Sally Patten

Intrepid Travel chief James Thornton says he did “OK” at school and isn’t that smart. But he was CEO by the age of 35.

Super funds that nominate a director to a company board may fail to change the organisation’s strategy and could lose flexibility to manage their investment, leading chairmen warn.

HESTA chief Debby Blakey talks about how maths helps her to make decisions, how a key piece of advice from a mentor helped her land the top job, and why she likes 42-minute meetings.

Praised for her integrity, empathy and roaring intellect, all those who have worked alongside Sam Mostyn, or seen her in action, expect great things when she starts her new role.

The appointment is a testament not just to her own credentials but also to the need to modernise the office of the governor-general, experts say.

The double jolt of his mother being diagnosed with cancer and his father dying at an early age put Lendlease CEO Tony Lombardo on the career fast track to everything.

Lendlease Australia chief executive Dale Connor lives in Brisbane but spends his workweek in the property company’s Sydney office.

Boards should consult more with investors and governance experts to avoid protest votes against remuneration reports, says the new chairwoman of the AICD.

She almost didn’t take up legal studies in the first place, but didn’t expect to find job hunting so difficult.

Most office workers are splitting their workdays between home and the office. Golf driving ranges have been a major beneficiary. But not everyone is happy about the trend.