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Qantas Group chief executive Vanessa Hudson presents the airlines half year result.

AviationPremiumHow Hudson took control and got Qantas’ on course

Salvaging Qantas is just the start as CEO who practises ‘servant leadership’ rebuilds reputation & sets up growth for the embattled national carrier.

Angus Whitley & Danny Lee

Peter Bryant was chief financial officer at Perenti for five years.

ContractingPremiumNRW poaches from Perth Airport to fill CFO void

NRW has chosen former Perth Airport and Perenti chief financial officer Peter Bryant to run the listed contractor’s financial affairs as it waits to claw back $113 million from the collapsed Whyalla steelworks.

Simone Grogan

Birchal has appointed Kirstin Hunter as its new CEO.

StartupsCommentsPremiumNew Birchal boss promises startups money in the bank faster

The new boss of equity crowdfunding platform Birchal has promised startups a ‘short, sharp crowdfunded campaign (that) can get them back to running their business sooner’.

Cheyanne Enciso

KMD Brands has appointed Ashley Reade (right) as chief executive of Rip Curl. Pictured with KMD Brands CEO Brent Scrimshaw.

RetailCommentsKMD Brands names veteran Nike exec to lead Rip Curl

KMD Brands has named veteran Nike executive Ashley Reade as the new chief executive of its surfwear brand Rip Curl.

Cheyanne Enciso

Wisetech Global CEO Richard White.

CEOsCommentsWhite ‘misled’ WiseTech over partners in bombshell review

An independent review into the actions of WiseTech’s scandal-prone founder Richard White has revealed he made incomplete and, at times, misleading disclosures about personal relationships.

Jackson Hewett

Sydney star stock picker Angus Aitken is backing embattled MinRes boss Chris Ellison.

MiningCommentsPremium‘No drongo’: Star broker says MinRes, Ellison a sure thing

MinRes shares are surging as brokers get behind the battered miner and its boss, with one prominent Sydney stock picker saying Chris Ellison is not ‘a drongo’.

Adrian Rauso

Brad Banducci (left) is stepping into the chief executive role at TEG, a position formerly held by Geoff Jones (right).

CEOsPremiumFormer Woolies CEO lands plum new role

Former Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has announced his next career move in a game of executive musical chairs.

Alexandra Feiam

Nicola Forrest and her new Coaxial lieutenant Philippa Watson.

CEOsCommentsPremiumNicola Forrest brings in banker to helm new family office

Wealthy WA philanthropist Nicola Forrest has begun making moves at her new family office by poaching a banker as the firm’s first chief executive. 

Simone Grogan

Michael Hill announced the shock death of CEO Daniel Bracken last week.

RetailCommentsMichael Hill names acting CEO following Bracken’s death

Jewellery retailer Michael Hill has appointed an acting chief executive following the sudden death of Daniel Bracken last week.

Cheyanne Enciso

Virgin Australia incoming CEO Dave Emerson.

AviationCommentsBain insider chosen to pilot Virgin’s next leg

Bain Capital has picked its former global aviation boss Dave Emerson to run Virgin Australia as a market float opportunity knocks.

Neale Prior

Wilsons Advisory chief executive Brad Gale.

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Former Euroz MD launches Wilsons Advisory into Perth

Rob Black, who stepped down from Euroz Hartleys in mid-2023, is leading Wilsons’ expansion into WA, opening a new office and looking for staff.

Sean Smith

Elizabeth Gaines finished as Fortescue chief executive in September 2022.

MiningCommentsPremiumFortescue’s Gaines signs up with Abu Dhabi play

Former Fortescue chief executive Liz Gaines to advise an Abu Dhabi-based group selling itself as a player in the global energy transition.

Neale Prior

Bankwest aims to become Australia’s “favourite digital bank”. It shuttered all of its metro branches last year.

BankingCommentsPremiumBankwest says it’s ‘here to stay’ despite branch closures

Bankwest managing director Jason Chan has declared the bank is ‘here to stay’ nearly a year after it announced a sweeping network closure that remade WA’s oldest lender as digital-only.

Cheyanne Enciso

CCI WA’s new Chief Executive Peter Cock. Michael Wilson

CEOsPremiumNew CCIWA chief sees longer-term planning

It is a timely homecoming for the Murdoch University graduate that sees him take a key role in promoting the interests of business as State and federal elections approach and the energy transition takes shape.

Sean Smith

Healthscope told staff chief executive Greg Horan would step down.

HealthCommentsHealthscope taps former Qantas exec as new CEO

The nation’s second-biggest private hospital operator, Healthscope, has tapped former Qantas international boss Tino La Spina to take on the top job amid its $1.6 billion debt pain.

Cheyanne Enciso

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison, left, and company chairman James McClements.

MiningCommentsPremiumEllison’s time at MinRes could stretch well into next year

Mineral Resources is still months away from announcing a new board chair to replace James McClements after a tax scandal and a series or corporate governance disasters forced his decision to exit.

Daniel Newell

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison.

MiningCommentsMinRes’ Ellison starts paying tax scandal penalties: Reports

Embattled Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has reportedly started paying some of the financial penalties slapped on him by the board over a tax scandal.

Northern Star Resources CEO Stuart Tonkin.

MiningPremiumThe gold bosses making millions from bullion’s record run

The likes of Raleigh Finlayson, Jake Klein, Mark Clark, Stuart Tonkin and Luke Creagh are minting hefty wealth gains off the price surge, catapulting up rich lists on stock holdings that have soared in value.

Sean Smith

Richard White, chief executive officer of WiseTech Global Ltd., during the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The Summit will continue through June 13. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

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New complaints against founder White rattle WiseTech

The board of WiseTech Global has confirmed it is investigating two new complaints lodged against founder and former chief executive Richard White.

Daniel Newell

Woolworths has tightened the reins on working-from-home privileges for its 10,000 office staff.

RetailCommentsWoolworths boss orders staff back to the office

Woolworths has tightened the reins on working-from-home privileges for its 10,000 office staff, asking them to commit to spending at least three days a week in the office. 

Cheyanne Enciso

Woolworths boss Amanda Bardwell has appointed Sally Copland as Woolworths New Zealand managing director and Annette Karantoni as Woolworths Retail managing director.

RetailCommentsWoolworths boss overhauls grocery chain after tough year

Woolworths boss Amanda Bardwell has made her first major restructure of the supermarket’s flagship food arm — creating a bulked-up division that will include three of its subsidiaries.

Cheyanne Enciso

Resolute Mining CEO Terry Holohan and Malian leader Colonel Assimi Goita.

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Mali hostage ordeal ends in exit for Resolute CEO

Terry Holohan was due to return as CEO this week after taking time away following his release by Mali’s ruling military junta who held him captive for almost two weeks over a tax dispute.

Daniel Newell

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

MiningPremiumChris Ellison reportedly summoned by ASIC

Mineral Resources’ embattled leader Chris Ellison will soon be interviewed by Australia’s corporate cop as part of its investigation, according to a media report.

Australian Institute of Company Directors chief executive Mark Rigotti.

BoardsCommentsPremiumAICD doesn’t expect major diversity pushback in Australia

The Australian Institute of Company Directors says companies have embraced diversity for “sound economic reasons”, but Trump wind-back is an opportunity to measure sentiment in Australia.

Sean Smith