The ABC is expected to appoint singapore-based Google executive Michelle Guthrie as the Aunty's first female managing director.
If the appointment goes ahead, as The Australian Financial Review has reported, the former lawyer would replace outgoing ABC managing director, Mark Scott.
Guthrie is currently Google managing director, agencies, Asia, and previously ran Hong Kong-basd Providence Equity Partners.
She was also chief executive of Star TV, director of legal at Foxtel and British Sky Broadcasting after starting her career at Allens.
The appointment has not been confirmed and the process is still officially ongoing, according to the ABC board.