BOSS Young Executives 2018: meet the winners working hard for their communities

Each year the BOSS Young Executives program unearths six talented leaders under 35 after they undergo a simulated day in the life of a CEO run by leadership development experts DDI.

Sally PattenBOSS editor

Jul 11, 2018 – 12.15am

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"In terms of a common theme, what I noticed this year was a very strong commitment to community, to corporate and social responsibility. It is usually there in the Young Executive winners, but this year there was an overwhelming bias towards that.”

The observation from Michael Rebelo, chief executive of advertising group Publicis Communications in Australia and New Zealand, is quickly echoed by his two fellow judges of BOSS Young Executives 2018.

Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.