John Mullen
‘I am dealing with it’: The chairman of some of Australia’s biggest companies vows to reduce workload
John Mullen is currently the chairman of ASX-listed companies Qantas, Treasury Wine Estates and Brambles, raising concerns that he has become overloaded.
- by Jessica Yun
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Opinion
Executive shake-up
Executive hunting season: Qantas, Woolworths and Virgin snared
It seems we have entered the corporate twilight zone when a chief executive says they are “focused on helping our customers spend less each time they shop with us”.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Executive shake-up
Qantas appoints John Mullen as chair to replace Richard Goyder
Overhauling its board as it seeks to restore its reputation, the airline has appointed the Brambles and Treasury Wine Estates’ chair to lead its directors from July.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Investing
Could David Thodey beat Craig Dunn to be Telstra’s next chair?
As Telstra waits to anoint its next chair, its new CEO Vicky Brady is facing her first big test on how she structures and executes a 49.9 per cent sale of the telco’s infrastructure arm.
- by Anne Hyland
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Brad Fittler sells Terrey Hills acreage for $12 million to Telstra chairman
Rugby league legend Brad Fittler and his partner have scored a place among Sydney’s ultra-prestige homeowners thanks to the sale of their acreage.
- by Lucy Macken
‘Crisis point’: CBA chairman calls for plan to reopen borders
The chairman of the country’s biggest bank says businesses cannot attract foreign workers to Australia because people worry they’ll be trapped here.
- by Clancy Yeates
'Very wrong': NBN boss slams critics of Australia's broadband speeds
National Broadband Network CEO Stephen Rue has hit out at claims Australia's internet service is slower and lags behind countries like Thailand and Paraguay.
- by Jennifer Duke
Telstra chairman defends CEOs, saying kids earn 'millions on Fortnite'
Telstra chairman John Mullen has unloaded on critics of chief executive Andy Penn's $5 million-a-year pay, noting kids playing Fortnite are paid similar sums.
- by Yan Zhuang and Jennifer Duke
Telstra boss Andy Penn set to avoid pay revolt
Telstra boss Andy Penn is likely to avoid a shareholder revolt over big bonuses paid to executives despite his pay packet jumping to almost $5 million in the last financial year.
- by Jennifer Duke
'We need to get real': Telstra chairman hits out as investors revolt on pay
Chairman John Mullen acknowledges executive pay is 'too high across the board' as Telstra gets its 'first strike'.
- by Mathew Dunckley
'They deserve a pay cut': Telstra shareholders vent fury at company
Some retail shareholders present at its annual general meeting in Sydney had other issues on their minds.
- by John McDuling & Jennifer Duke
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