THE two men now in charge of Western Power are among the busiest directors in Perth, but Neil Hamilton and Harvey Collins both recognise they need to cut back some of their work duties.
TWO of the best-known names in WA wine are striking out on their own, partly to have a bit of fun but also to start a new business, and possibly to help launch the career of a brilliant young winemaker.
THE businesses that suffered from last week's electricity crisis covered the full spectrum, from manufacturers and lawyers through to restaurants and retailers.
After a decade of little to no growth, Western Australia's unique port city, Fremantle, has become the darling of developers and is poised to strengthen its position as an alternative regional centre to Perth.
MARKET forces may be driving the swath of residential developments under way in Fremantle but the push to reinvigorate the city into a thriving and vibrant commercial centre has come from within the City of Fremantle.
TOURISM icon the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle has undergone a massive $16 million expansion in response to the city's growing profile as a leisure and business function destination.
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.
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
Prior to setting up her own management consultancy, Danicia Dutry was head-hunted from BHP Billiton Iron Ore by Woodside Energy to become Woodside's senior external affairs adviser.
In his capacity as dean of the faculties of Economics and Commerce, Education, and Law at the University of Western Australia, Paul McLeod is responsible for business administration
In addition to our 1st Amongst Equals award and the 40 winners in the 2004 40under40, each of WA Business News' Strategic Alliance Partners chose one individual worthy of a special commendation award and a $1,000 prize.
In addition to his management role at a specialist contact lens practice in Perth, Damon Ezekiel is also managing director of Gelflex Laboratories, a research and development organi
Dr Tony Pennells heads up a multi-million dollar company that oversees more than 3,000 independent distributors of Herbalife International products across 25 countries. After
Marita Naude is currently teaching in the areas of leadership development, global and cross-cultural leadership, as well as organisational change and development, at the Graduate Sc
Gregory Peters is responsible, as managing director of Antiskid Industries, for introducing an innovative road-surfacing product to WA with the claim that it would reduce rear-end c
Grant Robertson is the director, Postgraduate Studies, at the Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University. His research interests include leadership and electronic business.
Fay Bahemia left the comfort of a large multinational pharmaceutical company to join five-employee Chemeq as its first and only microbiologist in 2000.
