A2 CEO Geoff Babidge to leave in 2018, replaced by Jetstar's Jayne Hrdlicka

A2 CEO Geoff Babidge to leave in 2018, replaced by Jetstar's Jayne Hrdlicka
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - A2 Milk Co managing director Geoff Babidge will retire next year, and will be replaced by Jetstar chief Jayne Hrdlicka. Babidge has been in the role since 2010, and in the past two years has seen the share price jump from around $1 at the end of 2015 to a recent record of $8.75. The shares have soared on the back of successive strong sales, with the company's infant formula attracting strong demand in China, and have gained recently on scientific evidence about the nutritional value of its milk, whi...