Archived News for Executives and Senior Management
Sean Carroll has officially been appointed as executive general manager of Suncorp Life Risk Australia after settling into the role for five months.
Carroll was the executive general manager for Suncorp Life’s operations under the brands of Asteron and AA Life in New Zealand. Caroll's experience includes nine years in Australia with Asteron’s predecessor companies between 1995 and 2004.
Suncorp Life is the life insurance, superannuation and investment, asset management and financial advice division of Suncorp Insurance. Suncorp Life's products and services are provided by Asteron and Suncorp and its financial advice brands include Guardian Financial Planning and Cameron Walshe.
Fairfax releases termination payment details
Former Fairfax Media chief executive Brian McCarthy received a termination payment of $2.36 million despite the company reporting a full year loss of $401 million for the 2011 financial year.
ANZ Wealth appoints new Sales Head
ANZ Wealth has appointed a new head of sales, former BT executive Don Sillar.
Shareholders to question corporate governance
The Australian Shareholders Association has warned that the annual meeting season will highlight corporate governance issues which are plaguing investors, including executive remuneration, external and internal management of real estate investment trusts, and management fees.
Australia's ranking slips in corporate gender equality
Australia is yet to see a tangible change in relation to the representation of women in senior roles, according to a report released by Ernst & Young,
Inman to step down from Target
Launa Inman has announced she will be departing the role of Managing Director of Target.
New NBN director appointed
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has announced the appointment of Rick Turchini to the board of NBN Co.
Leighton Holdings announces new Thiess MD
Leighton Holdings has announced Bruce Munro as the new Managing Director of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Thiess.
Paramount Mining appoints new chief
Paramount Mining Corporation has announced it has appointed Terry Holohan as the company’s new CEO and Managing Director.
CBA announces executive shuffle
The Commonwealth Bank has announced Grahame Petersen as the company’s new Group Executive of Business and Private Banking in advance of Ian Narev taking his role as the company’s chief executive from 1 October.
Amcor seeks approval for rewards
Packaging giant Amcor has announced it will seek shareholder approval for issuing over $2 million in reward payments and options for CEO Ken MacKenzie.
Australian business research paper released
The Productivity Commission and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have released a joint research paper into the state of competition, innovation and productivity in Australian businesses.
Tiger appoints new CEO
Embattled carrier Tiger Airways has named former Virgin Blue senior executive Andrew David as its new chief executive of its Australian operations.
Myer announces executive reshuffle
Myer Holdings has announced a restructure of the company’s executive team after Penny Winn, Executive General Manager Merchandise, announced her resignation effective on 8 December.
AMP ups protest votes
Fund manager AMP Capital has increased the number of executive remuneration protest votes by 25 per cent over the last year, but has announced it believes it will not likely cause board spills under the two-strikes rule.
QIC searching for new CEO
Institutional investment manager QIC has announced its long serving CEO Dr Doug McTaggart will depart the company as of 30 June 2012 after 14 years at the helm of the company.
CEO pay doubles over 10 years
A study of the top 100 listed Australian companies has shown that the average wage of CEO’s has doubled in a space of a decade.
Austrade's executive group announced
The Chief Executive of Austrade, Peter Grey, has announced Austrade’s new Senior Executive Group which will form the key body behind Austrade’s trade, investment and international education efforts.
Tiger on the hunt for new CEO
Tiger Airways' woes continue after the company announced that it had lost its third CEO in 18 months, only weeks after it had its operational suspension order lifted.
Top companies still boys clubs
An analysis conducted by the Sun-Herald shows that more than half of the senior executive teams of Australia's top 200 listed companies are exclusively male.
Executive demand slumps
International executive search specialists E.L Consult has published its E.L Executive Demand index, finding that executives should expect to face a continuing weakening job market for the remainder of 2011.