Category: Career

ELMO's James Haslam: The people/finance vector

30/1/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Like many other tech sector CFOs in the throes of leading their business beyond heavy cash burn towards profitable growth, ELMO Software’s James Haslam keeps a keen eye out for sustainable cost controls. In doing so, he’s lifted the lid on a common, but largely overlooked issue: the ‘performance pay gap’.

Published in CFO Magazine.

Acumentis' John Wise: Data – the Good, the Bad and the AI

30/1/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Data is still often hailed as a company’s greatest asset, but as privacy breach risks continue to climb, Acumentis CFO and Group Executive Director Risk, IT & Privacy, John Wise urges CFOs and finance leaders to reassess the benefits of the data held by their businesses.

Published by CFO Magazine.

Walkinshaw's Andrew Yee: Putting finance into top gear

22/1/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

While many people may baulk at the idea of joining an industry that’s assumed to be dying, Walkinshaw Group's CFO Andrew Yee saw it as a challenge – and his gamble paid off.

Published by CFO Magazine.

Ralph Khoury: "CFOs Must Step Up Stewardship Game"

4/12/2023

FINANCE, CAREER

Seasoned international CFO Ralph Khoury says the scandals that have shaken Australia’s corporate landscape this year should be a wake-up call to all CFOs about their role as “stewards” of governance and ethics.

Published by CFO Magazine

How directors can prepare for 2024

1/12/2023

CAREER

As we enter a new year, we ask business leaders to reflect on the governance challenges of the past 12 months and what company directors can do to prepare for 2024.

Published in Company Director

Event dilemma: When to ditch the screen and attend IRL instead

6/11/2023

CAREER

After a lengthy pandemic-induced hiatus, business events and conferences have roared back to life. Attendees are now faced with a new dilemma – online versus face-to-face?

Published by INTHEBLACK

Rhinos on my mind: Allan Davies

1/10/2023

CAREER

'Never give up' is a mantra that’s stood Allan Davies OAM GAICD in good stead throughout his 50-year mining and logistics career, but never more so than in the past decade, since making it his mission to help rhinos survive.

Published in Company Director.

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Allan Davies OAM, photographed by Nic Walker.

Kate Spargo: The consistency principle

1/9/2023

CAREER

Understanding that diversity of talent and interests makes boards operate better keeps Kate Spargo FAICDLife learning and loving her involvement with everything from construction to the Geelong Cats.

Published in Company Director.

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Medicine, management and rugby collide in Dr Jane Wilson's career

1/8/2023

CAREER

A chance holiday conversation proved to be one of the biggest turning points in the career of Dr Jane Wilson AO FAICDLife.

Published in Company Director.

Dr Jane Wilson AO. Image: David Kelly

Dr Jessa Rogers on Indigenous education and skills

2/5/2023

DIVERSITY, INDIGENOUS, CAREER

The groundbreaking career of educator, academic and now non-executive director Dr Jessa Rogers GAICD has been driven by her passion to ensure First Nations voices are always heard.

Published by Company Director.

Dr Jessa Rogers, image by Kristoffer Paulsen

Fertility leave the new family friendly frontier

22/11/2022

CAREER, DIVERSITY, SOCIAL

The uptake of fertility treatment is grabbing the attention of human resources teams around the world as organisations look to better support employees in new ways, like Westpac’s new fertility leave policy.

First published on Westpac Wire.

Westpac is among the first of a growing number of companies introducing fertility leave for employees. (Getty)

Graduates in demand as battle for talent hots up

18/8/2022

CAREER

Like many other fresh graduates, Kanu Agarwal found herself in hot demand from competing employers who have needed to step up efforts to attract more young recruits from a smaller pool.

First published on Westpac Wire.

Kanu Agarwal, who joined Westpac’s specialised data graduate program in February. (Emma Foster)

No data background yet? No worries

16/8/2021

CAREER

If you’re already proficient in working with data, you’ll know your skills are in hot demand, but even if you’re not, doors to data-related jobs are swinging wide open.

First published in Westpac Wire.

The lawyer turned start-up entrepreneur helping new mums

1/8/2021

Etta Watts-Russell, cofounder of startup Lactamo, with one of her four children. (Supplied)

SMALL BUSINESS, DIVERSITY, CAREER

When new mum and corporate lawyer Etta Watts-Russell discovered how common breastfeeding difficulties were, she decided to do something about it, throwing everything behind the birth of her start-up, Lactamo.

First published on Westpac Wire.

Why banks are looking well beyond finance graduates

16/7/2021

CAREER, DIVERSITY

It’s becoming far more common to find students with degrees like medical nanotechnology or marine ecology joining banks’ graduate programs, as big businesses like Westpac hunt for more diversity.

First published on Westpac Wire.

Meghana Pampapathi, who joined Westpac’s graduate program, after practicing as a registered diagnostic radiographer. (Photo: Rishabh Aneja)

From bystander to board director

6/7/2021

Julia Shtepa, one of a number of Westpac employees to join a social enterprise board, with Ability Works employees. (Flashpoint Labs)

CAREER

Like many professionals, the thought of joining a board wasn’t top of mind for Julia Shtepa because she didn’t really know where to start – until she came across Westpac Foundation’s Board Observership Program.

First published on Westpac Wire.

Why walking and talking works wonders for women

19/3/2021

CARREER, DIVERSITY, SMALL BUSINESS

Bobbi Mahlab AM, Founder of Mentor Walks (Image: Emma Foster)

Bobbi Mahlab AM reckons there’s a mix of “science and magic” behind the success of her not-for profit women’s mentoring organisation, Mentor Walks, and the steady rise in participants suggests she is spot on.

First published in Westpac Wire.

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