July 2021
Seven Group extends Boral takeover bid
Seven Group has taken control of Boral and will be able to select the next chairman and push for a faster transformation strategy after acquiring more than half of the building materials group’s shares.
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- Jenny Wiggins
April 2021
Boral may unwind ex-CEO’s big growth play in US
The shrinking of Boral under new boss Zlatko Todorcevski may step up a gear with a potential exit from the US fly ash business.
- Simon Evans
October 2020
Boral execs can't avoid Setka suit over 'malicious' blackmail charges
A judge has rejected claims that the CFMEU boss can't sue the two executives for malicious prosecution over a blackmail case that sensationally collapsed two years ago.
- David Marin-Guzman
September 2020
Couche-Tard swoops on Ampol veteran
Six months after the Canadians walked away, and with six months left on any standstill agreement signed, Couche-Tard has pointedly hired Louise Warner.
- Myriam Robin
August 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How Boral wasted $1.2b on Headwaters
As Boral CEO Zlatko Todorcevski cleans up the mess left by his predecessor, he is being closely watched by Kerry Stokes, John Wylie and Paul Skamvougeras.
- Tony Boyd
June 2020
Boral's new chief all over the opposition
Zlatko Todorcevski wanted to be across "every book and cranny" of Adbri. Now he's heading its major competitor.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Boral's new CEO steps into a pressure cooker
Boral's new CEO Zlatko Todorcevski has three big investors who see value in the company. But they'll have no shortage of advice on how to unlock it, either.
- James Thomson
May 2020
A parting gift from Boral's Mike Kane?
The drums are beating ever louder about a capital raising at the troubled company.
- Simon Evans
March 2020
Boral CEO Mike Kane's world of pain worsens
The building products group pulled guidance, warned of a class action over a US accounting scandal and will need to re-work a plasterboard buyout.
- Simon Evans
February 2020
Boral boss pulls out bigger knife
CEO Mike Kane will cull another 100 positions from the Australian arm in the next few months, taking the total number of job losses to 500 in two years.
- Simon Evans
Kathryn Fagg sets herself up as next Boral sacrifice
Chairman dawdles along with her stone-deaf succession process, impervious to her shareholders’ bloodlust.
- Joe Aston
Kane calls on 'Superman' to right Boral
A global search has begun for a successor to Boral CEO Mike Kane, who has come under increasing pressure after a succession of profit downgrades.
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- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Endless downgrades at Boral spell fall of Kane
An accounting scandal and five profit downgrades in 20 months have left Boral chairman Kathryn Fagg no choice but to bring forward the CEO's retirement.
- James Thomson
January 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
10 CEOs under pressure in 2020
With markets near record highs, investors will be nervously watching earnings. Here are 10 CEOs who will be under more scrutiny than usual in 2020.
- James Thomson
December 2019
- Opinion
- Governance
The good, bad and ugly of corporate Australia in 2019
The departure of two big bank CEOs and chairmen says it's been yet another tough year for the top end of town.
- James Thomson
Boral board better sack Mike Kane
Make no mistake, Kathryn Fagg now has to get out the sword. And she will.
- Joe Aston
At least Boral has its AGM behind it
At that meeting, most shareholders still appeared willing to see Kane sort the issues he'd created.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Boral scandal puts pressure on Kane
After four profit downgrades in 18 months, an accounting scandal at Boral has raised questions about Mike Kane's tenure.
- James Thomson
November 2019
Boral bruised by softer Australia and US
Boral chief executive Mike Kane is ripping out costs even faster, as the company's profits sag in Australia and North America.
- Simon Evans