‘Need to have a couple of heads roll’:Star’s board under pressure

‘Need to have a couple of heads roll’:Star’s board under pressure

Serious stumbles and slip-ups are plaguing the casino group and there are calls for some directors to move on.

  • byAnne Hyland

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‘Complete fabrication’:Proxy groups deny role in NAB’s board backflip

‘Complete fabrication’:Proxy groups deny role in NAB’s board backflip

The country’s four main proxy advisers have denied blocking NAB’s appointment of Gen X technology entrepreneur James Spenceley to its board,after it was announced then retracted in nine days.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
A third of Tesla investors voted against James Murdoch’s reappointment

A third of Tesla investors voted against James Murdoch’s reappointment

James Murdoch has suffered an investor rebellion at Tesla after coming under pressure over pay for his board role at Elon Musk’s electric carmaker.

  • byJames Titcomb
Higher borrowing costs for companies not hitting gender targets

Higher borrowing costs for companies not hitting gender targets

After a successful decade of more women joining Australia’s biggest company boards,the push is now on for greater gender parity in senior management ranks.

  • byAnne Hyland
Board games:Is a cosy directors’ club a risk to corporate Australia?

Board games:Is a cosy directors’ club a risk to corporate Australia?

A small group of powerful men,and increasingly women,dominate the boards of Australia’s biggest companies. And some fear the group is too small.

  • byAnne Hyland
Kerry Stokes to leave Seven Group in changing of the guard

Kerry Stokes to leave Seven Group in changing of the guard

Kerry Stokes will continue on as the chairman of his media company after handing over the reins at his much larger holding group.

  • bySarah Danckert
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‘A huge deal’:Exxon activist wins board seats in landmark climate vote
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‘A huge deal’:Exxon activist wins board seats in landmark climate vote

The success by activist hedge fund Engine No. 1 during the Exxon shareholder meeting showdown sent shockwaves across an energy industry grappling to address concerns about climate change.

  • byJennifer Hiller andSvea Herbst-Bayliss
Peter Tonagh,Fiona Balfour,Mario D’Orazio join ABC board

Peter Tonagh,Fiona Balfour,Mario D’Orazio join ABC board

Three high-profile business executives will join the ABC’s board of directors.

  • byZoe Samios
Regional media mogul Bruce Gordon secures Nine board seat

Regional media mogul Bruce Gordon secures Nine board seat

Bermuda based billionaire Bruce Gordon has secured a seat on the board of Nine just weeks after striking a deal to air its shows on his regional network WIN.

  • byZoe Samios
Rio shareholders played the long game and ultimately got their prized scalp
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Rio shareholders played the long game and ultimately got their prized scalp

Behind the scenes,a group of mainly Australian shareholders continued guerrilla warfare at Rio aimed at unseating UK-based chairman Simon Thompson.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Nine appoints Stan’s Mike Sneesby as new CEO

Nine appoints Stan’s Mike Sneesby as new CEO

Nine has named the Mike Sneesby,a former telecommunications executive and head of streaming service Stan,as its new chief executive.

  • byZoe Samios