Why Lendlease CEO Tony Lombardo landed on the career fast track

The double jolt of his mother being diagnosed with cancer and his father dying at an early age put Lendlease CEO Tony Lombardo on the career fast track to everything. There was no time to waste.

Sally Patten and Lap Phan

Apr 9, 2024 – 6.00am

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Lendlease chief executive Tony Lombardo was in his early 20s when his father committed suicide. His mother had been diagnosed with cancer a few years before.

The double jolt led to Lombardo putting himself on the fast track to everything. Life could be short and there was no time to waste.

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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.