This Month
Why AirTrunk gave staff a trip to Bali, plus $1000
The data centre operator gave staff money to donate to partner charities from the innovative social impact fund.
March
Some founders regard directors as ‘something to be tolerated’
The scandals that have rocked high-profile founder led companies such as WiseTech and Mineral Resources are a wake-up call for all board members to conduct thorough due diligence, say top directors.
AirTrunk executives splurge on luxury property after $24b mega deal
Top management identities have been buying up Sydney trophy homes after the hugely successful data centre provider’s acquisition by Blackstone last year.
February
AirTrunk eyes AI growth with first $2.5b move of the Blackstone era
The Australian data centre giant has unveiled its first big move since it was acquired by the alternative asset manager in a $24 billion deal last year.
AirTrunk’s Khuda donates record $100m to boost women in STEM
AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda has donated an historic $100 million to the University of Sydney to fund a 20-year effort to get more girls into tech careers.
January
Who’s really in and who’s out at the AO women’s final
Australia’s movers and shakers once more opened their social year in style, enjoying one of the true spectacles of global sport at the Australian Open.
December 2024
AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda wins battle to build apartments at Palm Beach
The Rich Lister has seen off objections from residents to his plans to develop a series of luxury units next door to Barrenjoey House.
Khuda’s plan to turn AirTrunk into a $100b-plus company
Robin Khuda believes injecting billions into Asian economies will open more doors to exponential growth for the data centre behemoth.
He’s inked a $24b deal but AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda is only getting started
The AirTrunk founder, who shares the Business Person of the Year title, came from nowhere to inking the global deal of the year in nine years. But he’s not done.
Business Person awards celebrate founder success
AirTrunk and Chemist Warehouse’s founder stories underline the importance of innovative and risk-taking entrepreneurship, perceptiveness, and persistence to build wealth- and job-creating enterprises.
Humble starts, billion-dollar deals unite Business Person of the Year winners
Founders of Chemist Warehouse Jack Gance, Sam Gance and Mario Verrocchi, and AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda take the top prize for 2024.