WHO IS THE NEW ACTING ABC CHAIR DR KIRSTIN FERGUSON?
* After completing high school in Sydney, Dr Ferguson began her career with the Royal Australian Air Force. She trained as a cadet in Canberra - where she graduated as dux for academic and military performance - whilst completing a Bachelor of Arts through the University of NSW.
* After training, Dr Ferguson spent three years working as a Flight Lieutenant in Brisbane, where she also studied law at the Queensland University of Technology. She left the RAAF in 1998.
* Worked at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright in Brisbane for eight years, where she held a number of leadership roles.
* Became general manager at consulting company Sentis, focused on psychological services in the mining and resources sector. She went on to become the organisation's chief executive before leaving in 2010.
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* She has since held a range of director roles on ASX 100, ASX 200, private company and government boards. She was appointed to the ABC board in 2015.
* Dr Ferguson is also an Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology Business School.
* She's an advocate of women in leadership, having authored the book Women Kind, and created a social media campaign in that vein (#CelebratingWomen).
* Dr Ferguson has two children.
