Peter Coleman hasn’t been the Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL) chief for long, but he’s bought tumultuous times for the gas giant’s execu…
Peter Coleman hasn’t been the Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL) chief for long, but he’s bought tumultuous times for the gas giant’s execu…
Merger and acquisition activity has plunged to the lowest level in 10 years with the trend reflected at the smaller end of the market accord…
It’s something of a mantra for an incoming chief executive (and governments), and it goes like this: Things are bad, possibly worse than …
Many Australian companies do not pay sufficient attention to the bribery and corruption risks of operating offshore, an industry expert has …
How much red ink must bleed from a company’s books before a chairman loses their job? In the case of the global paper-maker, PaperlinX, lo…
He’s the mysterious figure who’s taken TPG from a computer accessories supplier to the most important junior telco in Australia. He�…
In 2010, my book Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink was published. It was named among the best books of 2010 by Inc, and many companies h…
The enormous population in China (one billion people) is seductive for Australian companies used to a market of 23 million. That alluring ma…
You’ve got hand it to General Motors, the makers of Holden. Their success in garnering taxpayer dollars is breathtaking. Their latest scor…
On a list dominated by CEOs and executive chairmen, the fortune of Peter Meurs stands out. He’s the director of development at Fortescue M…
This is part two of Myriam Robin’s series on interim executives. Part one, Guns for hire: The rise of the interim executive, was posted yes…
At today’s half-year profit reporting, David Jones posted a 19.6% fall in profit for the six months to January 28. No quick turnaround is …
