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Simon McKeon, no man for a crisis

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If you wanted a masterclass in crisis management, you’d scarcely turn to former AMP chairman and current Rio Tinto director Simon McKeon, a fellow prone to flee the scene of a crisis or be rendered catatonic by its enormity. You’d just as soon ask Gerry Harvey about corporate governance, consult Elaine Stead on capital preservation or check in with Andrew Liveris vis à vis self-awareness.

“For reasons that are too hard to explain”, Simon McKeon walked out of AMP while it was inwardly imploding. Joe Armao

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Joe Aston helmed The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column from 2012 to 2023. Connect with Joe on Facebook and Twitter.

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