Macquarie’s First Woman CEO Departs With a $339 Million Stake

Shemara Wikramanayake is stepping down as head of Macquarie Group Ltd. after leading the Australian financial conglomerate to bumper profits and a record high share price. For that she will...

By Amy Bainbridge, Richard Henderson and Sharon Klyne · Bloomberg Markets

Shemara Wikramanayake is stepping down as head of Macquarie Group Ltd. after leading the Australian financial conglomerate to bumper profits and a record high share price. For that she will be richly rewarded, making her one of the best-paid female bank executives in the world.