‘Non-conforming bid’ that took dynamic duo to the top

When the Australasian chairmanship of global consulting firm Arup came up for grabs, engineers Kate West and Kerryn Coker resolved to eschew competition and pitch together a new model for the role.

“We both got the tap on the shoulder asking whether we were interested … but at that time, we both had young children and complex demands on the home front,” says West.