This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Fortescue’s hydrogen back-flip fails to become sugar hit it should be
One of the issues hanging over the miner is partly gone. So why aren’t fund managers jumping in? They may be more concerned by the company’s other big problems.
- Anthony Macdonald
Dexus poaches AustralianSuper’s infrastructure tsar Nik Kemp
It is the biggest hire so far by the company’s new chief executive, Ross Du Vernet, who took over the top post from long-serving Darren Steinberg this year.
- Nick Lenaghan
Alvarez & Marsal lifts EY team to spearhead entry into valuations
The trio have been tasked with building a presence in the local valuations sector, and Stewart has been appointed to run the unit.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Bendigo Bank names new CEO
Marnie Baker is bowing out after six years at the helm of the regional lender, elevating Bendigo’s chief customer officer Richard Fennell to be its next CEO.
- James Eyers
Why underperforming executives need to be worried
It’s about doing more with less and finding leaders who can operate in that environment, says the managing partner at an executive search firm.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Simpler, predictable earnings this year’s equity market story
Fewer shocks and more bankable businesses, that’s what is in fashion with investors this year. The list of companies trying to dish it up is growing.
- Anthony Macdonald
June
Grant King to succeed Jerry Maycock as Transgrid chairman
The changeover at the helm of the NSW grid owner comes as the build-out of the transmission system has become a major stumbling block to the energy transition.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
The key person in NAB succession wasn’t the new CEO
National Australia Bank’s handover to new CEO Andrew Irvine is being held up as the new gold standard in succession planning. Chairman Philip Chronican explains how it went down.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Analysis
- Aviation
Virgin IPO may not fly for next boss
There are plenty of big questions for the airline’s next chief executive – including what the carrier will look like, and how it will be owned, in the long run.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Updated
- Gaming & wagering
Former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan takes on ‘legacy brand’ Tabcorp
He arrives at the company in the midst of a painful transformation and after the departure of Adam Rytenskild, who was being investigated for offensive language.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
Judo Bank poaches APRA’s top bank supervisor
Renee Roberts, who led the prudential regulator’s bank supervision teams, will from September join one of the companies she monitored as chief risk officer.
- James Eyers
Forrest lieutenant Julie Shuttleworth exits Fortescue after a decade
Her departure adds to the growing list of executives who have left Fortescue recently. Ms Shuttleworth said she was leaving to spend more time with her family.
- Brad Thompson and Peter Ker
Lovisa investors remain bullish despite high-profile CEO exit
But brokers have downgraded the Brett Blundy-controlled chain as the executive who oversaw rapid international expansion, Spaniard Victor Herrero, leaves.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Brett Blundy poaches new Lovisa boss from Solomon Lew’s retail empire
The jeweller’s chief executive, Victor Herrero, will be succeeded by John Cheston, who runs Smiggle. Premier Investments has been hoping to float the kid’s stationery chain.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
May
Citi debt capital market bigwigs depart the bank
Street Talk understands Ollie Williams and Keith Mitchell have left the investment bank.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Exclusive
- Canva
Canva enterprise boss out after six months
Former Google and Microsoft executive Javier Soltero was hired to lead the company’s enterprise efforts, which are key to its IPO plans.
- Nick Bonyhady
High exec turnover at Cbus has the super sector talking
An exodus of at least 10 Cbus executives has eyes fixed on the $85 billion construction industry super fund giant.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Airwallex Australia GM Luke Latham calls it quits
Latham only joined the money remittance start-up last June.
- Lucas Baird
- Exclusive
- Women in Leadership
New Uber bosses to see through gig economy transition
There will be new heads of both Uber and Uber Eats in Australia, ahead of gig economy rules that threaten to significantly raise its cost of doing business.
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Fresh meat in the Optus sandwich promised a helping hand
Optus and its owner, Singtel, have made governance changes to try to make the incoming CEO’s job easier. We’ll wait to see the proof.
- Anthony Macdonald
