EPISODE · Jun 21, 2017 · 48 MIN
057 - One woman's rise to the C-Suite - Jenny Purdie
from Team Guru Podcast · host Team Guru: Leadership, Team Development, Professional Development, Organisational Development
Rising to the top of corporate Australia hasn’t been easy. Jenny Purdie has worked in the mining and resource sector for over thirty years. Earlier this year she was appointed CEO of Adani Australia Renewables - a major player in the burgeoning green energy sector. In this episode of the podcast Jenny talks about her rise through the corporate ranks and details the challenges of entering the C-Suite from an engineering rather than a business background. She also discusses how the energy and mining sector has changed for women over the last three decades and why having a family made her a better executive.
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Rising to the top of corporate Australia hasn’t been easy. Jenny Purdie has worked in the mining and resource sector for over thirty years. Earlier this year she was appointed CEO of Adani Australia Renewables - a major player in the burgeoning green energy sector. In this episode of the podcast Jenny talks about her rise through the corporate ranks and details the challenges of entering the C-Suite from an engineering rather than a business background. She also discusses how the energy and mining sector has changed for women over the last three decades and why having a family made her a better executive.
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