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- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside the secret school for ASX CEOs
Chanticleer has been given a rare look inside the invite-only course for new ASX150 CEOs, which is the brainchild of BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie.
- 1 hr ago
- James Thomson
This Month
Rinehart calls for tax cuts, criticises renewables and ‘eyesore’ solar panels
Gina Rinehart, named The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year, demanded a cut to taxes, while Boris Johnson spoke in defence of Donald Trump.
- Edmund Tadros and Maxim Shanahan
Gina Rinehart looks to life beyond the rivers of cash from iron ore
The mining magnate, crowned The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year, is recognised for the role she has played in shaping Australia’s economy.
- Brad Thompson
Boral adds $2b in value as Kerry Stokes finds right CEO
Vik Bansal has given local managers more decision-making powers and greater accountability for delivering profits and cost-cutting.
- Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review names its Business Person of the Year
Gina Rinehart has capped an extraordinary year of deal-making across the mining, energy, agribusiness and retail sectors by taking out the top honour.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Mavericks on top of the Business People of the Year list
This year’s list reflects a world in which Australia’s biggest companies took a cautious approach to investing and dealmaking in an uncertain economic environment.
- The AFR View
How Sam Hupert turned Pro Medicus into an understated giant
With a team of just 115 people and an understated approach to business, the healthtech co-founder has created an Australian success story.
- James Thomson
Lynas CEO snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
Never-say-die Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze says doing right is the best defence when opponents seek to cause mischief.
- Brad Thompson
AusSuper’s Delaney ready to re-shape capital markets
AustralianSuper is a pioneer, builder and now a stirrer after blocking the takeover of Origin Energy. Chief investment officer Mark Delaney has seen it all.
- Anthony Macdonald
AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda super-charges the data centre sector
In the space of eight years, AirTrunk has built 11 data centres in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, with more in the pipeline.
- Nick Lenaghan
How the Y2K bug reset Opera House CEO Louise Herron’s career
When the anticipated global computing meltdown did not happen on January 1, 2000, the former lawyer couldn’t help thinking her career was “really stupid”
- Sally Patten
This CEO of a $6b company was told he ‘could do better’ at school
Whitehaven chief Paul Flynn may not have been an enthusiastic student, but he learnt to debate around the kitchen table with his parents and eight siblings.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- BOSS
Drumstick Awards: Five biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2023
It’s been a golden year for corporate scandals. But one company has outshone the rest, taking home the inaugural Triple Drumstick.
- James Thomson
AirBnB’s boss on the perils of being too good at negotiation
Susan Wheeldon once made the mistake of negotiating too good a price for a contract. She realised that down the track the deal was not the win she thought it would be.
- Sally Patten
November
Australia’s top corporate givers revealed
Woolworths, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and health insurer NIB were among the companies to record a surge in philanthropy in 2023.
- Sally Patten
For Domino’s CEO, pepperoni and a Tarantino movie hard to beat
Domino’s CEO Don Meij says investors expect perfection from large ASX companies, as he regroups and avoids becoming ‘lost in the past’.
- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Software
Sam Altman’s attitude shows the cult of the founder will not die
OpenAI CEO’s removal reveals an unappealing side of the 38-year-old, undermining the humility that made people worry less about artificial intelligence.
- Dave Lee
How ‘the world’s greatest retailer’ was passed over for CEO
Greg Foran went from Woolworths to a senior job at Walmart, where he was caught in a power struggle between its traditional and digital arms.
- Jason Del Rey
This CEO swims for an hour before work, but is ‘terrible’ at stretching
AICD chief Mark Rigotti is also a big believer in keeping a daily journal. “Don’t rely on Stanford for everything you need to know.”
- Sally Patten
This CEO was once told he wasn’t making enough mistakes
Renato Mota, the chief executive of Insignia Financial, talks about embracing risk and the importance of allowing the mind to wander.
- Sally Patten
