Australia's Macquarie Group appoints first female CEO

Australian investment bank Macquarie Group on Thursday said that Shemara Wikramanayake will take over as the group's first female CEO in December. The 56-year-old Wikramanayake, who joined Macquarie in 1987, currently heads its asset management arm. Wikramanayake, who was born in the UK, becomes the only female CEO among Australia's 20 biggest companies by market value.