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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john fairfax holdings ltd. and rural press ltd. - All News and Analysis
Fairfax & Rural Press merge.
- 2006-12-11
Dec 11, 2006 (Adbrief - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The merger of John Fairfax Holdings with Rural Press has resulted in a member of the Fairfax family once more being associated with the business. Fairfax passed out of the Fairfax family in around 1990, but a...
Nine major buys in 14 months is no 'shopping spree'.
- 2006-12-10
Byline: Neil Shoebridge Dec 10, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- David Kirk has spent or invested $A3.6bn since becoming CEO of John Fairfax Holdings in October 2005. Major purchases include online business Mooter Media ($A4.1m), New Zealand...
Bigger Fairfax sheds takeover allure.
- 2006-12-07
Byline: Glenda Korporaal Dec 07, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian newspaper groups John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press will form a new entity worth $A9bn. The merger is seen as a disincentive for a range of candidates who may...
John B Fairfax to fight any sell-off, break-up.
- 2006-12-07
Byline: Stuart Washington and Lisa Murray Dec 07, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian media groups John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press are to merge, making the latter's John B Fairfax a major stockholder in the combined entity. He...
Coonan helped get price right for Fairfax.
- 2006-12-07
Byline: Stephen Bartholomeusz Dec 07, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian newspaper groups John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press are to merge, bringing to fruition long-harboured plans. While the move is not solely triggered by the Federal Government's...
John B. Fairfax says he would strongly oppose any break-up of enlarged media group.
- 2006-12-07
Byline: Stuart Washington and Lisa Murray Dec 07, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian media groups John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press are to merge, making the latter's John B Fairfax a major stockholder in the combined entity. He has signalled...
Breaking up might be hard to do for John B. Fairfax.
- 2006-12-07
Byline: Stuart Washington and Lisa Murray Dec 07, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian media groups John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press are to merge, making the latter's John B Fairfax a major stockholder in the combined entity. ...
Big link-up is no defence against a takeover.
- 2006-12-06
Byline: Stephen Bartholomeusz Dec 06, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian newspaper groups John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press are to merge, bringing to fruition long-harboured plans. While the move is not solely triggered by the Federal Government's media...
John B. home after 19 years.
- 2006-12-06
Byline: Pamela Williams Dec 06, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- John Fairfax Holdings chairman, Ron Walker, has long been interested in the Rural Press operations. However, past merger offers have been rejected. In September 2006, amidst a...
Fairfax welcomes its $1bn man.
- 2006-12-06
Byline: Matthew Ricketson and Simon Mann Dec 06, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A merged John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press will be less vulnerable to takeover when media reforms come into effect in 2007. However, it is ...
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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