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Simon McKeon, no man for a crisis

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 is the founder of Rampart and the best-selling author of The Chairman’s Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out. From 2012 to 2023, Joe helmed The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window column. Email Joe at hello@rampart.news

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