Archive for August, 2009

Kelly Amongst Women Making Their Mark

Forbes recently released the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, and although NZ didn’t make the cut, our closet ally [and rival] Australia proudly laid claim to CEO of Westpac Trust Gail Kelly. At #18, Ms Kelly ranked higher than US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talk show host Oprah Winfrey [...]

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Board Members Find Taste of Ethical Responsibility Bitter

The Supreme Court’s decision to ban 10 former directors of James Hardie symbolically tightens the vice or board members, executives and non-executive directors.
Dishing out bans and fines at the “upper end of expectations” has sent a loud and clear reminder to all those in senior corporate positions that activities viewed as “serious and flagrant breaches [...]

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