How the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead Magellan
When Magellan chair Andrew Formica was on the hunt for a CEO, he had a quiet chat to Shemara Wikramanayake about her approach for setting executives up for success.
Sophia Rahmani ran fund manager Maple-Brown Abbott before she was appointed chief executive of Magellan Financial Group. Oscar Colman
When Sophia Rahmani, chief executive of Magellan Financial Group, was hired by the once high-flying investment manager last May, she effectively spent 10 months as CEO-in-waiting.
Rahmani was appointed managing director of Magellan Asset Management to work under then-executive chairman Andrew Formica, on the understanding that after a transition period she would take the reins and Formica would step back to a non-executive role.
Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
