Jul 10, 2026 – 5.00amNearly a quarter of the top 100 listed company chief executives have served a year or less in their role, as the country’s leading companies face an unprecedented era of leadership upheaval.A string of high-profile bosses have departed over the past year, including CSL chief executive Paul McKenzie, ASX chief Helen Lofthouse, BHP’s Mike Henry, Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill, South32’s Graham Kerr and Rio Tinto’s Jakob Stausholm, amid a difficult economic climate after COVID-19.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Patrick DurkinBOSS deputy editorPatrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership.Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.Emma McGrath-CohenReporterEmma McGrath-Cohen is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
Here’s what the new breed of top-100 CEOs looks like
About a quarter have only served a year or less in their role, while almost a third have held the role for less than two years.
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