Dynasties

Our inaugural Business Dynasties feature analyses WA's oldest family businesses, including some that have been running for more than 100 years, profiles Bob and Gavin Bunning 20 years after their family business was bought by Wesfarmers, and looks at the role of ‘outsiders' like Neil Hamilton, Michael Smith and Ian Cochrane in some of WA's most notable family enterprises. Also, see our new WA Business Dynasties list.

Twenty years after Wesfarmers bought Bunnings in a contentious takeover, we reflect on the family that started one of Australia's biggest retail successes.

Some of Perth's top company directors and dealmakers, including Michael Smith, Ian Cochrane, Michael Ashforth and Tony Iannello have been recruited to help run prominent family companies.

Business dynasties are relatively hard to find in youthful WA.