Our weekly appointments wrap includes Katherin Domansky, David Joyce, Rob Bransby, Martin Anda, Melissa Su-Wei Teo, Sheldon Day, Pete Adams, Dave Clow, Rachel Lee, Michael Hood, Zac Wood and John Toll.
Former Commissioner of the Australian Energy Market Commission Michelle Shepherd has been appointed chairperson of WA's gas and electricity supplier Synergy.
Defeated in his quest to return to Canberra, one of Scott Morrison's closest political allies has now nabbed a major board role with one of the state government's biggest businesses.
HBF's point man on health sat down with Business News last month to talk about national expansion, the pandemic, and the pressures coming to bear on Australia's health insurance market.
Deputy under-treasurer Michael Court has joined the board of Horizon Power, the latest in a string of moves to appoint government employees to directorships at energy utilities.
Our weekly appointment wrap includes Chris Sutherland, Alan Cransberg, Bennie Ng, Glenn Thompson, Paul Boyatzis, Steve Clifford, Rob Heaslop, Dean Will, James Durrant, Basil Hanna, Bronwyn Barn
ECU is on its way to complete its goal to appoint more than 20 professors from around the world to increase its research activity, with the appointment of its 18th professor, Michelle Colgr
Outgoing Synergy chairman Lyndon Rowe said today he was disappointed he could not continue at the energy utility after the state government announced oil and gas executive Rob Cole would take the role.
The new chief executive of HBF believes his international experience will help the not-for-profit health fund grow and prosper in the current challenging market conditions.
The state's biggest health insurer, HBF, has shrugged off a challenging market to grow revenue and break the 1 million mark for membership, as it continues to push outside its Western Australian home base.
SPECIAL REPORT: Advances in technology are changing the interaction between healthcare providers and consumers, providing greater competition and choice.
Major health insurers HBF and Bupa have announced they will invest in the development of fellow insurer nib's online health service platform, Whitecoat, which promotes itself as a TripAdvisor-like model offering consumers search, booking, survey, and pay functions for healthcare treatment.
Rob Bransby has announced he will no longer leave his post as managing director of the state's largest health insurer to become chief executive of Perth Racing.
SPECIAL REPORT: WA businesses can point to a range of wellness initiatives, but tough economic times and an emphasis on safety over health has put some employers behind the eight ball.
Rob Bransby has been appointed as the new permanent chief executive officer of Perth Racing. Mr Bransby is a leading health and insurance business executive.
Western Australia's largest health insurer is aiming for more growth in interstate markets to offset an expected loss of market share in its home state, after reporting a slide in its annual surplus.
Health insurer HBF and miner BHP Billiton are turning away from a singular focus on annual performance reviews in favour of more regular and personal engagement with staff.
SPECIAL REPORT: A small but growing Perth-based health insurance fund believes the market dominance of HBF is an unnatural position that can't last in an increasingly competitive market.
Perth-based health fund HBF has formed a partnership with online comparison service provider iSelect to distribute its suite of health insurance products outside of Western Australia.
Pioneer Credit has taken a 14.1 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie-based financial institution Goldfields Money for $2.3 million as the two companies make plans for a joint working relationship.
Mutual health funds including Western Australia's market leader, HBF, have launched their combined push to take on the private players, which now dominate the sector following the listing of Medibank Private, as well as the growing threat from online aggregators.
Could health insurance follow the superannuation sector, where industry funds have collectively taken on private retail players? WA's biggest fund, HBF, is leading a national alliance of not-for-profit health insurers, which are now a minority following the recent privatisation of Medibank Private.
A range of sophisticated and institutional investors have been named as some of the major shareholders in financial services firm Pioneer Credit following its $40.2 million IPO.
Perth-based financial services group Pioneer Credit is looking to raise more than $40 million with the sale of just over half the company through an IPO which will provide capital for the group to expand its debt purchasing.
The corporate sector has a social responsibility to implement health and wellness strategies, according to speakers at this week's Success and Leadership breakfast.
