Special Reports

Beginning his working life as an apprentice fitter/machinist, Russell Tierney worked evenings in second jobs before buying his first business 11 years ago.

The judges' job is getting tougher each year, according to Mark Pownall, who says the problem's not a dearth of talent, but rather its abundance.

When Selina Duncalf joined BankWest as a human resource consultant at the age of 28, she set herself the ambitious goal to join the bank's senior executive team within five years.

Justin Miller has a keen knowledge of the Australian IT marketplace and has used this information to establish and build the WA arm of BCA IT, one of Australia's largest privately o

As managing director of junior mining company Sally Malay Mining Limited, Peter Harold has navigated the company through some uncertain times.

During Peter Brown's tenure as managing director of WestNet, he has overseen the growth of the Internet service provider from a small regional business to a national organisation.

Trish Innes became the youngest general manager of a premium CBD office tower in Australia when she was appointed as general manager of Exchange Plaza at the age of 26.

Stephen Scott was appointed State director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in November 2002 following an impressive career with the Federal Government.

Commencing with National Australia Bank in 1992 as a corporate lawyer in Adelaide, Stuart Wright has contributed to numerous areas of the bank including corporate real estate, asset

Gary Cox entered the Wray and Associates partnership before his 30th birthday and four years later became chairman of partners while studying a law degree part time.

In her position as Mission Australia manager of corporate and community partnerships, Liz McComish has the task of attracting support for welfare programs.

Prior to joining the City of Perth as its CEO in April 2002, Frank Edwards was the CEO of the Town of Kwinana.

In two-and-a-half years, Margaret Baldock has co-founded and built an online investment system for professional and private investors based on the ideas of renowned investor Warren

Darren Haunold discovered his calling as a winemaker on a four-wheel drive adventure around Australia.

As co-founder of agribusiness investment bank Rewards Group Ltd, Dr Andrew Radomiljac manages more than $30 million in funds.

Before joining Woodside four years ago, Frank Tudor had worked for BP, which he joined in 1981 as an engineering graduate.

Clay Cook established ineedhits.com in 1998 under the name of Business Web (WA) Pty Ltd.

When Kent Lyon established his own architectural practice in Bunbury in 1996, it was the realisation of a lifetime goal.

Rami Brass the director of Perth Tax Services and Managing Partner of the Perth office, has more than 19 years' experience in providing taxation advice and specialist tax consulting

GOVERNMENT approval processes for building projects were roundly criticised by participants in WA Business News' engineering forum.

THE shortage of engineers in Western Australia is likely to continue, judging by the commentary at WA Business News' engineering forum.

PROJECT proponents, particularly in the government sector, have been criticised for awarding engineering contracts based on the lowest price rather than taking a ‘whole-of-life' view.

An engineering forum hosted by WA Business News has revealed a profession facing unprecedented pressures. Mark Beyer reports.

THE national integration of Perth's law firms has been occurring gradually for more than two decades, but has accelerated rapidly over recent years.

PERTH'S biggest law firms have been shrinking over the past decade while the smaller firms have been growing, leaving some pundits to suggest most law firms will end up looking remarkably similar.

WHO holds the whip hand at Perth's big law firms these days? Is it the senior partners who know the local clients, or the people in Sydney and Melbourne who set the financial targets?

MEETING with a group of venture capitalists is a great way to learn about some of the exciting and innovative businesses emerging from Western Australia.

THE participants in the WA Business News innovation forum agree that Western Australia's universities need to drive commercial outcomes from their basic research.

COLLTECH Australia Limited will close its $4.5 million IPO this Friday, January 23, and, if all goes to plan, will produce collagen from sheep by the end of the year.

STRUCTURAL Monitoring Systems provides a classic example of a backyard inventor devising a breakthrough technology that is now being marketed around the world.

PERTH-BASED company FreeCargo has crafted software developed by academics at the University of Amsterdam into an online freight ordering system that provides real benefits to its users and revenue to the company.

A LACK of managerial and business skill has been identified as one of the major problems facing innovators who want to commercialise their research breakthrough.