Success Stories From Catherine Robson

Margaret Jackson has an impressive list of firsts to her name. The first woman to become chairman of a top-50 publicly listed company in Australia. The first female director of BHP Billiton in 108 years of history.  The first woman in a light blue pantsuit to quietly challenge the skirt only dress code for women at professional services in the 1970s. Margaret is perhaps best known for her time as Chairman of the Qantas, and the pointed, personal criticism she received for her support for the 2007 takeover bid.  The subsequent impact of the GFC and collapse of the Qantas share price have not only proved that Margaret was right, but she remains grateful for the experience and the personal growth it conferred and new doors it opened. A liberating upbringing in the Victorian countryside set Margaret on a fiercely independent course.