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Mining 07 Aug 2025

MinRes updates committee after Langer exit

Chris Ellison-founded Mineral Resources has announced that Ross Carroll has been appointed to the company's remuneration and people committee, effective immediately.

Appointments 11 Jul 2025

Appointments July 11, 2025

This week's appointments include Professor Merrilee Needham, Marcus Canning, Ben Morton, Ross Carroll, Lawrie Tremaine, Jason Fletcher, and Vik Bansal.

Mining 07 Jul 2025

Carroll and Tremaine join MinRes board

New Mineral Resources chair Malcolm Bundey says the appointment of two experienced professionals to the company's board is a reflection of "my immediate priorities as chair".

Mining 17 Oct 2016

Van Dyk resigns as Macmahon CEO

Sybrandt Van Dyk has announced his resignation as chief executive of Macmahon Holdings, with general manager of surface mining Michael Finnegan to succeed him as head of the local contractor.

Agribusiness 07 Dec 2015

Incentives the hook for new CEOs

SPECIAL REPORT: Newly appointed chief executives in Western Australia are mostly receiving lower salaries than their predecessors, but retaining plenty of upside through incentive schemes, a survey of nearly 40 new CEO pay packages has found.

Energy 07 Dec 2015

Mixed fortunes for local business leaders in pay stakes

SPECIAL REPORT: The 2015 CEO salary survey has some surprising names near the top of the list while some of the state's best chief executives are unexpectedly low down.

Mining 23 Nov 2015

NRW plans board, pay changes

NRW Holdings chairman Ian Burston has announced plans to step down, while also announcing a remuneration review that will include chief executive Julian Pemberton, whose annual pay is substantially higher than his peers.

Mining 13 Jul 2015

Macmahon appoints new CEO

Macmahon Holdings chief financial officer Sybrandt van Dyk has been promoted to the role of chief executive, following Ross Carroll's resignation in January.

Mining 16 Mar 2015

Tough times seen in CEO salary cuts

Salaries for newly-appointed chief executives at WA-listed companies were down by 20 per cent from the levels prevailing last year, research by Business News has found. Click through to see salary packages for 77 WA chief executives.

Mining 23 Feb 2015

Macmahon dumped on contract loss

Macmahon Holdings' shares have been smashed in early trading, falling by about 40 per cent after it was disclosed late on Friday that it had lost a major contract at Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek mine.

Mining 05 Feb 2015

Macmahon flags $135m impairment

Perth-based Macmahon Holdings has flagged a $125 million to $135 million impairment in first-half profit on the back of challenging market conditions in the mining services sector.

Appointments 22 Jan 2015

Macmahon CEO out the door

Macmahon Holdings boss Ross Carroll, who was one of the highest paid chief executives in Western Australia's contracting sector, has resigned with immediate effect, as the company increases its focus on cost cutting.

Mining 08 Dec 2014

Contractors slow to respond on pay

There is very weak correlation between remuneration levels at WA's major contractors and the performance of their underlying businesses.

Special Reports 08 Dec 2014

View from the top still good - SPECIAL REPORT

The tougher business climate has prompted some WA companies to cut executive salaries, but most have held the line and some have even awarded pay rises.

07 Nov 2014

Macmahon protest vote after downgrade

Macmahon Holdings shareholders have registered their displeasure with the company's poor finance performance, with nearly half voting today against the granting of performance rights to managing director Ross Carroll.

Mining 20 Aug 2014

Macmahon returns to the black with $30.4m profit

Perth civil engineering firm Macmahon Holdings is back in the black with $30.4 million full-year profit and $1 billion in revenue.

Mining 20 Jun 2014

Macmahon gets BHP drilling contracts

Perth civil engineering firm Macmahon Holdings has mobilised the world's most powerful raise drilling machine after securing a $5 million contract at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine in mine in South Australia.

Mining 18 Feb 2014

Macmahon back in profit

Macmahon Holdings has returned to profitability but warned that tough conditions for companies servicing the mining industry are unlikely to pass anytime soon.

Special Reports 05 Dec 2013

Investors cut CEOs some slack

FEATURE: It has been a difficult year for many of WA's listed entities, but investors are backing the performance of most of the state's top executives.

Opinion 30 Oct 2013

AGM votes a lesson in volatility

Company directors must be getting nervous after watching the voting patterns at recent annual meetings.

Mining 14 Oct 2013

Macmahon calls for yes vote

Macmahon Holdings has written to shareholders urging them to vote in favour of the company's remuneration report, to ensure it does not incur a ‘second strike'.

Special Reports 05 Dec 2012

Bigger is better for new chiefs eyeing more money

LOOKING at the remuneration packages negotiated by newly appointed chief executives in Perth, there is a common pattern -5 size equals money.

Special Reports 05 Dec 2012

Ongoing economic uncertainty mirrored in local executives’ remuneration

Tougher economic times and increased scrutiny have put a cap on the growth of executive remuneration.

Appointments 05 Sep 2012

On the move

Boardroom shake-up at IFS

08 Sep 2006

Carroll leaves Woodside for Macmahon as new CFO

Woodside chief financial officer Ross Carroll has resigned after joining the company last year to take up the same role at contracting group Macmahon Holdings Ltd.

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