Analysis

‘I am WiseTech’: How Richard White regained control of his company

On one side was a group of independent directors with their reputations on the line. On the other, a powerful founder with everything to lose.

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Feb 25, 2025 – 5.00am

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For the past two weeks, WiseTech Global’s directors were locked in almost continous board meetings.

On one side was a group of independent directors with their reputations on the line. On the other was the company’s powerful founder, Richard White, besieged by a series of damaging revelations about his private life.

Max Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason