BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
Newspaper, Magazine & Website Publisher
Chief Executive Officer
Fred HilmerNumber of Employees 7,197
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Newspaper Publishers: 511110
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Recipe for an online goliath.
Byline: Chris Jenkins Oct 18, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Gaming and media group Publishing & Broadcasting Limited PBL has spun off most of its media assets into a new entity. PBL Media could be a takeover threat under the...
Newspaper business is here for the long haul, says Fairfax chief.
Byline: Lisa Murray Sep 03, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The CEO of Australian newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings, David Kirk, has rejected claims newspapers will become an extinct medium by 2043. Kirk said newspapers will continue to adapt to...
Advertising downturn slugs Fairfax.
Byline: Helen Westerman Aug 31, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The general downturn in advertising in Australia has affected the annual result of media group John Fairfax Holdings. CEO David Kirk has announced a decline in net profit for...
Fairfax reshaping, needs time.
Byline: Neil Shoebridge Aug 31, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- John Fairfax Holdings has announced a 3.8 per cent fall in net profit during 2005-06, which was slightly above expectations. Revenue from the Fairfax Digital operation rose 75.6...
It's the cycle, says Kirk, as Fairfax endures advertising's bumpy ride.
Byline: Helen Westerman Aug 31, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The general downturn in advertising in Australia has affected the annual result of media group John Fairfax Holdings. CEO David Kirk has announced a decline in net profit for 2005-06...
Fairfax wants a licence to grow.
Byline: Lisa Murray Aug 31, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian mass media group John Fairfax Holdings has announced a 2005-06 net profit of $A227m, down 7%. Underlying profit disregarding new accounting rules was only 4% lower, at...
Soft ads, downturn hit Fairfax profit.
Byline: Michael Sainsbury Aug 31, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- John Fairfax Holdings has reported a seven per cent fall in annual profit to $A227m in 2005-06. The company attributed the decline to sluggish consumer demand, affected by high oil...
How Fairfax Digital created an integrated news desk.
Aug 07, 2006 (Mediaweek - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Fairfax Digital in Australia recently changed its method of news gathering. Editor-in-chief Mike Van Niekerk says the introduction of an integrated news desk resulted in a rise in the number of stories filed by each reporter. ...
Pay TV veteran to lead Fairfax video charge.
Byline: Lisa Murray Apr 10, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- John Fairfax Holdings has selected Jack Matthews to lead its Fairfax Digital division. The appointment is an important move for the Australian media group, which is seeking to...
Pay-TV exec hired to run Fairfax online.
Byline: John Lehmann Apr 10, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian newspaper publisher, John Fairfax Holdings, has appointed a CEO for its online business. Jack Matthews will run Fairfax Digital, which includes dating and accommodation businesses but will not incorporate...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Hilmer | Chief Executive Officer |
| Brian Evans | Managing Director & COO |
| Mark Bayliss | CFO |
| Sankar Narayan | CFO |
| Alan Revell | Managing Director |
| Linda Price | Director, Org Development |
| Peter Graham | Director, Group Operations |
| Phil Scott | Group Director, Editorial |
| Sue Zerk | Director, Marketing |
| Gail Hambly | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Mr David Shein | |
| Mr Jonathan S Pinshaw | |
| Sir Roderick Carnegie |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Burrows | Deputy Chairman |
| Ronald Walker | Chairman |
| David Evans | Board of Directors |
| Dean Wills | Board of Directors |
| Julia King | Board of Directors |
| Peter Young | Board of Directors |
| Roger Corbett | Board of Directors |
Fred Hilmer is Chief Executive Officer, John Fairfax Holdings Limited. Prior to joining Fairfax he was Dean & Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) in the University of New South Wales and a Director of Port Jackson Partners Limited. Prior to joining the AGSM, Mr Hilmer was a director of McKinsey & Company responsible for managing the Australian practice. He holds a degree in law from the University of Sydney, an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Finance where he was appointed a Joseph Wharton Fellow. In 1991 the Australian Institute of Management awarded him a special John Storey medal for distinguished contribution to the advancement of management thinking in Australia. Earlier in his career, Fred Hilmer was a member of the Faculty of Law at the University of Pennsylvania and he also practised law in Australia. He served on the Committee of Inquiry into Management Education during 1981 and 1982. He was a member of the Commonwealth Higher Education Council and Chairman of the Business Council of Australia's Employee Relations Study Group. In 1992 and 1993 he chaired the National Competition Policy Review Committee. He is Deputy Chairman of Westfield Holdings Limited. He previously served as Chairman of Pacific Power, Deputy Chairman of Foster's Brewing Group Limited and as a Director of a number of other Australian companies. He has written extensively on strategy, organisation and economic reform and is the author of a number of books, including: When The Luck Runs Out, New Games/New Rules, co-authored Strictly Boardroom, Working Relations and Management Redeemed.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Unsw Foundation Limited | Vice-Chancellor and President | Current |
| Unsw | Vice-Chancellor and President | Current |
| Working Relations | Co-Author | Current |
| Speakers Network International | Current | |
| Icmi Sa | Current | |
| Fairfax Holdings | CEO | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Australian Graduate School of Management | Dean | Former |
| Agsm | Former | |
| Fairfax | Former | |
| The Business Council | Chairman | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Australian Graduate School of Management | Director | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| University of Sydney | Degree In Law | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax New Zealand Limited | CEO | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Managing Director & COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Sun-Herald | CFO | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director, Org Development | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director, Org Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director, Group Operations | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director, Group Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Group Director, Editorial | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Group Director, Editorial | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director, Marketing | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Current | |
| Adacel Technologies Limited | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brambles Limited | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Burns, Philp & Company Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Brambles Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Brambles Limited | Deputy Chairman | Former |
| Burns, Philp & Company Limited | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Chairman | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Coca-Cola Amatil Limited | Managing Director | Former |
| Coca-Cola Amatil Limited | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volume | 1,686,424 |
| Shares Outstanding | 0. |
| Market Cap | 0. |
| Year High | 65.76 |
| Year Low | 7.16 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.00 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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