December 2023
- Analysis
- Business Person of the Year
Why Boris Johnson thinks a Trump win would be good for the world
Former British PM talks about his biggest regret, political ghosts and a host of other topics at The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year event.
- Jennifer Hewett
Rinehart calls for tax cuts, criticises renewables and ‘eyesore’ solar panels
Gina Rinehart, named The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year, demanded a cut to taxes, while Boris Johnson spoke in defence of Donald Trump.
- Edmund Tadros and Maxim Shanahan
Gina Rinehart looks to life beyond the rivers of cash from iron ore
The mining magnate, crowned The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year, is recognised for the role she has played in shaping Australia’s economy.
- Brad Thompson
Boral adds $2b in value as Kerry Stokes finds right CEO
Vik Bansal has given local managers more decision-making powers and greater accountability for delivering profits and cost-cutting.
- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Mavericks on top of the Business People of the Year list
This year’s list reflects a world in which Australia’s biggest companies took a cautious approach to investing and dealmaking in an uncertain economic environment.
- The AFR View
How Sam Hupert turned Pro Medicus into an understated giant
With a team of just 115 people and an understated approach to business, the healthtech co-founder has created an Australian success story.
- James Thomson
Lynas CEO snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
Never-say-die Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze says doing right is the best defence when opponents seek to cause mischief.
- Brad Thompson
AusSuper’s Delaney ready to re-shape capital markets
AustralianSuper is a pioneer, builder and now a stirrer after blocking the takeover of Origin Energy. Chief investment officer Mark Delaney has seen it all.
- Anthony Macdonald
AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda super-charges the data centre sector
In the space of eight years, AirTrunk has built 11 data centres in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, with more in the pipeline.
- Nick Lenaghan
December 2022
- Analysis
- Analysis
Relentless Forrest never concedes defeat
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s huge ambition and drive, along with an appetite for risk-taking, has shaped the economy and the fortunes of his company.
- Jennifer Hewett
Cannon-Brookes’ siege of AGL accelerated energy shift
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ virtual board takeover of the energy giant makes him one of The Australian Financial Review Business People of the Year.
- Ben Potter
McEwan’s fine balancing act turns NAB into banking powerhouse
The National Australia Bank boss has fixed its retail mortgage business and invested in technology to give it good growth options into 2023 and beyond.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Why BHP boss Mike Henry wants to ‘double down’ on record year
Operational excellence has laid the groundwork for the CEO’s big strategic moves. Now he wants to push even harder to unlock value.
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Business Person of the Year
Macquarie CEO named AFR Business Person of the Year
Shemara Wikramanayake’s leadership has led to record profit and a prime position in the energy transition, making her the third prominent Macquarie banker to top the AFR list.
- Tony Boyd
Woodside set for global stage under ‘no-nonsense’ O’Neill
CEO Meg O’Neill has risen to the challenge of steering a world top-10 oil and gas producer through the transition to low-carbon energy amid a global energy crisis.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Business People of the Year are Australia’s energy transition leaders
Our political system should be providing the policy and regulatory certainty to support the business leadership that is helping get Australia to the other side of the energy transition.
- The AFR View
December 2021
With a series of mega deals, AustralianSuper reshapes capital markets
Despite pulling off a series of huge deals in 2021, former AustralianSuper boss Ian Silk says the fund’s philosophy has not changed.
- James Thomson
Tech’s golden couple shows the business world how to win with grace
Canva’s Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht have cemented their position as the defining tech founders of their era, and have shown others the way regarding philanthropy.
- Paul Smith
How Mike Henry guided BHP’s big year of reinvention
The mining giant’s chief executive made more change in an action-packed 2021 than most manage in an entire term – and more’s on the way.
- Peter Ker and James Thomson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Afterpay duo’s digital innovation the biggest deal
The 2021 Business Person of the Year acknowledges the founders of the buy now, pay later platform that’s given its name to a whole new class of business.
- The AFR View
