Keen eyes throughout the livestock sector are watching who AACo will get to replace Anna Speers, who has a new job as CEO of Woolies new red meat division.
One of the problems with having only one woman in your senior ranks is that when the woman who has made it to the top gets poached, you risk going decidedly backwards if you appoint anyone but another woman to replace the one you're losing.
Such is the dilemma facing Australia’s largest and only listed cattle corporation, AACo, which as of Thursday still features chief operating officer Anna Speer in its executive leadership team.
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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
