Ms Gaines stepped from a suite of non-executive board roles, including at Nine Entertainment and 7-Eleven, back into executive life when she took on the CFO role at Fortescue in February.
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The downside of more women on boards
The nation's determined pursuit of getting a gender balance on company boards has created a "vacuum" of women in senior executive roles, the new chief financial officer of Fortescue Metals Group Elizabeth Gaines says.
