Wesfarmers boss is selling a new story: growth
Just as many chief executives are bunkering down, preparing for a slowdown to arrive, Rob Scott is looking over the horizon.
Leadership
Star’s new leader ‘calls it as she sees it’
With a background in commercial law and plenty of experience at board level, Star Entertainment’s new chair Anne Ward doesn’t mince words.
‘Secret affair’ shared with Super Retail board, staff
Lawyers representing four executives at shopping giant Super Retail Group say an external informant has come forward with new details of an affair between its CEO and HR boss.
This is the biggest blind spot on boards
A new CSIRO report highlights an urgent need for Australian directors to take these forthcoming risks seriously.
‘Time’s up’: Wylie takes aim at Lendlease chairman
Activist shareholder Tanarra Capital has stepped up the pressure on the property major ahead of a critical briefing, demanding ’fresh thinking and leadership’.
What’s next for Scott Farquhar after Atlassian exit
The self-made billionaire is making waves in Sydney’s uberwealthy east – owning two of the city’s most expensive houses and pushing for Cranbrook to take in girls. What’s on his radar now?
How Grill’d boss fought back from the brink
Simon Crowe went into a dark place four years ago, drinking heavily and driving recklessly as revenues from his burger chain plunged 70 per cent. This is his story of survival.
From uni mates to billionaires: Atlassian marriage ends happily
From taking turns pushing out the bins at their first office to promising to never wear suits, Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes have called time on their epic work ‘marriage’.
ASIC brain drain as top executives exit
A growing list of senior figures have departed ASIC but chair Joe Longo says the agency is going through generational change.
‘Super excited’: Jen Williams gets a new gig
Former Property Council boss Jen Williams has a new job leading an organisation aiming to make Brisbane the world’s most liveable city.
Why pokies king is rolling the dice on troubled casino
For Bruce Mathieson, his move on Star is more than a punt on whether or not the casino can stay alive.
Politicians have another bash at business
Too many of the attacks on businesses these days represent little more than pandering to voters’ dissatisfaction.
How Bowens nailed hardware home delivery
Family owned Bowens’ Uber inspiration has shaken up the staid world of hardware delivery and it’s all thanks to a chance conversation with the former boss of electronics chain JB Hi-Fi.
Directors don’t trust Canberra, concerns growing
Company directors are increasingly distrustful of the federal government and are being worn down by new regulation, the results of an industry survey show.
How letting go augments Stevens’ reality
It has taken more than a decade and a half for Angus Stevens to summon the courage to talk publicly about the horror of the day he came close to death while fulfilling a dream of flying.
Genocide survivor rallies support for Rwandans’ future
Thirty years after Jean Nepomuscene Sibomana escaped the massacre of his family, the Rwandan has sought Australian support for his country in a speech to business leaders.
Create ‘world you want to see’ through investments
A third-generation member of the billionaire Besen family has issued a rallying call to wealthy Australians to be more thoughtful about where they invest their money.
At 55, he started the world’s most important company
Morris Chang had decades of experience before he founded a business that’s indispensable to the global economy. What can other middle-aged entrepreneurs learn from him?
The wine dynasty departure which moulded a mental health crusade
Pip Brown was born into a winemaking dynasty but childhood anguish led her in a different direction – and she’s channelled that pain, and technology, to help fill a need in the mental health field.
Westpac CEO walks a costly path out of tech wilderness
Bank tech overhauls are dangerously complex, eye-wateringly expensive and are never delivered on time. So why move now?
Solomon Lew’s retail revolution: behind the three-way split
The billionaire retailer is again turning convention on its head, with the path to getting bigger could be by going smaller.
‘I lost $13bn’: How NAB’s boss reset banking
After four decades running banks across the world, there’s one thing that stands out for Ross McEwan.
The power play behind casino chief’s shock exit
The stand-off is a deeply serious moment for the Star casino that now risks losing everything.
Star boss quits in fresh crisis for casino group
Star Entertainment has lost CEO Robbie Cooke and two other execs as the troubled casino group deals with a NSW regulatory probe and races to finish its Queen’s Wharf project.
‘I rewired my brain’: Airtree co-founder shaped by highs and lows
Asked whether wealth has changed him in the 10 years since starting VC giant Airtree, Craig Blair says he’d be a fool to say it hasn’t. But other forces have left their mark too.
Ice cream and the art of CEOs keeping it simple
Global consumer giant Unilever wants to do fewer things and to do them better. Australian business is starting to catch on.
How Myer sought and missed out on McInnes as chief
Exited Myer chairman Ari Mervis came close to clinching former Premier Investments and David Jones boss Mark McInnes but fell short and then turned to ex-Qantas boss Olivia Wirth.
Wirth begins her Myer ‘retail education’ as Lew plots
Former Qantas loyalty boss Olivia Wirth has begun her education in retail as she prepares for the executive chair role with Myer while major shareholder Solomon Lew prepares his next move.
The richest 33 Australian women revealed
Tech stars, miners, property and concrete barons, fashionistas and the secret sisters who own one of Australia’s most iconic brands. These are 33 women in this year’s Richest 250.
Regulator raises concerns over Westpac chairman process
ASIC has raised concerns about the future of Westpac’s CEO after The Australian reported chairman Steven Gregg communicated succession plans to a selected group.
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