[wizzairflyer]

Isn't the "she" here refering to a potential new CEO? I assumed it was akin to the style of academic writing where you use she instead of he to refer to a person whose gender is unknown in order to fight gender stereotype or something similar (example: "the developer, when she sees fit, can[...]")

[karrotwaltz]

Is this really a style though? I always assumed it was due to writers being non-native english speakers, and applying their primary language's noun gendering to english (In my case, in French all nouns are gendered)

[aeorgnoieang]

Yes, it's really a 'style'. Some people switch between feminine and masculine pronouns too.