. 

Elisabeth Borne was appointed to the role on Monday, and is set help implement some of President Macron’s key election promises.

Sarah Ferguson will take the helm of the flagship news program when Leigh Sales leaves after the Federal election.

After five years at the helm, Catherine Livingstone is stepping down as chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Maria Grivas has been appointed chief executive officer of Mindshare Australia & New Zealand, taking on the role from October.

Belinda Driscoll has been announced as the new Managing Director for Kimberly-Clark, becoming the youngest and first female MD in the company’s ANZ region.

Collins, who most recently worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, replaces Megan Bolton.

Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, after more than 200 years.

Jana Stewart will replace the late Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching, becoming Labor’s first Victorian Aboriginal senator. 

Telstra’s chief financial officer has been announced Vicki Brady as its new CEO as Andy Penn steps down ending his seven-year reign.