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Leadership Changecurated sourcedetected 2026-08-10 · confidence 95%

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David Jones: Leadership Change

David Jones appointed Nigel Chadwick as new CFO effective August 25, 2026, replacing Clint May. Chadwick brings 30+ years financial experience including 6 years as CFO at Myer and 18 years at BHP.

Source: GN — ASX:MYR MYER

The leadership read

A change at the top rarely stays at the top. David Jones's move reshapes the layer beneath it in Marketing as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 102.6 (Warm) — down 1.7 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is rising (+3pts).

David Jones: 4 signals in the last 90 days — above the Marketing median of 1 across 26 tracked companies; 0.3% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 4 tracked across 67 days.

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