May
Sayers was setting up $10m bachelor life before lewd photo scandal
The former Carlton and PwC boss may have only settled his new luxury apartment in April, but plans were under way long before then.
Luke Sayers’ consulting firm rebrands after lewd photo scandal
The change is significant for Sayers Group, which was co-founded in 2020 by the former PwC CEO and relied on his connections to get investors and clients.
March
Carlton fans shift ire from Luke Sayers to Rob Priestley
It’s been a bad start to the year for the Blues, who, true to form, are looking for someone to blame.
Sayers hard-launches into his post-scandal era
The former PwC boss turned out to watch his beloved Carlton Blues lose on Thursday.
February
‘Man in a hurry’: Luke Sayers’ bumpy road to the top of PwC
Before he became boss of the auditing and consulting giant, the ambitious partner was fined for behavioural breaches and apologised to a group of female partners for unspecified past behaviour.
Luke Sayers’ firm seeks brand experts, but not for itself
Sayers Group is on a hiring spree for brand and customer experts, but its recently returned co-founder appears to be missing from recruitment efforts.
Carlton picks Priestley to move beyond Sayers scandal
Rob Priestley has replaced Luke Sayers, who stepped down from that position last month following a lewd photo scandal he says someone else was responsible for. Sayers has now returned to Australia from his Italian holiday.
January
Very pubic display hangs over Sayers’ PwC pension
The Melbourne man-about-town may have been forced to quit the Carlton presidency, but his friends are still in overdrive on damage control.
Sayers Group considers name change amid lewd photo scandal
The firm was built around Sayer’s personal brand and gathered high-profile Melbourne businesses identities to bankroll the venture when it launched.
Sayers steps down from Carlton after ‘very tough’ few weeks
Luke Sayers has stepped down as Carlton president and said he would take time off work after a “very tough” period that followed a post of a penis on his X account.
Luke Sayers engages lawyer over lewd photo on X account
A spokesman for the Carlton Football Club president also said he was co-operating with an AFL integrity unit investigation.
Lewd photo scandal sparks AFL investigation for Melbourne’s Mr Teflon
Is this how Luke Sayers, PwC’s youngest CEO and the head of one of Melbourne’s most popular football clubs, finally comes undone?
Sayers’ boutique firm loses key partner as departures mount
Tom Considine, a former senior public servant, left Sayers Group in December and has joined KordaMentha’s real estate team.
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Carlton president Sayers caught in lewd pic scandal
The former PwC boss Luke Sayers claims a hacker was responsible for a nude picture sent to a female executive on social media.
November 2024
ATO gave PwC CEO early warning about ‘incompetent’ tax division
New details of a meeting in February 2020 between the ATO’s Jeremy Hirschhorn and then-PwC CEO Luke Sayers contradict earlier evidence provided by Mr Sayers.
August 2024
The Tax Office goes to war with Seymour as Sayers goes big
While PwC tax divisions was mired in a paper war with the ATO, it transformed from a conservative accounting firm to hard-charging, hard-drinking company.
Ex-PwC chief Tom Seymour rewrites history
PwC had a stellar year (financially), even as its current and former CEOs sparred in parliament.
PwC leaders at war over tax scandal
PwC’s former general counsel says she repeatedly advised then chief Luke Sayers and the governance board that legal professional privilege was being misused.
Ex-PwC chief Tom Seymour forced from the shadows
The formerly prominent PwC chief and tax practice leader has resolutely declined media requests. But on Friday, he’ll speak again.