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Peter Hay

Peter Hay is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director. He is currently Chair of Newcrest Mining and a part time member of the Australian Government Takeovers Panel.

He has previously held board roles at Vicinity Centres, GUD Holdings, Novion, Alumina, ANZ, NBN and Myer. Peter has a strong background and breadth of experience in business, corporate governance, finance and investment banking advisory work, with a particular expertise in relation to mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to his non-executive career, he was a partner of the legal firm Freehills until 2005, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2000. Mr Hay has also had significant involvement in advising governments and government-owned enterprises.

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‘Why’ should be the word you hear most in any board meeting

The word “why” is the most powerful word for any non-executive director. Hearing it used regularly signals a healthy ...

by Peter Hay

I love concept testing in the boardroom

A healthy board/management relationship features ideas brought to the board's attention early in the development phase ...

by Peter Hay

Management bench strength is the most common point of failure

Over my career as a Non-Executive Director, management bench strength is the most common point of failure I’ve seen.

by Peter Hay

Boards only operate effectively if they operate unanimously

Boards can’t operate effectively unless they make decisions unanimously (no effective board operates on majority vote ...

by Peter Hay

Where we're going wrong on REM

In Australia today almost every company follows a somewhat similar formula for executive remuneration. Rather than ...

by Peter Hay