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Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page is the 41st richest boss, Sigma executive director Danielle Di Pilla is ranked 23rd, and Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake is ranked 11th this year.

Only 3 women are on the Rich Bosses list. There might be a reason

The dearth of female leaders among the ASX’s wealthiest executives may say less about the glass ceiling and more about company ownership structures.

Richard White and Chris Ellison have become firm fixtures in the annual Rich Bosses list.

Profit talks louder than scandals for White and Ellison

The founder of WiseTech continues to dominate the annual Rich Bosses list despite his involvement in a high-profile corporate scandal.

Australia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed

The Chemist Warehouse and Guzman y Gomez floats, as well as a change in intergenerational wealth, are creating a new wave of wealthy leaders.

‘That’s a double your money story’: Gerry Harvey’s latest bets

The 85-year-old Harvey Norman executive chairman resents days at home, and says tackling new challenges and dealmaking every day has kept him going.

Pro Medicus co-founders Anthony Hall and Sam Hupert.

The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed

Healthcare and tech company bosses, including the co-founders of the ASX’s newest $30 billion company Pro Medicus, dominate the Rich Bosses list.

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Jake Klein has stood down as executive chairman of Evolution Mining but he will remain a non-executive chairman and an investor.

This exec has built two companies worth billions. He is doing it again

Jake Klein, who has just spent 15 years developing Evolution Mining and who is ranked 39th on the 2025 Rich Bosses list, is addicted to building businesses.

July 2024

Rich bosses: Richard White, Andrew Forrest, and Peter Wilson.

The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed

The Australian Financial Review’s Rich Bosses list for 2024 is dominated by tech and mining executives and also welcomes a new face.

Sam Hupert of Pro Medicus says a lack of debt has been an important part of the company’s success.

The secrets to becoming a rich boss

There are good reasons why tech companies dominate this year’s Rich Bosses list.

Richard White’s WiseTech has always been profitable.

Nation’s richest boss ‘can’t find anything to invest in’ but WiseTech

This year’s list is stacked with tech founders such as Richard White – and shows how divorces can force bosses down the ranks.

Why only four execs have kept spot on rich bosses list over decade

Chris Ellison, Graham Turner, David Teoh and Gerry Harvey have maintained their positions while some of their richer peers of yesteryear have bowed out.

You need a commitment bordering on obsession to set up a successful business, says David Dicker.

This rich boss always wanted a private jet. Now he is on his second

In his twenties, David Dicker had not yet figured out how he was going to make money, but he knew he wanted a private jet. Then he worked out how to afford one.

June 2024

Rich Lister buys Manly’s most expensive home

Maas Group’s Wes Maas and his wife Emma have emerged as the buyers of Manly’s most expensive home for around $35 million.

March 2024

David Dicker is a permanent resident of Dubai’s Kempinski Hotel.

David Dicker now claiming his ex-wife’s shares

David Dicker still owns most of Dicker Data. Or does he?

January 2024

Why high-income earners love to run

A recent study shows a strong correlation between being well paid and participation in running. Here are four reasons why.

Simon Mondart  in Umbria, Italy

The investment banker everyone has an opinion about

Simon Mordant, the veteran banker-cum-philanthropist has the ear of the country’s leading executives, but his hard-nosed approach to deal-making rankles rivals.

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August 2023

Atlassian co-founders are $6b richer after earnings update

Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have added around $3.2 billion to their respective wealth after the software company’s shares surged more than 23 per cent.

July 2023

Billionaire Richard White’s girlfriend Zena Nasser singing “Money, Money, Money” in a video posted to TikTok.

The woman behind billionaire Richard White

White may now be this country’s richest boss, but heavy wears the crown.

Matt Heine and his father Michael floated Netwealth in 2017.

Why investors love a Rich Boss – and how to get more of them

The Rich Bosses list reads like a roll of fund managers’ market darlings or private equity’s big misses. It’s all about backing a founder.

WiseTech Global co-founder Richard White lives in a self-powered mansion in Sydney’s Bexley.

The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed

The Australian Financial Review’s Rich Bosses list for 2023 is dominated by mining and technology executives, and includes a displacement at the top spot.

Sam Hupert is currently working from a house in Tuscany, Italy.

Why the boss of this $7b company is wary about the hype around ChatGPT

Pro Medicus CEO Sam Hupert also says the company has benefited from an early decision to remain debt-free.

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