Yesterday
And the award goes to … why Australia’s film gongs are on the nose
The purported redundancy of the man who once invented a new award to avoid embarrassing Robert De Niro has left many hoping for a fresh start. Except he’s refusing to go.
AusSuper closes in on new CIO amid shifting investment landscape
The fund will soon unveil its successor to Mark Delaney as CIO. Whoever it is will need to grapple with big changes rippling through the sector.
This Month
Swinburne vice-chancellor quits amid investigation into chancellor
Pascale Quester has been vice-chancellor since August 2020 and was dealing with the fallout of low employee morale over concerns about the chancellor’s leadership.
Another one bites the dust at Future Fund
A week after the exit of two private markets investment chiefs, the $267 billion fund’s overlays director Simon Fraser is also out the door.
SGH appoints insider to lead Boral after Bansal-led transformation
Vik Bansal, who ran the concrete and asphalt division since late 2022, says he achieved everything he set out to do in getting the business into better shape.
Jillaroo to CEO: Liz Westcott’s unusual journey to the top of Woodside
The new chief executive says she’s always enjoyed surprising people. She wants her actions to speak louder than words as she takes the helm at the company.
Woodside opts for safe hands as Westcott anointed as CEO
The former ExxonMobil senior executive has a top-notch operational track record but will need to prove her commercial nous, investors say.
BHP’s next CEO bets on Americas and keeping the company whole
BHP veteran Brandon Craig will succeed Mike Henry as the global miner’s chief executive in July, having been running its American minerals division.
Why the class of ’26 CEOs start on a short leash
Two top-20 chief executive changes on the same day? It’s all part of corporate Australia’s big reset.
Future Fund private equity and real assets chiefs head for the door
David Bluff and Tammi Fisher are the latest senior leaders to leave the $267 billion fund, which recently returned 12.4 per cent to the federal government.
ANZ leadership overhaul reaches business banking
Clare Morgan is the latest Shayne Elliott-era executive to depart since the arrival of his successor Nuno Matos last May.
DigiCo boss Michael Juniper goes on leave after just three months
David di Pilla’s HMC Capital has lost another senior operative, with a CEO to take an extended period of leave after starting in the top job in December.
Pay.com.au taps former Google exec, Netwealth director ahead of IPO
Shareholders are due to vote on the board appointments and the company constitution for the ASX at a general meeting on March 18.
Ghost of Ari Mervis haunts Endeavour
With so many changes in the drinks giant’s top brass in recent years, who can blame them for mixing up some names?
Ryan Stokes says out loud what everyone else is thinking
It helps that the SGH boss isn’t in banking or finance, but his fellow chief executives should still be happy someone said it.
DAZN eyes Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany for offshore promotion
Many had expected the veteran of the News Corp-backed subscription broadcaster to leave after it was acquired by the British sports streamer.
February
Allens appoints new managing partner in biggest change in a decade
The major law firm’s board selected Sydney-based Marc Kemp to succeed Richard Spurio in the top job from July.
Corporate Travel admits scandal has hit customer renewals
Shares in the company have not traded since August last year as it continues to investigate just how deep its refund scandal runs.
‘We can do a better job’: Tiley to take his grand tennis plans to US
Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has confirmed he’s quitting to take over US tennis after a sometimes controversial career that transformed the Australian Open.
Highest-paid CFOs: 1 in 4 ASX100 firms switch chief financial officer
The latest list of best-compensated finance chiefs of listed companies gives rise to fears the future pipeline of female chief executives will dry up.
