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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
- What happened
- 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.
- Who
- David Jones · Marketing · Australia
- When
- 2026-08-10
- Source
- GN — ASX:MYR MYER
- So what
- A change at the top rarely stays at the top.
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 122.7 (Hot) — up 17.8 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is easing (-24.9pts).
David Jones: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Marketing median of 1 across 15 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 5 tracked across 112 days.
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Where this lands in our work
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