Wouldn’t surprise me if they are looking to hire a woman as none of the blokes who have been CEO have any testicles. Plus the Guvmint gets to tick the ‘diversity box’. Heck, if she is gay and has autism then she meets all three criteria for Guvmint promotion. These things are much more important than aviation safety.
The only female I can think of that would do a good job is Marjorie Pagani. But would she switch to the dark side? Unlikely. Either way it would certainly be the proverbial throwing of the cat among the pigeons if they hire a woman as there are still a number of crusty old 1970’s tweed coat wearing outdated inspectors and managers roaming CASA’s hallowed hallways.
Regardless of whoever gets the job it will be BAU as the Minister and the Board are still the same old banjo players strumming the same Deliverance tune. And as we all know, a CASA CEO is not really a CEO at all. He/she takes orders from the Board who stand guarded around the Minister like Secret Service Agents guarding the President. It’s all a game, a very serious game, but all a game.