Michael Chaney (Australian businessman)

Michael Chaney (Australian businessman)

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birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
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education = Aquinas College, Perth
occupation = Businessman
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Michael Alfred Chaney AO (born in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian businessman, and current Chairman of the National Australia Bank Limited, Woodside Petroleum Limited and Gresham Partners Holdings Limited. He is Chancellor of the University of Western Australia, a member of the JPMorgan International Council and a Director of the Centre for Independent Studies.

Son of Sir Fred Chaney, a minister in the Menzies government and brother to Fred Chaney, a former Western Australian Senator, he attended and graduated from Aquinas College, Perth.

Mr Chaney graduated with Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Western Australia in 1972 and 1980 respectively. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1992 and has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Western Australia.

After obtaining his Science degree, Mr Chaney worked for eight years as a petroleum geologist in Australia and the USA. He joined the Australian Industry Development Corporation in 1980 as a corporate finance executive and became Manager for Western Australia in 1981. He joined Wesfarmers in 1983 as Company Secretary and Administration Manager, became Finance Director in 1984 and was appointed Managing Director in July 1992. He retired from that position in July 2005.

Mr Chaney was a director of BHP Limited and subsequently BHP Billiton Limited from 1995 to 2005.

Mr Chaney was made an Officer in the Order of Australia on 14 June 2004 for service to the business sector through innovative leadership and management strategies, and to the community through involvement with and support for a broad range of artistic, cultural and scientific organisations. [cite web
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title = CHANEY, Michael Alfred
accessdate = 2007-03-05
date = 2006-12-12
publisher = Australian Honours Database]

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2007/s1842061.htm Business Council calls for cull on State powers] – interview transcript from "AM"
* [http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2007/s1842368.htm Business Council fears takeover surge will unravel] - interview transcript from "The World Today"
* [http://www.seven.com.au/sundaysunrise/finance_041107_chaney Interview with Michael Chaney, outgoing Wesfarmers CEO]

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