The US governance model taking over Australian boardrooms

The new breed of company directors in Australia are acting CEOs or senior executives from other companies. Is that a problem?

Kendra Banks is the chief financial officer at online recruitment group Seek. Eamon Gallagher

Sally PattenBOSS editor

Jun 13, 2025 – 5.00am

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What do the chief executives of online car marketplace Carsales, freelance platform provider Expert360, footwear and clothing retailer Accent Group and construction materials company Boral have in common?

Here are some more clues. The local managing director of Airbnb and the chief financial officer of online recruitment group Seek are part of the same club.

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Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.