John Wylie
Lendlease sells down Asian asset ahead of investor showdown
The property giant has moved to simplify its business with the sale of life sciences interests in Asia, with chairman Michael Ullmer reportedly on his way out.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Latest
Wylie watches while LendLease deepens its London money pit
John Wylie’s warnings are looking better all the time as the construction giant posts massive losses on its European projects.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Activist shareholders
Why investors want to tear down this corporate giant
Lendlease, the company that built Barangaroo in Sydney and the Melbourne Quarter, “is a plaything”, says activist shareholder John Wylie.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Australian soccer
One code to rule them – why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
- by Roy Masters
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Commonwealth Games
Ghosted Games: Officials asked why top bureaucrat was visiting, but got no answer
UK-based Commonwealth Games officials had asked why the Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary was visiting before Victoria cancelled the regional event.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
‘It’s not just sport’: Wylie slams Andrews for damaging Victoria’s reputation
Victoria’s reputation in business, not just as a sporting host, has suffered irreparable damage from the decision to scrap the Games, says former ASC head, John Wylie.
- by Greg Baum, Michael Gleeson and Roy Masters
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Coronavirus pandemic
Former health minister wants focus back on COVID as he embarks on new job
Greg Hunt is on a mission to make Melbourne the new Boston or Cambridge, but in his first interview since leaving politics, he also draws attention to COVID deaths and calls for Liberal Party diversity.
- by Paul Sakkal
States make case to look beyond Cricket Australia for next board chair
An external choice as the next Cricket Australia chair has become a more likely possibility after the state association owners articulated their opposition to a current director.
- by Daniel Brettig
Australian cricket’s quest for unifying leader begins
A consensus supremo for Australian cricket, parachuted independently onto the Cricket Australia board, is a live option to end years of conflict between the governing body and the states.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Ownership mentality’: Board directors need bigger stakes in their companies, say investors
Influential investors say board directors need to think more like shareholders rather than just guns for hire, and think twice before pressing the button on dilutive capital equity raisings.
- by Anne Hyland
John Wylie turns page on State Library of Victoria
Who’s our hot tip on a replacement for State Library of Victoria chair John Wylie?
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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