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THE CEO
‘gap’ year
CAN A BREAK FROM THE NORM IN
THE FORM OF AN OVERSEAS POSTING
FAST-TRACK YOUR CAREER TO THE
C-SUITE? FOR SOME IT’S BEEN
A SURE-FIRE WAY OF CLIMBING
THE CORPORATE LADDER.WORDS • JESSICA MUDDITT“You can’t learn
about other cultures
from a textbook
and nothing beats
a track record of
living and working
with people in
other countries.”- Sharon Melamed, Managing
Director of Matchboard