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Hockey's better half joins US boards of Swiss Re and AAA
Former Deutsche exec (and better half of one-time treasurer Joe Hockey) Melissa Babbage joins the boards of Swiss Re in the US and the American Australian Association.
Joe Aston writes The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column on weekdays, while his Saturday column, The Adventures of Joe Aston, appears in AFR Weekend. Joe also reports on cricket for Fairfax Media titles and for Wide World of Sports on the Nine Network. He is based in Sydney.
Former Deutsche exec (and better half of one-time treasurer Joe Hockey) Melissa Babbage joins the boards of Swiss Re in the US and the American Australian Association.
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