Company |
CEO or Managing Director |
Worked overseas? |
Studied overseas? |
Country details and notes |
AGL Energy |
Michael Fraser |
No |
No |
|
Atlas Iron |
Ken Brinsden |
No |
No |
|
Asciano |
John Mullen |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK) |
Amcor |
Ken MacKenzie |
Yes |
Yes |
America (Canada) |
AMP |
Craig Dunn |
Yes |
No |
Asia (Malaysia) |
Ansell |
Magnus Nicolin |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (Sweden) |
ANZ |
Mike Smith |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK), |
APA |
Michael McCormack |
No |
No |
|
ASX |
Elmer Funke Kupper |
No |
Yes |
Europe (Netherlands) |
Aurora Oil and Gas |
Jonathan Kingsley Stewart |
No |
No |
|
Alumina |
John Bevan |
Yes |
No |
Asia (various), |
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank |
Mike Hirst |
No |
No |
|
BHP |
Marius Kloppers |
Yes |
Yes |
Africa (South Africa), |
Boral |
Mike Kane |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA), |
Boart Longyear |
Craig Kipp |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA), |
Bank of Queensland |
Stuart Grimshaw |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK), |
Beach Energy |
Reginald George Nelson |
No |
No |
|
Bluescope Steel |
Paul O’Malley |
Yes |
No |
America (USA) |
Brambles |
Tom Gorman |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA), |
CBA |
Ian Narev |
Yes |
Yes |
Australia and NZ (NZ), |
Coca-Cola Amatil |
Terry Davis |
Yes |
? |
Australia and NZ (NZ) |
Colonial First State Property Trust |
Michael Venter |
Yes |
Yes |
Africa (South Africa) |
Challenger |
Brian Benari |
No |
No |
(Lead Zurich Capital |
Cochlear |
Chris Roberts |
No |
No |
|
Commonwealth Property Office Fund |
Michael Venter |
Yes |
Yes |
Africa (South Africa) |
Campbell Brothers |
Greg Kilmister |
No |
? |
|
Computershare |
William Stuart Crosby |
Yes |
? |
Australia and NZ (NZ), |
Centro |
Steven Sewell |
No |
? |
|
CSL |
Brian McNamee |
Yes |
No |
Europe (Germany), |
Caltex |
Julian Segal |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (Isreal), |
Crown |
Rowen Craigie |
No |
No |
|
David Jones |
Paul Zahra |
No |
No |
|
Downer EDI |
Grant Fenn |
Yes |
No |
Australia and NZ (NZ) |
Duet Group |
David Bartholomew |
No |
No |
|
Dexus Property Group |
Darren Steinberg |
No |
No |
|
Echo Entertainment |
Larry Mullin |
Yes |
? |
America (USA) |
Fortescue Metals |
Nev Power |
No |
No |
|
Fairfax |
Greg Hywood |
No |
No |
|
Goodman Group |
Gregory Goodman |
No |
No |
|
Graincorp |
Alison Watkins |
No |
No |
|
GPT |
Michael Cameron |
Yes |
? |
America (USA) |
Harvey Norman |
Katie Page |
No |
No |
|
IAG |
Mike Wilkins |
No |
No |
|
Iluka Resources |
David Robb |
Yes |
No |
America (USA), |
Investa |
Scott MacDonald |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Incitec Pivot |
James Fazzino |
No |
? |
|
JB Hi Fi |
Terry Smart |
No |
No |
|
James Hardie |
Louis Gries |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Leighton Holdings |
Hamish Tyrwhitt |
Yes |
No |
Asia (various) |
Land Lease |
Steve McCann |
No |
No |
|
Lynas Corporation |
Nick Curtis |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA), |
Mirvac |
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (various), |
Monadelphous |
Robert Velletri |
No |
No |
|
Macquarie Group |
Nicholas Moore |
No |
No |
|
Metcash |
Andrew Reitzer |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (Russia, Israel), |
Myer |
Bernie Brookes |
Yes |
No |
Asia (India, China) |
NAB |
Cameron Clyne |
Yes |
No |
Europe (various), |
Newcrest Mining |
Greg Robinson |
No |
Yes |
America (USA) |
News Corp |
Rupert Murdoch |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK), |
Origin Energy |
Grant King |
No |
No |
|
Orica |
Ian Smith |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Oil Search |
Peter Botten |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK), Pacific (PNG) |
Arrium |
Geoff Plummer |
No |
No |
|
OZ Minerals |
Terry Burgess |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK), Africa (?) |
Paladin Energy |
John Borshoff |
Yes |
? |
Europe (Germany), |
PanAust |
Gary Stafford |
No |
No |
|
Perseus Mining |
Mark Calderwood |
Yes |
? |
Africa (?) |
Primary Health Care |
Edmund Bateman |
No |
No |
|
Qantas |
Alan Joyce |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (Ireland) |
QBE |
John Neal |
Yes |
? |
Europe (various) |
QR National |
Lance Hockridge |
Yes |
? |
America (USA) |
Ramsey Health Care |
Chris Rex |
Yes |
? |
Europe (UK) |
Rio Tinto |
Tom Albanese |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
ResMed |
Peter Farrell |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Regis Resources |
Mark Clark |
No |
No |
|
SEEK |
Andrew Bassat |
No |
No |
|
Sims Metal Management |
Daniel Dienst |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Stockland |
Matthew Quinn |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK) |
Sonic Healthcare |
Dr Colin Goldschmidt |
No |
No |
|
Spark Infrastructure |
Richard Francis |
Yes |
No |
Europe (UK) |
SP AusNet |
Nino Ficca |
No |
Yes |
America (US) |
Santos |
David Knox |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (Scotland, UK, |
Suncorp |
Patrick Snowball |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK) |
Seven West |
Don Voelte |
Yes |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Sydney Airport |
Kerrie Mather |
Yes |
No |
Europe (Denmark, |
TabCorp |
David Attenborough |
Yes |
? |
Africa (South Africa), |
Transurban Group |
Scott Charlton |
No |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Telstra |
David Thodey |
No |
Yes |
Australia and NZ (NZ) |
Toll Holdings |
Brian Kruger |
Yes |
No |
America (USA |
Tatts Group |
Dick McIlwain |
No |
No |
|
Treasury Wines |
David Dearie |
Yes |
Yes |
Europe (UK, Scotland), |
UGL |
Richard Leupen |
No |
No |
|
Westpac |
Gail Kelly |
Yes |
Yes |
Africa (South Africa) |
Westfield |
Peter Lowey |
Yes |
No |
Europe (UK), |
Wesfarmers |
Richard Goyder |
No |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Whitehaven Coal |
Tony Haggarty |
Yes |
? |
Europe (UK) |
Worley Parsons |
John Grill |
No |
No |
|
Woolworths |
Grant O’Brien |
No |
Yes |
America (USA) |
Woodside |
Peter Coleman |
Yes |
No |
Asia (Malaysia, |
Westfield Retail Trust |
Domenic Panaccio |
No |
No |
Myriam Robin is a journalist with LeadingCompany. You can follow her on Twitter at @myriamrobin. This article first appeared on LeadingCompany. Download your free LeadingCompany eBook “10 Key Considerations for Succession and Business Exits”.