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Former Bellamy's Australia CEO Laura McBain's corporate reinvention

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It was a balmy Barcelona evening in June. Laura McBain was sipping local wine in the garden campus of IESE's Business School when the penny dropped. It was time to get back in the corporate saddle.

Tasmanian-based McBain had spent months in self-imposed exile, going to ground and surrounding herself with friends and family after being spectacularly forced out from one-time market darling Bellamy's Australia.

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Carrie LaFrenz is a senior journalist covering retail/consumer goods. She previously covered healthcare/biotech. Carrie has won multiple awards for her journalism including financial journalist of the year from The National Press Club. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com
Simon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simon.evans@afr.com

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