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Brad Rosser brings diverse experience with Bond Corp, McKinsey and Co, Virgin and Unilever Ventures to his current focus on startups.

Sean Wade has been appointed chief commercial officer of Berkeley Energia and will be responsible for identifying and leading strategic business development opportunities for the company.

Black Swan State Theatre Company has today announced chairman Mark Barnaba will stand down in April to be succeeded by current board member and Minderoo Foundation chief executive, Nicola Forrest.

Fortescue Metals Group has appointed Mark Barnaba AM as co-deputy chair, sharing the role with Sharon Warburton. Mr Barnaba has been with the board since 2010.

Fortescue Metals Group has appointed Mark Barnaba as the company's new co-deputy chair, alongside Sharon Warburton.

After seven years at the helm of Fortescue Metals Group, Nev Power has announced he will hand over the reins and take a much-needed holiday.

The UWA Business School board has continued to attract the state's corporate leaders, with Shell Australia's new chairman Zoe Yujnovich and incoming Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott the latest new faces.

Rio Tinto has announced its ongoing support for Black Swan State Theatre Company, committing to a further two years' funding when the current arrangement ends at the end of 2017.

Five years after joining Macquarie Group as its Western Australian chairman, Mark Barnaba is leaving to pursue a career as a non-executive director, with his first new role to be on the board of Australia's central bank.

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh plans to apply ideas from his time in London to the arts sector in Western Australia, after being announced as the new chairman of the Art Gallery of WA.

Macquarie Group managing director Nicholas Moore says the investment bank is on track to broadly match last year's record $2.06 billion profit despite a 2 per cent slip in half-year profit.

In the first of a series of interviews with top WA business leaders, Business News met with inaugural 40under40 First Amongst Equals winner and Macquarie Group chairman (WA) Mark Barnaba. Far from the boardroom, in the relaxed setting of Julio's restaurant in West Perth, Mr Barnaba spoke of his education, mentors, leadership style, culture, diversity, and social media.

Western Australian corporate leader Geoff Rasmussen passed away on Friday night after a long battle with cancer.

The impact on economic development and power prices from a sale of the state's electricity network could be managed by a strong regulatory framework, Premier Colin Barnett said today, as he continued to reassess his view on the ownership of Western Power.

Andrew Forrest has reiterated his support for Fortescue Metals Group diversifying its operations into other commodities, but said there were no immediate plans to pursue nickel, or oil and gas over its core iron ore business.

SPECIAL REPORT: Politicians with the ability to cut through on-message are a valuable commodity, and WA has one of the best.

More than a decade of 40under40 winners represent the changing face of new business in WA.

Woodside Petroleum and National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney says political instability in Canberra is exacerbating a decline in consumer confidence driven by the slowdown in the resource

This year's candidates again proved what a wealth of talent we have in WA.

Competition in the state's investment banking sector is hotter than ever despite a fall-off in takeover deals and capital raisings last year.

Cooper joins Woodside board

IT might not be the busiest of times in Western Australia's corporate advisory scene, but that has not stopped positive moves by several firms – albeit without much fanfare – that have included the

AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state

Macquarie recruits Barnaba

Macquarie Group has appointed Perth deal-maker and company director Mark Barnaba as chairman of its Western Australian operations, bolstering its status as one of the top investment banks in WA.

Western Power managing director Doug Aberle has announced he will step down from the power utility after almost 40 years of service.

This year's survey of mergers and acquisitions activity in WA reveals a new ranking among corporate advisory firms in Perth.

PERTH being Perth, it's difficult to avoid the strong historic connections between the key players at the top end of the management consulting market.

THE West Coast Eagles might be having a dreadful season on the field but its success off the field may well lie with the long-term strength of the boardroom, which has not been handicapped by salary caps, draft restrictions or drug scandals.

It is not that Perth dealmakers are joining the dole queues, they have just had a little more time on their hands recently.

THERE is an interesting collection of businesspeople who wield influence in government due to their roles as board members of major corporatised agencies.

WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.

Former Ernst & Young managing partner Michael Minosora will join Perth investment bank Azure Capital as managing director in a board reshuffle that will see existing MD Mark Barnaba join John Poynton as executive chairman.

Only two weeks ago, Azure Capital was listed as number two in Western Australia's active mergers and acquisitions sector this past financial year.