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Lendlease: Leadership Change
CEO Tony Lombardo is stepping down after full-year results in August 2026 and will be succeeded by Nick O'Neil, who has experience at Macquarie and AustralianSuper and a track record as a 'fixer and builder' in difficult turnarounds, particularly in the US business.
Source: Stocks Down Under
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot), down 2.3 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow steady (-0.1pts).
Lendlease: 4 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 4 tracked across 36 days.
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More signals across Oceania
Leadership Change · Oceania
SBS →SBS appointed Nikki Rooke as Chief Commercial Officer (from Nine, where she led national sales across television and BVOD) and Uma Oldham as Director of Marketing and Audiences.
Leadership Change · Oceania
Baby Bunting →CFO Darin Hoekman stepping down after 12 years at ASX-listed Baby Bunting
Leadership Change · Oceania
Endemol Shine Australia →Endemol Shine Australia appointed Jessie Hughes as Senior Vice President of Innovation, bringing her from Canva and Leonardo.AI. The company simultaneously launched the ESA Innovation Lab, a new division focused on emerging technologies and next-generation content formats.
Leadership Change · Oceania
Illumina →Illumina appointed Susan Martin as General Manager for Australia and New Zealand, bringing 20+ years of MedTech leadership experience from Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
Leadership Change · Oceania
Equinix →Equinix appointed Jarrod Nink as Managing Director for Australia, indicating regional leadership structure or expansion initiative
Leadership Change · Oceania
MiQ →Fiona Roberts, Managing Director of MiQ ANZ, has stepped down after eight years in the role, creating a leadership vacancy.
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