Why this CEO is bracing for Alfred’s aftermath
Cleanaway will have its work cut out in coming days and after being caught out in the last floods, this boss is not taking any chances.
Leadership
The funds manager who made her dream of ‘something better’ a reality
When investment guru Geoff Wilson copped a backlash for saying women were better investors, Armina Rosenberg leapt to his defence. Now she’s a funds manager under the Future Generation program.
We need to ‘bust open’ directors club: Wylie
Tanarra Capital founder John Wylie advanced his commonsense approach to board diversity, asking, ‘Where are the people from the western suburbs?’.
Philip Lowe’s vision for a richer Australia
Ex-RBA boss, now Future Generation Australia chair Philip Lowe, is a ‘glass half full’ kind of man – and he’s on a mission to make us all more optimistic.
The tech boss ‘lucky’ to survive a civil war
Seelan Nayagam believes a higher power rescued him from certain death as a teenager, and that escape now drives his passion for inclusion at global giant DXC Technology.
There’s a quiet revolution at the top of Qantas
A financially strong airline is good for customers, just as much as investors. And one subtle change from the Joyce-era has big implications over how Qantas is run.
Is Amanda Bardwell the one to snap Woolies from its funk?
The new Woolworths boss will need a bolder strategy to turn around the sagging retailer but it’s nearly a mission impossible to now reverse decades of poor execution.
Top investors blast WiseTech board chaos
Top investors have demanded WiseTech Global restore an independent board after four directors quit in protest against founder Richard White, triggering an $8.2bn share rout.
What really happened inside the WiseTech boardroom
Richard White is back in control at WiseTech, but its still not clear in what capacity. The mass exit of directors has left the tech company in a full-blown crisis.
Only recession can make ‘ruthless’ Victoria great again
Not all is lost. Victoria has a clear competitive advantage across four world-beating exports and these mines won’t run dry. But first there will be pain.
The pink-haired CEO who didn’t want to be just an ‘older woman in a suit’
Dying her hair pink just before a Nasdaq listing as a way to stand out as a founder ended up transforming the culture of US tech giant BlackLine and propelling Therese Tucker’s wealth to more than $500m.
‘Retrograde’: Super CEO slams calls to dump diversity changes
The peak superannuation body remains aggrieved at a decision to axe corporate governance reforms including diversity changes, saying business leaders should ‘rise above politics’.
The pendulum ‘swung too far left’: BlackRock’s Larry Fink
The most powerful investor on Wall Street tells The Australian that corporate culture is ‘undergoing a reset’ away from its progressive outlook. Larry Fink is moving with the times.
Why Goodman’s AI pivot has a big message for investors
The veteran property investor is replaying the strategy that turned a small commercial property trust into a $70bn industrial powerhouse.
‘Gross invasion’: heavyweights condemn ASX diversity rules
Senior business leaders have banded together to condemn a controversial move requiring company directors to disclose their sexual orientation, religious beliefs and more.
The $50bn strategic bet that’s set to change BHP forever
The BHP of the future will be less reliant on Australia and even less about iron ore as CEO Mike Henry reshapes the miner. Is it the right strategy?
Keep up: How CEOs are navigating the Trump frenzy
Some of Donald Trump’s biggest calls are sending financial as well as strategic shockwaves through business. And they’re all unfolding in real time.
New chair in the bank, BHP leadership focus shifts to CEO
After locking in former NAB boss Ross McEwan as its next chairman, the mining giant will turn its attention to finding a suitable successor for chief executive Mike Henry.
Banker Ross McEwan will shape BHP for decades to come
The former NAB chief executive has one major job ahead as he takes on Australia’s most powerful board role.
JPMorgan banker to lead Carlton
AFL club Carlton has announced that JPMorgan banker Robert Priestley will become club president, replacing Luke Sayers, who stepped aside following a lewd photograph scandal.
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