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Meet corporate Australia’s top bulldust detector

With nearly five decades of experience in the markets, Gary Weiss has seen it all. Here’s how he spots corporate BS, and his No. 1 rule as a director.

Nov 19, 2024 – 3.48pm

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It’s not every day you hear Bob Dylan quoted at a business summit. Then again, Gary Weiss is not your everyday business person.

For the best part of five decades, Weiss has been one of the most fascinating figures in the business world – investor, activist, director, provocateur and occasional white knight. Weiss has a razor-sharp mind, a distinctive haircut and a love of rock and roll, honed during his time playing guitar with his brilliantly named band, the Asset Strippers.

James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine.