Show Notes
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate some of the incredible women we have the privilege of working alongside at UniSuper. Head of Marketing, Leah Mackenzie, interviews Chief Financial Officer Anastasia Crisafi, and Head of Capability Dr Shannon Lloyd about their roles, careers, and the advice they wish they’d gotten earlier.
SHOW NOTES
Your host this episode is Leah Mackenzie, UniSuper’s Head of Marketing.
Leah’s UniSuper guests are Chief Finance Officer Anastasia Crisafi, and Head of Capability Dr Shannon Lloyd.
Listen to Anastasia’s interview from 0:58. Listen to Shannon’s interview from 15:20.
Produced by Lyndon Horsburgh.
Transcript available at unisuper.com.au/podcasts.
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