Rear Window

All in the family for Gil McLachlan’s fantastic corporate adventure

The new jobs for the former AFL CEO include advising Blackstone, where his cousin is chairman of private equity.

Mark Di StefanoColumnist

Jun 17, 2024 – 5.56pm

Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

Some 26 months after he fronted the media – family nearby, voice cracking – to announce the coming end of his nine-year stint as AFL CEO, Gil McLachlan has finally chosen his next adventure.

Ever wondered what great hair does to a man? McLachlan has revealed not one but two knock-out jobs in three days. There’s being an external adviser to Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager and owner of Crown Resorts, while also finding time to be the full-time CEO role at Tabcorp, the wagering industry’s favourite ASX basket case.

Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent.