Appointments GroupM gets first local female CEO with Aimee Buchanan appointed Aimee Buchanan is the new CEO of the Australia & New Zealand branch of the world’s leading media investment company, GroupM.
Business Sue Houghton appointed QBE Australia Pacific chief executive Sue Houghton has been appointed as QBE Insurance Group’s new chief executive for the Australia Pacific region.
News & Views Josephine Sukkar becomes first female chair of Australian Sports Commission Australian Businesswoman and current President of Australian Women’s Rugby Josephine Sukkar has been appointed Chair of Sports Commission.
News & Views Bela Bajaria named Netflix’s new head of global TV Bela Bajaria has been named Netflix’s new vice president of global TV, putting her in charge of all of the streaming gaint’s original TV programs.
News & Views Julia Banks appointed Special Advisor in Gender and Politics at Gender Equity Victoria Julia Banks will help develop policies and programs at Gender Equity Victoria to improve gender equity in local, state and federal politics.
News & Views Lorraine Tarabay appointed next Chair of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tarabay, who has been on the museum’s board for four years and is an avid contemporary art collector, will succeed Simon Mordant in the role from July.
Appointments First ever female president appointed at Institute of Public Works Engineering Civil Engineer, Rita Excell, has been appointed the first ever female president of The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA).
News & Views Kelly Bayer Rosmarin appointed new Singtel Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has been named the next CEO of Singtel Optus, and will take over the role from current boss Allen Lew in April 2020.
News & Views Virginia Trioli to replace Jon Faine at ABC radio Melbourne Virginia Trioli, will replace longtime presenter of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne, Jon Faine, from next year. He has held the role for 23 years.
News & Views Karen Chester appointed deputy chair of ASIC by Treasurer Karen Chester has been appointed deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) by the Treasurer.
