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Petro Australis wants to expand production from oil fields it now operates in Cuba.

EnergyCommentsPremiumBurton’s Cuban float hopeful set back by CEO search

Cuban oil play Petro Australis Energy has parted ways with chief executive and former Woodside Energy executive Shiva McMahon after less than a year.

Sean Smith

Outgoing Austal USA president Michelle Kruger, right, with Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg at the company’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumAustal USA chief boss retiring after accounting gaffe

Michelle Kruger is stepping back from leadership of the flagship shipbuilding business ahead of retiring on June 1, leaving it to be run by its chief operating officer.

Sean Smith

Four blue-chip CEOs are leaving the boardroom behind.

CEOsCommentsPremiumProfit season pressure fuels CEO turnover

Four blue-chip CEOs announced their departures this week as rapid advances in AI intensify pressure to deliver shareholder returns.

Tom Richardson

Nick Rohrlach has served as chief of Virgin’s loyalty program Velocity since 2021.

AviationCommentsPremium‘Right time to go’: Virgin Australia loyalty boss departs

Nick Rohrlach has served as chief of Virgin’s loyalty program Velocity since 2021, when he jumped shipped from rival Qantas in a move that sparked a legal battle between the two airlines.

Cheyanne Enciso

Graham Kerr was made S32’s inaugural CEO in 2014.

MiningPremiumExiting S32 boss weighs in on global mining M&A boom

One of the ASX’s longest serving mining bosses says dealmaking between global resources giants needs to “make sense” and not be driven solely by a frenzied hunger for copper.

Simone Grogan

Domino’s 82-year-old chair and Hungry Jack’s founder Jack Cowin took the reins at the struggling pizza chain.

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Struggling Domino’s taps ex-Maccas boss for top job

Struggling pizza giant Domino’s has tapped former McDonald’s Australia and New Zealand boss Andrew Gregory to take on the top job after Mark van Dyck’s abrupt exit.

Cheyanne Enciso

High-flying Mike Cannon-Brookes is talking up Atlassian’s future.

CEOsCommentsPremiumWhy the market isn’t buying Atlassian’s AI growth story

Actions speak louder than words, with investors continuing to sell Atlassian stock despite its founder declaring that he ‘couldn’t be more bullish’.

Tom Richardson

ASX CEO Helen Lofthouse.

CEOsCommentsPremiumASX says CEO Helen Lofthouse to step down in May

Helen Lofthouse, the embattled chief executive of ASX is set to step down from her role in May, according to a statement on Tuesday.

Chiranjivi Chakraborty

Laurence Escalante pictured leaving Perth Magistrates Court on Friday. Carwyn Monck

CEOsCommentsPremiumEscalante resigns raft of directorships in wake of charges

Company filings show the 44-year-old resigned as a director of up to 18 companies on Sunday, including his privately-owned VGW Holdings and his Lance East family office.

Sean Smith

Jamie Pherous

CEOsCommentsPremiumUnder-fire Corporate Travel boss packs his bags

The under-pressure founder and boss of Corporate Travel Management has quit — two months after his company was forced to admit it had overcharged clients more than $150 million.

Daniel Newell

Genesis Minerals’ new executive chair, Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningCommentsPremiumRaleigh Finlayson elevated to Genesis executive chair

The appointment was announced with the promotion of Matthew Nixon to chief executive, with outgoing non-executive chair Tony Kiernan to remain on Genesis’ board as lead independent director.

Sean Smith

New Insurance Commission of WA chief executive Helen Robinson.

CEOsPremiumICWA taps chief operating officer as new boss

Helen Robinson has been named as the new chief executive of the Insurance Commission of WA, having run the group as its interim boss since the retirement of Rod Whithear in July last year.

Sean Smith

Scarborough’s floating unit arrives in WA waters.

EnergyCommentsPremiumScarborough hook-up to dent Woodside production

Woodside Energy is forecasting annual production for the next 12 months will fall from a record 198.8 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2025 to between 172mboe and 186mboe.

Sean Smith and Daniel Newell

CSL was one of AFIC’s stock investments to disappoint.

MarketsCommentsAFIC earnings slip as investment portfolio underperforms

Australian Foundation Investment Company’s portfolio lost 2 per cent in value during the six months, falling well short of the 4.2 per cent returned by the S&P-ASX200 Accumulation Index for the period.

Sean Smith

Albemarle's Kemerton lithium hydroxide refinery.

LithiumPremiumSite director at Albemarle’s Kemerton lithium plant exits

Albemarle’s highest ranking operations manager in the State has abruptly stepped away from running the US giant’s anchor lithium processing operations in the South West.

Simone Grogan

Laurence Escalante owns 90 per cent of VGW after a $3.2 billion buyout offer last year.

Mergers and AcquisitionsCommentsPremiumLaurence Escalante spends up on new WWE partnership

VGW says the deal provides for its portfolio of online social games to “collaborate with WWE across multiple platforms, providing premium entertainment experiences” for players in its flagship market of the US.

Sean Smith

Will Golsby

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CCIWA picks RAC executive to lead top business lobby

The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has found a new leader in RAC’s chief lobbyist Will Golsby, whose first order of business will be spearheading the fight to keep the State’s lucrative GST deal.

Simone Grogan

Lynas Rare Earths CEO Amanda Lacaze will retire before the end of the financial year.

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Lacaze to retire after 12 years with rare earths miner Lynas

Amanda Lacaze will step down as chief executive of Lynas Rare Earths after leading the “double-century” turnaround of a once-cash strapped startup into the commodity’s biggest producer outside of China.

Simone Grogan

Rio Tinto Chief Executive, Simon Trott

MiningPremiumRio Tinto warned against paying a premium for Glencore

A large Rio Tinto shareholder has chided the mining giant for its lack of detail about a potential merger with Glencore and believes no premium should be paid for the deal to be done.

Adrian Rauso

New Ansell chief executive Nathalie Ahlström.

CEOsAnsell recruits ex-Georg Jensen boss as new CEO

Listed glove manufacturer Ansell has found an unlikely new chief executive in the former boss of a Finnish group behind Wedgwood, Georg Jensen and Waterford. 

Simone Grogan

Northern Star CEO Stuart Tonkin

GoldPremiumNST left scrambling for staff in Super Pit crushing chaos

Northern Star has defended the upkeep of an ageing Super Pit after a month-long plant failure, made worse by Christmas staff shortages, looks set to tip the goldie into negative cashflow for the quarter.

Simone Grogan

New Chicken Treat chief executive Jamie Stewart pictured at the fast food company’s Osborne Park office, Perth, on Friday.

RetailCommentsPremiumWA’s obsession for Chicken Treat lures new boss into role

WA’s ‘absolute obsession and love’ for Chicken Treat was enough for Jamie Stewart to pack up his entire life in Melbourne and move to Perth to helm the fast-food franchise.

Cheyanne Enciso

Ex Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka has landed a new job at Dan Murphy's and BWS owner Endeavour Group.

RetailCommentsPremiumNew Endeavour: Hrdlicka goes from one repair job to another

From one repair job at Virgin Australia to Endeavour Group, Jayne Hrdlicka has a big job ahead when she takes over as managing director at the drinks empire behind Dan Murphy’s and BWS this week.

Cheyanne Enciso

The average bonus rings in at a whopping $443,000 (A$660,000).

CEOsGenerous boss hands out whopping six-figure bonuses

When he told his employees about their unexpected good fortune, some were sure they were being pranked.

Peta Rasdien