Australia’s ASX200 bosses took home bigger bonuses last year but were still out-earned by a growing number of US-based chief executives who pocketed as much as $48 million in pay.
Sean Smith
Tony O’Neill has departed to ‘remove unnecessary distraction’ following concerns among some shareholders over his business relationship with another Woodside director.
The gas producer says chief financial officer and company secretary Tim Cooper, who joined Strike barely a year ago, will depart the group at the end of September.
The KPMG disaster should be filed as a case study under Smart People Doing Dumb Things.
WiseTech has insisted the tech giant is unaware of any Australian Federal Police investigation into its founder and executive chairman, Richard White.
Daniel Newell
The real-life Succession drama unfolding at Linfox has taken a major twist, with all three sons of billionaire founder Lindsay Fox seemingly facing replacement at the helm of key divisions.
Rebecca Le May
US-based Elliott Investment Management continues its attack on beleaguered Super Pit owner Northern Star Resources, saying its board ‘doesn’t understand’ how much shareholder trust has been lost.
Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt — who this week was named an officer of the Order of Australia — has splashed out more than $50,000 to up his stake in Rio Tinto.
Being just the second chair who hasn’t worked at Wesfarmers makes the appointment of Ken MacKenzie rare enough to question whether he will stick to the succession script when it comes to the next CEO.
BP's sacked chairman Albert Manifold has pushed back against what he described as a "false narrative" surrounding his removal from the British oil major.
Shadia Nasralla
One of Andrew Forrest’s closest allies has quit the board of his mining empire, just weeks after selling off a $5.5 million stake in the company.
In a win for the corporate watchdog, a regional airline's former executive chair has admitted a market publication he signed off on misled the investors.
Adrian Black
A regional airline's former board members have been taken to court by the financial regulator over allegedly misleading investors about turning a profit.
Chris Ellison has offloaded a massive slice of his stake in Mineral Resources to pocket more than $122 million and kick-start a family office.
WA gas play Strike Energy has announced sweeping board and management changes that include a new chair in Nev Power and the appointment of Shelley Robertson as chief executive.
Former Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines has offloaded most of her shareholding in the Andrew Forrest-founded iron ore miner.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
The controversial former Qantas chief says the book, to be released in July will ‘set the record straight on what actually happened during my career’.
The regulator’s enquiries are focused on trading last year by Accent boss Daniel Agostinelli, non-executive director Michael Hapgood and an unnamed senior employee.
The media group says director Teresa Dyson will replace Heith Mackay-Cruise when he finishes up on June 30.
US burns surgeons have bestowed their highest honour on AVITA Medical founder Professor Fiona Wood AM, whose pioneering treatment has saved countless patients facing immeasurable pain and disfigurement.
Former Fortescue chief executive Fiona Hick is among four new hires to refresh the board of the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA.
Adrian Rauso
The Iran war is set to exacerbate boardroom woes as Australia’s company directors become increasingly concerned about productivity, rising business costs and higher-for-longer interest rates and inflation.
Cheyanne Enciso
DroneShield says founder and chief executive Oleg Vornik and chair Peter James are stepping down after more than 10 years with the defence company.
Shares in Killi Resources more than doubled after the junior gold and copper explorer appointed former Fortescue chief executive Nev Power as its chairman.
