Team Australia âkicked in on steroids during COVIDâ
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci: âThe unequivocal highlight for me was Team Australia.âÂ
Rhett Wyman
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At Woolworths, they call it Turkey Time. After the mad rush of Christmas, Turkey Time is the moment when executives have a chance to take a breath and reflect on the year that was.
âWhen the Christmas turkey is on the table, thatâs when you can kick back and think about those things,â Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci says. âIâve not had a chance to reflect much yet.â
When the moment arrives, Banducci will have plenty to chew on, including his nomination as one of The Australian Financial Review Business People of the Year.
âWe are more resilient and adaptable than we ever imaginedâ
The CSL and UQ COVID-19 vaccine candidate may have been abandoned, but this doesnât detract from the biotech giantâs âTeam Australiaâ efforts.
CSL CEO Paul Perreault has been a critical leader in the country s response to COVID-19.Â
Eamon Gallagher
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When the world went into lockdown in March, CSL chief executive Paul Perreault felt a strong personal and professional desire to assist. So the sting of the failure of the biotech giant and the University of Queensland to develop a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine is extra sharp.
Regardless of the outcome, Perreault, who has been named one of The Australian Financial Review Business People of the Year, has been at the forefront of Australiaâs corporate health response the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn believes the Team Australia spirit of collaboration between business and the government that shone during the nationâs pandemic response can be harnessed to drive Australiaâs economic recovery.
It was a level of co-operation rarely seen in Australia, replacing an often adversarial relationship between business and government â and between business rivals â from the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.
And it mattered. Thanks to Team Australia, our supermarket shelves remained stocked, hundreds of thousands of Australians were given rental, mortgage and bill payment holidays and our key export industries remained open.