With the appointment of three new directors at today’s AGM, engineering firm Downer EDI now has a board that’s almost gender-balanced. O…
Myriam Robin is a reporter for SmartCompany and its sister site LeadingCompany. She has degrees in economics, international studies and journalism. She likes writing about businesses taking risks and doing new things.
With the appointment of three new directors at today’s AGM, engineering firm Downer EDI now has a board that’s almost gender-balanced. O…
It’s easy to overlook chief operations officers. Unlike positions like the chief financial officer or the chief information officer, it’…
It’s 2009, and Jeremy Langhans, then an employment brand manager at Starbucks, has a problem. More and more people are applying to work at…
After suspending operations last Thursday, car-parts manufacturer Autodom was put into administration over the weekend. The company, which s…
Coal baron Nathan Tinkler’s tilt at becoming chairman of Whitehaven Coal by Christmas came to nothing at the Whitehaven Coal annual genera…
After it was revealed camera-maker Olympus had covered up a $1.7 billion hole in its accounts, the whistleblower was sacked while the board …
What are the implications of the Random House/Penguin joint venture? The CEO of Scribe, a Melbourne-based small publisher, says it’s the sta…
Billabong chief Launa Inman has had plenty of experience dealing with takeovers. The surfwear company she’s led since May has received …
Two of the world’s biggest English-language book publishers, Penguin and Random House, are forming a joint venture. Bertelsmann, the …
Billabong chief Launa Inman has had plenty of experience dealing with takeovers. The surfwear company she’s led since May has received two…
Well, we have a winner. Not that it’s a prize Adelaide-based Penrice Soda wanted to win. Yesterday at its AGM, the company became the firs…
Shareholders today overwhelmingly backed a motion that makes external customer satisfaction a key component of Commonwealth Bank chief Ian N…
