The power of one: Gina Cass-Gottlieb on becoming the first woman to lead the ACCC

The new Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, won’t give a definitive answer when pressed on whether she agrees with Rod Sims’ proposals to strengthen the ACCC’s powers. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

The first woman to head Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog is set to break away from the path set by her predecessor.

After a 25-year career dominated by defending the big end of town from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, lawyer Gina Cass-Gottlieb is now its chair.