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Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... depend on us for our services, and more than a million employees depend on us for their livelihoods," Bezos said. "Being the CEO of Amazon is a deep responsibility, and it's consuming. When you have a responsibility like that, it's hard to put attention ...

New chief executive at Fitzpatricks Group

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Atrium. "Celebrating 20 years of partnering with advisers, I am excited to have Jodie take the lead on this new chapter as our CEO. Jodie's leadership of the business on a day-to-day basis will allow me to take on a new role as executive chairman ...

Clive Palmer ramps up calls for Shipton's head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... for an inquiry into ASIC itself. "James Shipton is being paid almost 20 times the average Australian wage to do nothing. The CEO of Australia Post was sacked over six Cartier watches, how many watches would it take for Shipton to be sacked?" Palmer tweeted ...

New AMP Australia chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... Francesco De Ferrari said. "Scott will build on the high-quality work that Blair Vernon has performed in his four months as Acting CEO. Blair stepped into the role at short notice and has been decisive in keeping our transformation activity moving and ...

COVID-19 upends business travel, technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... COVID-19 has disrupted operations, a Westpac survey found. Over 110 chief executives canvassed in Westpac's Asia Pacific CEO survey expect to scale back their business travel plans substantially in the future. The research, made in conjunction with ...

ETF Securities chief exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... international ETF businesses," the company said in a statement. "As part of this new business structure, the role of Australian CEO is no longer required and the incumbent, Kris Walesby is leaving with immediate effect." "I am pleased and excited to ...

Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... progress has been so slow, and at this rate it will be another 80 years before we see equal representation of men and women at CEO level2 - and similarly in executive leadership - unless action is taken now," she said. Investors joining 40:40 Vision ...

Is your CEO smart or just lucky?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... governance. University of North Carolina academic Turk Al-Sabah probed the question in recently published his research titled CEO Power and Luck: Impact of Stock Markets on Building Powerful CEOs. Al-Sabah said while economic theory predicts that boards ...

Australian Unity investments GM to depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... investments was made redundant and will be absorbed in the new chief investment officer position. "Following my appointment as CEO & CIO of Australian Unity's Wealth & Capital Markets platform some six weeks ago I have now had the opportunity to ...

Chief executives cop pay cuts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... bonuses ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI's CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies research shows that fixed pay and bonuses were sliding down prior to the pandemic. Realised and reported ...