Special Reports

“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.

Joanne Salim is a director of Global Dial, a telecommunications carrier she runs in partnership with her husband, Patrick Ng.

JEFF GLANCE  Godfrey Pembroke Exchange Plaza  principal consultant and representative

IRISH-BORN Martina Crowley decided to take control of her own future after her “great [Western] Australian dream” suffered a setback with the collapse in 2002 of her (then) employ

As head of several large organisations with several millions of dollars of turnover, Nat Lenzo is mainly involved in the production or use of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging and

The fourth annual WA Business News 40under40 Awards attracted a record 178 nominations and more than 100 entries, presenting judges with the difficult task of choosing just 40 winners from some of the state’s most talented and successful young business pe

ROBERT HARVEY  Faculty of Business and Public Management, Edith Cowan University  executive dean

In this special liftout edition we are delighted to introduce to you the 40under40 class of 2005. Now in its fourth year, the 40under40 program has identified and profiled a total of 160 outstanding young individuals since 2002.

After almost a decade in clinical practice, Perth GP Lachlan Henderson decided he needed more of a challenge to his career.

Bunbury-based audio technician and 40under40 winner Derek Peterson says the best business tip he can give is to bite off more than you can chew … then chew like mad.

GEOFF GREER  National Australia Bank  general manager financial services WA

Priya Cooper’s cerebral palsy as not held her back. She is one of Australia’s greatest Paralympians.