|
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”.
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.
