The CEO who doesn’t look at her phone until she gets to the office
Jaana Quaintance-James, the CEO of the Australian Fashion Council makes it a point to stay away from her phone when walking to and from work, and reading.
You’ve been CEO of the Australian Fashion Council for a year. In November, you took on ownership of fashion week (which starts on May 12) when IMG exited. How’s that going?
The task that we’ve taken on is immense. We didn’t take anything from IMG. We didn’t have the website, the contractors… this is a fashion week start-up. There is good momentum, though, and we now have a CEO in Kellie Hush. Things are moving very fast.
Lauren SamsFashion editorLauren Sams is the fashion editor, based in Sydney. She writes about lifestyle including the arts, entertainment, fashion and travel. Lauren has worked as a features editor and fashion journalist for ELLE, marie claire and more. Email Lauren at lauren.sams@afr.com
