Special Reports

Fans of A-League soccer team Perth Glory had cause to celebrate last week when the team announced its long-awaited takeover by a trio of prominent Perth businessmen.

Title: Divisional director, transaction advisory servicesBusiness: Professional services firm

Title: DirectorBusiness: Nickel miningTotal employees: 28Reporting directly: n/a

Title: Managing directorBusiness: Fruit and vegetable pack houseTotal employees: 46

Title: Managing director 

Title: Managing directorBusiness: Boutique development  Total employees: 7

Title: Project managerBusiness: Oil and gas explorationTotal employees: 200

Title: Head of corporate, WA 

The venue for this year's 40under40 Awards gala has a touch of the exotic, and certainly a touch of class about it.

Title: DirectorBusiness: Physiotherapy services and careTotal employees: 50

Title: General managerBusiness: Engineering servicesTotal employees: 16

Title: Managing director 

Title: Director/CEOBusiness: Multi-arts organisationTotal employees: 18

Title: Owner/managerBusiness: Mortgage brokerTotal employees: 8

Title: OwnerBusiness: Management consultancy businessTotal employees: 9

Title: General manager infrastructure 

The decision to sell the family home to fund a new business, with two children under three years of age, was one Julie Smith-Massara did not make lightly.

Title: Executive directorBusiness: Production houseTotal employees: 16

Title: Equity principal and discipline leader, landscape architecture, PerthBusiness: Multi-disciplinary design practice

Title: Managing director 

Title: CEOBusiness: Transport logisticsTotal employees: 83

Title: Director, group dwellingsBusiness: Multi-disciplined property and construction company

Title: Chief executive officerBusiness: WineTotal employees: 50

Title: Marketing manager 

Title: DirectorBusiness: Hotel and property management service Total employees: 36

Title: General manager/dealer principalBusiness: Motorcycle retailerTotal employees: 12

Title: Chairman & CEO 

Title: Chief executive officer/director of nursingBusiness: HospitalTotal employees: 161

Title: Managing directorBusiness: Engineering servicesTotal employees: 20

Title: General manager, North WestBusiness: Not-for-profit organisation for indigenous youth

Title: General manager property 

Title: General manager operations, Hope DownsBusiness: MiningTotal employees: 4,500