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‘I’m pregnant’: two words rarely heard at an ASX20 board table

Sally Patten
Sally PattenBOSS editor

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After the October Telstra board meeting last year, Bridget Loudon, one of the telecom behemoth’s directors, had a quiet word with her chairman.

“She said: ‘I’ve got some news,’” recalls John Mullen, who is also the chairman of logistics group Brambles.

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Sally 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

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