Found this note relating to Kathryn Foster in InnovationAus.com...

Found this note relating to Kathryn Foster in InnovationAus.com

"Perth based iWebGate which focusses on secure networking technologies, has recently appointed former Microsoft executive Kathryn Foster to its board where she sits alongside four male directors. Ms Foster is also a director of cloud software company Class Ltd.
Having worked as a global executive for Microsoft for over 15 years, Ms Foster also brings much broader corporate experience to the table, having managed P&Ls of over $US1 billion.
Ms Foster believes that having women on the board is important simply “because women think differently. You get a multifaceted conversation that allows a richer solution.
“Women do more multitasking. Women tend to see the bigger picture before they drill down.
“Men tend to be ‘this is the problem, let’s focus in on that’.”
By encouraging both broad and deep conversations companies get a more comprehensive analysis of a business issue, she said".

Global executive at Microsoft for 15 years must be worth something in terms of experience and learning and networking.