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March

Country Road will have a new boss, Helen Wright, who will move back to Australia from the UK in March.

Former Sergio Rossi chief executive to run Country Road fashion house

Helen Wright is an Australian who has run several retailers in the United Kingdom, and will return this month to overhaul the troubled apparel powerhouse.

February

APA chief executive Adam Watson.

Consultants in the building at APA as cost-cutting begins

This column understands job cuts are among the items on its agenda with Boston Consulting Group well-placed to get the role.

Turnstile information is helping companies better understand how workers are spending their time.

Employers link office attendance to pay, bonuses

Some companies around the world are not just stiffening their office mandates but including them in performance metrics.

November 2024

Bain consultants assisted NAB executives with a strategy refresh.

NAB tapped Bain & Company for its strategy refresh

Consulting firm Bain was called in to help National Australia Bank with its new strategy focusing on customers, it can be revealed.

October 2024

Xi Jinping is trying to restore confidence in the economy while cracking down on excess.

China moves to boost tax revenue with crackdown on foreign wealth

Some wealthy individuals in major Chinese cities face tax bills of up to 20 per cent on their overseas investment gains, as authorities enforce long-overlooked rules.

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September 2024

Mid-tier fashion group Country Road is owned by South Africa’s Woolworths Holdings.

Country Road goes cheaper at Mimco, Politix in brand ‘reset’

The high-profile retailer will also launch its first fragrance as part of the overhaul, part of a bid to arrest a slide in sales after a difficult year.

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Wong’s Asia push; BCG admits to bribes; Banks’ golden goose at risk

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Boston Consulting Group.

BCG admits it paid bribes to win consulting business in Angola

Boston Consulting Group has admitted it paid millions of dollars in bribes to win business in Angola, and agreed to give up more than $21 million in profits.

August 2024

Quadrant Private Equity partner Johnny Zhang will work alongside Evolution Surgical’s chief executive and management team to grow the business.

Quadrant Growth Fund dealmaker invests in fast-growing medtech

It’s one of few such companies of scale in Australia and is right in Johnny Zhang’s wheelhouse.

Country Road Group is the latest major retailer to close its stores in the wake of coronavirus.

Ex-Levi Strauss executive to run Country Road brand

Just weeks after Elle Roseby left the Australian retailer, chief executive Raju Vuppalapati has appointed a former Levi’s colleague to head the fashion label.

One concern is whether US consumers can continue driving growth if unemployment is rising and savings built up during the pandemic are dwindling.

Is the US heading for a recession?

Most analysts believe the world’s largest economy will make a soft landing, with inflation falling back to the Fed’s 2 per cent goal without a sharp rise in unemployment.

July 2024

Ideas to solve the next big climate challenges

Winners of the Sustainability Leaders list are pushing the boundaries of innovation, writes Rebecca Russell.

The new platform will help farmers improve returns and be more sustainable

How Sustainability Leaders entrants were assessed

Submissions came from ASX20 companies and multinationals, early-stage ventures and public institutions, and were scored against four measurements.

Boston Consulting Group managing partner Grant McCabe.

Path to Cats presidency goes through Boston Consulting Group

Critics have labelled Geelong a “boys’ club”. But the board of the Geelong Football Club has tended to draw from an even narrower pool.

BCG’s local boss Grant McCabe on why he has taken up pilates

Boston Consulting Group’s Australian chief, Grant McCabe, says rookie executives should “remove that baggage” about whether they are going to succeed.

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June 2024

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Alan Joyce’s bonus review in familiar hands

This being corporate Australia, one doesn’t have to dig deep to find the key players already know one another.

London

Why workers are shunning plum foreign postings

Some companies have found that the impact of the pandemic has intensified a reluctance to move abroad for work.

May 2024

Jeremy Cameron (left) with Tom Hawkins.

Consultant to take reins at Geelong in AFL succession

Boston Consulting Group’s local managing partner Grant McCabe will succeed Craig Drummond as the president of the Geelong Football Club.

Boston Consulting Group’s Monika Saunders.

Cost-cutting advisers the bright spot in professional services

Advisers are being increasingly asked to conduct cost-cutting programs, from upskilling and reducing staff numbers to digitisation and automation.

Telstra boss Vicki Brady

Why so many top executives start in accounting, consulting

BOSS delves into the career paths of the senior executives at Australia’s 20 biggest companies to discover where they started – and the critical skills and experience they gained.

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