A fortnight after this masthead revealed some NAB investors had raised concerns about Andrew Irvine’s “drinking” directly with chairman Phil Chronican, no one could fault the bank’s CEO for taking it in his stride.
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. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com