Special Reports

Todd Hutchison has a lengthy list of qualifications and accomplishments to his name.

Michael Rowbottom has been involved with four companies with interests in the aviation and horticultural industries.

LOIS LANGE   DESS International   managing consultant

At age 21 Brad Crisp concluded that working for someone else was not what he wanted out of life.

Twelve years ago Steven Lauder set out to create an unheard of service in the hospitality industry – the supply of labour to the industry.

Going into business from an academic background is a daunting prospect for some.  But cutting-edge technology combined with a good business plan has made James Williams a highly s

GRANT ROBERTSON  Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University  director, postgraduate studies

Nickel miner LionOre Australia continues to storm up the local nickel production charts, this year looking at doubling its annual production.

Mitch Hayhow left a permanent project management position at winemaker Evans & Tate in 1999 to establish his own winery design company, Eco Winery Development.

Aristos Papandroulakis is Perth’s very own celebrity chef, but life as a well-known chef has taken about 30 years of hard work.

RICHARD THORNING  Optus  general manager WA

“THE 40under40 award is a significant event that highlights the enormous and varied talent we develop in WA".

Tax accountant Mark Ceglinski is part of the team that is aiming to make Pitcher Partners the leading ‘second tier’ accounting firm in Perth.

Anna Kluczewska has been managing director of AION Diagnostics Limited since 2004.

As managing director of L7 Solutions Pty Ltd, Matt Sullivan oversees the executive management team of the company and is responsible for the delivery of services.

PAUL McLEOD  UWA  Faculties of Economics and Commerce, Education and Law executive dean (retired)

Australian Mines 12-month high 29c/low 9c

Eight years ago, at the age of 27 and after battling illness, Nikki Griffiths moved to the South West and established Glass House Graphic Design Studio, an independent graphic des

After two years as the state manager of Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia, Jon Morris was appointed as the CEO of the organisation last December.

RAMI BRASS  RSM Bird Cameron director/partner

MATTHEW COOMBER  Pilbara Iron  manager, external affairs

Cam Ansell joined Bentleys MRI, Perth, in October 1997 and is currently director of consulting services. 

Ian Junk formed Donegal Resources with his brother Leigh in 2000 after purchasing a nickel mine in Kambalda, and is managing director of the company.

Shane Smith was appointed Western Australian general manager of GE Commercial Finance at the start of 2004.

DECLAN KELLY 96fm   general manager

After a wave of consolidation Western Australia’s most active small to mid-cap nickel miners have paused to watch the epic takeover battle between WMC Resources and Swiss-based Xstrata.

Perth Convention Bureau managing director Anne-Maree Ferguson lists the role she played in bringing the new Exhibition and Convention Centre to reality as her most significant ach

In his role as economic development manager, Ian Martinus is responsible for developing new business initiatives, maximising investment attraction, and building strategic alliance

1st Amongst Equals Nathan Buzza

PETER TALIANGIS  Westcare Incorporated  corporate business manager

Caroline Ambrosini has worked at elite corporate players Rio Tinto, JP Morgan, Hartley Poynton and Wesfarmers. 

In her 29 years Josephine Jennings has demonstrated how much can be achieved when running a small, suburban retail business.