Serious stumbles and slip-ups are plaguing the casino group and there are calls for some directors to move on.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kerry Stokes will continue on as the chairman of his media company after handing over the reins at his much larger holding group.
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.
Three high-profile business executives will join the ABC’s board of directors.
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.
Behind the scenes,a group of mainly Australian shareholders continued guerrilla warfare at Rio aimed at unseating UK-based chairman Simon Thompson.
Nine has named the Mike Sneesby,a former telecommunications executive and head of streaming service Stan,as its new chief executive.