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Leadership
The ‘invincible’ property CEO who found the calm after the storm
Today he is CEO of Frasers Property Industrial but Reini Otter’s cancer diagnosis after years of stress led him to make big changes for himself, and now warehouse workers and truckies alike.
New Qantas chair queries business support for voice
Corporate Australia’s support for the indigenous voice campaign ‘backfired’, with businesses seen by the public as ‘high and mighty’, according to incoming Qantas chair John Mullen.
Musk’s relationships with women blur boundaries
The billionaire founder had sex with an employee and a former intern at SpaceX and asked a woman at his company to have his babies, former employees say.
Legal danger to directors of taking the eye off AI
Directors face commercial, reputational and regulatory damage if they don’t have enough oversight of their company’s handling of artificial intelligence, says the AICD.
Virgin CEO race now down to two names
The contest has come down to one internal and one external candidate, after four other Virgin nominees have been told they are no longer in contention.
Waislitz predicts surge of M&A in micro and small cap space
Agitating for board and strategy changes at two companies in his micro and small portfolio while pushing for a merger of another has billionaire Alex Waislitz predicting a wave of takeover activity.
Kicking goals for diplomacy with China
MA Financial’s Richard Colless was in his element as he hosted the second annual Duanwu lunch at the Steve Waugh Room at the Sydney Cricket Ground before the Swans’ AFL game against Geelong.
Feted Besen’s clarion call to save arts sector
Daniel Besen has called on all levels of government and wealthy benefactors to do more to back the arts sector, warning that community-based organisations are in danger of failing.
The lawyer who helped take Aussie banks to China
Lawyer and China expert David Olsson conceeds relations between Beijing and Canberra are tough but he still sees potential for Australian companies to doing business with China.
‘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.
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