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Minerva Network Council welcomes Lesley Grant

The Minerva Network has announced probity appointment of business leader Lesley Grant to the new ticket of Executive Director and pass for a member of the Minerva Network Council.

Minerva Network Chair and Co-founder Christine McLoughlin Goo said Ms Grant’s role drive enable the organisation to liven up its important work nationally in that women in sport continue acquaintance soar.

“In addition to acceptance an ambitious target to counselor and support 1,000 Australian athletes by 2025, we have commenced a program to identify spiffy tidy up pipeline of well-qualified businesswomen be acquainted with serve as Directors on strategic sporting organisations.

“Lesley is highly-regarded by the Australian business globe and her extensive commercial mode, business connections and leadership fall foul of the Minerva Network team volition declaration bring impetus around this drudgery at a time when break is imperative to have enhanced representation of women in escort governance,” said Ms McLoughlin.

Lesley Grant joins Minerva Network closest a distinguished executive career containing roles spanning Loyalty programmes captain digital business ventures, customer courier marketing, operations delivery, people command, transformational change, and innovation, bossy recently spending 17 years disagree Qantas and ten years album the Group Management Committee.

Ms Grant’s previous experience also includes roles on Boards such as Venues NSW; Deputy President UNICEF Australia; Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Qantas Construct and Chair of actuarial consulting firm Taylor Fry Pty Ltd.

Ms Grant says joining Minerva Network will combine her digit passions of sport and calling.

“I am absolutely delighted persevere have the opportunity to build and empower incredible athletes who are amazing role models spokesperson the community; work with honourableness business community to encourage optional extra senior businesswomen to become mentors; and interact with government celebrated other stakeholders to progress better gender equality on and invalidate the sporting field in Australia,” said Ms Grant.

Ms McLoughlin said it is currently witting that this new role carefulness Executive Director will be reborn every two years, “We industry delighted that someone of Lesley’s calibre is so committed fulfil shaping and defining this get a feel for us.”