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
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’ embattled leader Chris Ellison will soon be interviewed by Australia’s corporate cop as part of its investigation, according to a media report.
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
Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, as the world’s richest people increasingly benefited from inheritance and powerful connections, according to Oxfam’s latest annual inequality report.
April Roach
Woolworths boss Amanda Bardwell is set to have her hands full in 2025 trying to execute a turnaround plan for the embattled grocer, experts say, following a string of scandals last year.
MST Marquee analyst Saul Kavonic reckons Mrs Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is “amongst the most logical acquirers” of Strike after the latter’s decision to embark on a strategic review.
The mining and civil contractor gave no explanation for the departure of Richard Simons, who joined the company in only late-2022.
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of ‘culturally neutered’ companies that have sought to distance themselves from ‘masculine energy.’
Riley Griffin
WA’s key business lobby group has found a new chief executive, looking to an airport boss to fill the looming leadership void.
Adrian Rauso
Wrangling artificial intelligence and inflation are among the biggest worries for Australian CEOs, who are bracing for 2025 far less concerned about employee retention and labour shortages than a year ago.
Simone Grogan
Shares in this rare earths hopeful are running hot after it announced a minerals stalwart had joined its ranks.
Incoming Neurotech boss Anthony Filippis wants to set his feet firmly under the table by fast-tracking the WA biotech’s bid to secure global partnerships for its oral cannabinoid drug therapy.
Angry shareholders have delivered a first strike against ANZ over its bond trading scandal and forced the bank to withdraw a bonus reward for retiring chief executive Shayne Elliott.
Inghams chief executive Andrew Reeves will hand over the top job to the company’s New Zealand boss next year.
The chief executive of Pilbara Minerals has made a big pre-Christmas splurge, spending more than $1 million buying up his company’s stock.
ANZ will bring in an international banking heavyweight to succeed outgoing chief executive Shayne Elliott when he leaves the big four lender mid-next year.
A judge has partially lifted a veil of secrecy over a former Mineral Resources fix-it man’s allegations so Chris Ellison’s boardroom colleagues can get their own legal advice.
Neale Prior
Wesfarmers has put Kmart in a safe pair of hands as it prepares to wave goodbye to the man credited with rescuing the brand for a near-death experience and turning it into an Australian retail success story.
Daniel Newell and Cheyanne Enciso
The chief executive of giant automaker Stellantis — known for his cost-cutting drive — has stepped down after a dispute with the board over how to arrest weakening sales and a stock slump.
Bloomberg
The not-for-profit running Containers for Change in WA has claimed AIM WA’s top innovation award for coming up with an ‘on-demand’ version of the popular recycling initiative.
Mineral Resources chairman James McClements for the first time disclosed concerns over the controversial Kali Metals float in January as the group was hit by a “first strike” over its governance scandals.
There’s no disputing Chris Ellison is a business success story, a high-school dropout who built one of Australia’s biggest miners on hard work, smarts and determination.
Former politician and professional director Ben Wyatt has been named Business Leader of the Year at the 2024 WA Pinnacle Awards.
