Garry Hounsell

Opinion
Solomon Lew

Lew playing the long game with Myer’s board of directors

Now that Solomon Lew has started exercising power within Myer, shareholders will be expecting him to make a difference.

1 year ago
Elizabeth Knight

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Myer shares surged as its results came through stronger than expected.

Opinion
Executive shake-up

The 11th hour coup: how Myer's board got rolled

Only hours before Myer's virtual annual meeting was set to begin, chairman Garry Hounsell had no choice but to be counted as a no-show.

October 29, 2020
Elizabeth Knight

Myer's chairman Garry Hounsell has received a tick from prominent proxy firms.

Retail

Proxy firms back Myer chairman despite Solly Lew's push to oust him

The embattled chairman of Myer Garry Hounsell may escape a protest vote against his re-election after major governance firms revealed they would back the director.

October 15, 2020
Dominic Powell

Myer hasn't issued a sales update since March, leaving investors and analysts in the dark.

Retail

Still room for improvement on Myer's board despite cuts, says Wilson

The department store chain has agreed to cut its board of directors by two and slash its board fees in response to pressure from its second-largest shareholder, Geoff Wilson.

September 23, 2020
Dominic Powell

Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew has voted against Myer's remuneration report.

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Retail

Solomon Lew takes aim at Myer over pay, board posts

The billionaire retailer has voted his significant shareholding against the company's proposed pay for its top executives.

October 28, 2019
Kylar Loussikian and Dominic Powell

Ita Buttrose is likely to be announced as the ABC's next chairperson.

CBD
Myer

CBD: Aunty process gets to the pointy end

The interminable wait for Ita Buttrose to be ordained ABC chairperson ends today at 10am. In the meantime, we can report the former Packer magazine executive won’t have to introduce herself to acting ABC managing director David Anderson.