8 NOVEMBER2026W MAN LEADERGLOBAL W MAN LEADERGLOBAL NEWS BITESBeth Barrett-Wild becomes the first woman to be appointed as the CEO of Sussex County Cricket Club. This is after having worked for 13 years at England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Some of the top jobs she has held while at ECB include the Director of the Women's Professional Game and Head of The Hundred Women's Competition. She was also the tournament director of the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup. Her efforts have led to an increase in the professionalism of women's cricket in England. The club has also proposed five non-executive director nominations, among them Holly Colvin, the former England cricketer. Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein is present at the third ordinary session of Jordan's 20th Parliament. Along with the King and Queen Rania and the Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, she is witnessing the King giving his Speech from the Throne to members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Princess Rajwa is seen wearing a blue floral brocade midi dress designed by British designer Temperley London, along with a grey handbag from Saint Laurent and Gianvito Rossi pumps. On the other hand, Queen Rania has attended the function wearing a custom purple velvet thobe by Jordanian designers Funtazza Designs. Swedbank announces Anna Scott (Barner) as Head of HR for Group Technology and Group Functions. Anna Scott is a seasoned HR professional with more than two decades of rich experience in human resource management and organisational development, where she has expertise in areas such as people strategy, talent management, workforce planning and leadership development. Prior to working at Swedbank, Anna Scott worked as Human Resource Director at AstraZeneca, where she was responsible for the People & Culture strategy in the Nordic countries for more than seven years. She also has experience working at other companies such as Ericsson, GE Healthcare, GE Capital Solutions and Siemens.BETH BARRETT-WILD BECOMES SUSSEX CRICKET'S FIRST FEMALE CEOPRINCESS RAJWA ATTENDS OPENING OF JORDAN'S 20TH PARLIAMENTSWEDBANK APPOINTS ANNA SCOTT AS HEAD OF HR FOR GROUP FUNCTIONS"Growth and comfort do not coexist." -- Ginni Rometty, Former CEO of IBM
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