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Brendan Gore

PropertyCommentsPremiumGore out the door after 20 years at Peet

Peet chief executive and managing director Brendan Gore will step down after two decades at the helm of the 130-year old Perth founded real estate business. 

Simone Grogan

Sam Fischer will replace Tim Ford (pictured), who is leaving TWE after 14 years with the company.

RetailCommentsPenfolds owner poaches new CEO from beer giant Lion

Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates has poached the boss of alcohol giant Lion, behind popular beer brand XXXX, to be its new chief executive.

Cheyanne Enciso

Outgoing South32 chief executive Graham Kerr and successor Matthew Daley

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Mega payday for incoming CEO as South32 boss Kerr steps down

Graham Kerr is leaving South32 sometime next year and his successor stands to rake in more than $7m of cash and stock options for quitting his current job, on top of a multi-million-dollar salary.

Adrian Rauso

Shemara Wikramanayake

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CEOs flock to Sydney for Macquarie’s corporate conclave

In the Vatican there was a papal conclave. In New York there was the Met Gala. In Sydney this week? There was the Macquarie Australia Conference.

Simone Grogan

Association of Mining and Exploration Companies chief Warren Pearce.

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‘Bit rich’: Mining group fires back at Lynas Rare Earths

A mining lobby group has lashed rare earths chief Amanda Lacaze’s brusque comments about Australian manufacturing ambitions and plans to stockpile critical minerals as ‘negativity” and “insulting’.

Simone Grogan

Meg O'Neill, chief executive officer of Woodside Energy Group Ltd., speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Perth, Australia on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Last week, Woodside Energy made a final investment decision on a $17.5 billion liquefied natural gas export project in the US, cementing the Australian company’s position as a top supplier of the super-chilled fuel. Photographer: Matt Jeloneck/Bloomberg

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Woodside hopeful for green light on North West Shelf

Woodside boss Meg O’Neill hopes the planned life extension of the North West Shelf gas plant will be approved by the end of the month despite a potential post-election reshuffle of Anthony Albanese’s cabinet.

Matt Mckenzie

Harvest Road is part of the Forrests’ Tattarang private investment arm.

CEOsCommentsPremiumForrests’ agribusiness group Harvest Road names new CEO

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s agribusiness group Harvest Road has named Harvey Gaynor as its new chief executive, bringing with him over 35 years’ experience.

Cheyanne Enciso

CEO of National Australia Bank Andrew Irvine.

BankingCommentsNAB shares bounce on better than expected profit

NAB has reassured nervous banking investors with a small increase in first-half profit to $3.58 billion, boosted by better home and business lending despite the unsettling global trade tensions.

Sean Smith

PLS boss Dale Henderson at the Macquarie Australia Conference.

MiningCommentsPremiumThe lithium price this CEO says peers will need to survive

Lithium ‘must be close’ to hitting an inflection point and breaking through the latest glut, PLS boss Dale Henderson has wagered, as falling prices brutally cull the wheat from the chaff.

Simone Grogan

WiseTech Global boss Richard White.

MarketsCommentsWiseTech’s Richard White promises ‘top quality’ governance

The billionaire boss also insists the ‘noise’ around US President Donald Trump’s tariffs should not overshadow the company’s prospects, even as the group warned it could face a tougher second half of the year.

Sean Smith and Jackson Hewett

Shemara Wikramanayake, chief executive of Macquarie Group.

BusinessComments‘Historic shock’: Top CEOs issue grim warning to government

A number of bosses used the Macquarie Australia Conference to call on the returned Labor Government to address the nation’s ongoing productivity issues.

Jackson Hewett

Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott in conversation at the Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney.

EconomyCommentsPremiumWesfarmers, Macquarie urge Albo to let business lead growth

Two top Australian CEOs are calling on the newly elected Albanese Government not to let the Lucky Country get complacent, and use its huge mandate to do more for the economy beyond stimulus and handouts. 

Simone Grogan

The ACCC promises to maintain scrutiny on the major supermarkets and step up the pressure on faux discounts. 

CEOsCommentsACCC promotes ‘anti-scam boss’ to top job

Australia’s consumer watchdog has selected a new chief executive to run the organisation as it promises to maintain scrutiny on the major supermarkets and step up the pressure on faux discounts.

Simone Grogan

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

BoardsCommentsPremiumMineral Resources chair parachuted in to fix ASX breach

The departure of director Denise McComish left MinRes in breach of listing regulations that require its audit and risk committee to have at least three directors and be led by an independent chair.

Sean Smith

Former Virgin Airlines boss Jayne Hrdlicka has landed the top job at Endeavour.

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Former Virgin boss lands top job at booze empire Endeavour

Former Virgin Airlines boss Jayne Hrdlicka has landed a new job at flagging Dan Murphy’s and BWS owner Endeavour Group.

Cheyanne Enciso and Daniel Newell

Insider speculate Mike Henry is now heading toward the end of his tenure, but emphasised that no decision has been made. 

MiningPremiumWho are the frontrunners to replace BHP’s Mike Henry?

BHP is preparing to begin looking for a new chief executive in the coming months, with key lieutenants already jostling for position to succeed boss Mike Henry at the top of the world’s biggest miner. 

Paul-Alain Hunt, Thomas Biesheuvel and Archie Hunter

Outgoing Chicken Treat chief executive Mimma Battista.

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Chicken Treat to have second crack at east coast market

Its departing chief executive is confident in the WA fast-food franchise’s ability to have another crack at spreading its wings on the east coast after a failed attempt in 2022.

Cheyanne Enciso

The West Australian asked local companies what they would like to see from an incoming government in Canberra.

CEOsCommentsPremiumWA’s biggest CEOs reveal their Federal election wishlists

Vision, deregulation and productivity growth top the wishlist of WA businesses ahead of next month’s Federal election amid concerns Australia has become a less attractive investment destination.

Sean Smith

Canva’s co-founders Cliff Obrecht, Melanie Perkins, and Cameron Adams.

IPOsCommentsPremiumCanva in major product launch as revenue hits $4.8b

Tech unicorn Canva has made its biggest launch of new products since being founded in Perth 12 years ago, adding spreadsheets and AI amid speculation surrounding its hotly-anticipated move to go public. 

Simone Grogan

AICD boss Mark Rigotti called on the Federal Government to put a freeze on red tape.

CEOsCommentsBoardrooms right to fear global trade tensions

US President Trump’s chaos-inducing tariff measures have validated mounting fears about protectionism and global uncertainty among Australian company directors.

Simone Grogan

Part of the Greenbushes Talison Lithium operation, jointly owned by IGO and Tianqi.

CEOsCommentsPremiumNickel and lithium miner to lose finance chief

IGO’s chief financial officer will finish up at the end of 2025, calling time after five and a half years with the battery metals miner. 

Simone Grogan

Westgold CEO Wayne Bramwell is shooting up the ranks of WA’s best-paid mining executives.

MiningCommentsPremiumWestgold CEO Bramwell’s staggering new salary

The boss of Westgold Resources is set for a tidy $275,000 pay increase and upwards of $4 million in company shares, launching him up the ranks of WA’s best paid gold mining executives. 

Simone Grogan

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

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