Appointments

Triathlon Australia has elected Michelle Cooper to be its next President, the first woman to take the role since the governing body was formed in 1986. 

Susana Dinnage has been named the new CEO of the Premier League, seeing her set to become one of the most powerful women in sport globally.

Robyn Denholm will Elon Musk as the Chair of Tesla, and leave her role at Telstra in the coming months.

Marina Go has been appointed Chair of Ovarian Cancer Australia, replacing Paula Benson who steps down after eight years in the role. 

The Bar Association of Queensland has elected its first female president in its 115-year history, with Rebecca Treston QC to step into the role.

Five years since leaving politics, Nicola Roxon has been appointed independent chair of HESTA, taking over from Angela Emslie at the end of the year. 

Captain Louise Pole has been appointed President of the Australia Federation of Air Pilots, the first woman in 80 years to hold the job.

Dr Julia Walsh has been appointed the first woman to coach a national men’s basketball team in Australia, taking up the position with the Boomerangs team.

PM Scott Morrison has today nominated ABC director, Kirstin Ferguson to take on the role of acting chair following Justin Milne’s resignation yesterday. 

The ABC Board have removed Michelle Guthrie after saying it was “not in the best interests of the ABC for Ms Guthrie to continue to lead the organisation”.

Louise Taylor has been sworn in as a Magistrate, becoming the first Aboriginal judicial officer in the ACT.

Australia can now celebrate another female leader at the top of a tech giant locally, with the appointment of Melanie Silva as the next MD of Google ANZ.