Directors
How chairs and CEOs depart in quick succession
Chairs and CEOs of troubled companies tend to depart in quick succession, as this list demonstrates.
Jun. 12, 2008
What happens to ousted CEOs
Australia's directors club is dominated by former CEOs as this list demonstrates but gaining entry always depends on the circumstances of your exit. Here is a list that tracks what happens to CEOs who were forced out in awkward circumstances.
Jun. 13, 2008
Australia's 10 oldest company chairmen
Here is a list tracking the oldest chairs of ASX-listed companies, including founders, executives and non-executives.
Oct. 9, 2008
Former Aussie CEOs who join the director's club
The most common background of Australian non-executive directors is that of former CEOs of ASX-listed companies. This list tracks some prominent examples.
Nov. 10, 2008
Why regional multinational CEOs should join our boards
Peter Coates was the spectacularly successful CEO of Xstrata Coal, so it is good to see he is joining Australia's directors' club, starting off with a spot on the Santos board. As a nation, we don't tap into enough regional CEOs of multi-nationals for our boards. The most prominent examples over the years have included the following.
Nov. 10, 2008
Directors who have sold shares to avoid margin loans
Here is a list of publically known and suspected margin calls suffered by directors of public companies and public companies themselves during the great credit crunch of 2007-08. We're also including the growing number of executives doing voluntary sell-downs so pay down margin loans.
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CEOs with board seats elsewhere
Here is a list of CEO board seats at outside companies, past and present.
May. 26, 2008
Australia's longest serving executive directors
The average tenure of an Australian CEO is about three years, but there are some who've been around for decades, such as the following list.
By Stephen Mayne, Nov. 10, 2008
Australia's longest serving non-executive directors
Ever wondered who our longest serving executive and non-executive directors are? Try these out for interesting lists. We've set a $500 million cut-off in terms of market capitalisation, so please send any additions or corrections to stephen@maynereport.com.
Nov. 10, 2008
Australia's oldest public company directors
We're really building up the lists section and here is another two examining Australia's oldest public company directors - current and former.
By Stephen Mayne, Nov. 10, 2008
Ranking the top female directors
Who are the most powerful women in the Australian professional directors' club? Here is a stab at what we reckon is the top 35. Send suggestions and feedback to stephen@maynereport.com.
By Stephen Mayne, Nov. 10, 2008
Executive chairs of ASX 300 companies
The corporate governance guidelines say that public companies should have an independent, non-executive chairman. Here is a list of companies that still have executive chairs along with another on CEOs who have outside board seats.
Nov. 10, 2008
The biggest votes against directors
Incumbent directors in Australia typically receive around 99% of votes when they are up for re-election. We've trawled through the records and found the directors who have received (shock, horror) less than 90%. They are ranked in order of worst primary vote but we open with the two chaps who quit the day before the AGM rather than face defeat.
Nov. 16, 2008
Australian chairs getting busier and less independent
The Australian directors club is becoming even more concentrated with too few doing too much.
By Stephen Mayne, Mar. 3, 2008
Stephen Mayne's Dream Team board
The December issue of The AFR Magazine has sparked plenty of debate by naming a so-called "Dream Team" board. BHP-Billiton chairman Don Argus is pictured on the cover as our best chairman and then nine other directors are listed.
By Stephen Mayne, Feb. 3, 2008
The out of town chairs whose companies struggle
The Mayne Report has long had a theory that trouble is more likely to hit public companies which have a chairman who lives in a different city from the head office and CEO. The near collapse of Commander Communications is the latest addition to the list.
Mar. 4, 2008
Conflicted service providers who've sat on boards
The corporate governance juggernaut has led to the phasing out of the old system of conflicted service providers sitting on the boards of our public companies but as this list shows, there are still a few prominent examples that are tolerated.
By Stephen Mayne, May. 26, 2008
Do former Coalition ministers perform well on boards?
Any suggestion that former Howard Government Ministers are competent economic managers is questioned by this list of share price performance. Whilst Tim Fischer, Ian McLachlan and John Sharp have delivered in the regional and agricultural space, there's not much else to celebrate. Also, check out this related Crikey story about political board performance.
