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Myriam Robin

Qantas counsel Andrew Finch joins the exit row

The pugnacious general counsel for the airline is the latest casualty of the end of the Alan Joyce regime.

We’ll say this about the Vanessa Hudson era at Qantas. One year in, women will soon easily outnumber Andrews on the executive leadership team.

Hudson’s predecessor, Alan Joyce, surrounded himself with Andrews. And when Hudson took over, the Andrews and the women were neck-and-neck. That’s before the replacement of Qantas CEO contender-turned Myer boss Olivia Wirth with Andrew Glance tipped the balance firmly in favour of the Andrews.

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Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com

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