26 CEOs at ASX-listed Companies in New South Wales

Last updated: August 2026

As of August 2026, this is a current, practical directory of 26 CEOs and managing directors connected to ASX-listed companies with a clear New South Wales operating base, Sydney corporate address or named NSW operating link. The names are presented alphabetically so the list is easy to scan. It is not an ordered list of importance, and it does not suggest that every person lives in the state.

The group spans banking, energy, health, insurance, property, retail, technology, transport and other major sectors. That range matters because a state’s business culture is shaped by more than one industry. It is also why current role details matter: a company can change its leader, share an interim role or announce a successor while an older directory still circulates.

This page is a starting point for research, thoughtful outreach and better questions. Each profile links to the organisation’s own leadership information, and the list should be read as an August 2026 snapshot.

Why New South Wales listed-company leaders matter

New South Wales is home to a dense mix of listed-company headquarters, major operating centres and national leadership teams. That creates a useful leadership map for people who want to understand how decisions are made across finance, property, health, energy, retail, technology and services. The point is not to reduce leadership to a title. It is to make the people and organisations behind the state’s business life easier to see.

The list also shows why leadership is rarely one neat pattern. Some people have held their role for years. Others are newly appointed. Two people at Lendlease currently share an interim group CEO role, while Macquarie has announced a future succession date. Those details are not side notes. They change the meaning of a current directory and give readers a more honest view of how leadership works.

Use the names below as prompts for learning. Look at what each organisation is responsible for, notice the different operating contexts, and ask what kind of leadership capability the situation calls for.

1. Amanda Bardwell

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Woolworths Group

Amanda Bardwell is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Woolworths Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Her experience across eCommerce, logistics, buying, marketing and replenishment shows how a large retail leader can connect customer needs with the operating system behind them.

2. Andrew Horton

Group Chief Executive Officer, QBE Insurance Group

Andrew Horton is Group Chief Executive Officer at QBE Insurance Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His place on the current group executive committee makes him a useful example of a Sydney-connected company whose leadership reaches well beyond one local market.

3. Andrew Nieland

Chief Financial Officer and Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer, Lendlease

Andrew Nieland is Chief Financial Officer and Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer at Lendlease. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The shared interim arrangement is a useful reminder that leadership continuity can be designed as a team while an organisation prepares for its next permanent appointment.

4. Anthony Miller

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Westpac

Anthony Miller is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Westpac. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His recent appointment shows why current leadership lists need a clear date, especially in large organisations where senior roles can change during a reporting cycle.

5. Campbell Hanan

Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mirvac

Campbell Hanan is Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Mirvac. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Mirvac also gives a Sydney address for its corporate base, making Hanan a clear example of a listed property group with a strong New South Wales centre of gravity.

6. Damien Nicks

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, AGL Energy

Damien Nicks is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at AGL Energy. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His role sits at the intersection of a major listed company and the everyday energy choices made by households and businesses across New South Wales.

7. David Harrison

Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Charter Hall

David Harrison is Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer at Charter Hall. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The profile describes more than 30 years in property and the growth of Charter Hall from a small listed fund manager into a major diversified property platform.

8. Dig Howitt

Chief Executive Officer and President, Cochlear

Dig Howitt is Chief Executive Officer and President at Cochlear. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His tenure illustrates the long operating horizon often needed when a listed company combines medical technology, clinical trust and a global customer base with a Sydney connection.

9. Dr Jim Newcombe

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Sonic Healthcare

Dr Jim Newcombe is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Sonic Healthcare. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The profile notes his earlier leadership at Douglass Hanly Moir in Sydney, which gives this national healthcare group a direct New South Wales leadership link.

10. Elliott Rusanow

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Scentre Group

Elliott Rusanow is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Scentre Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His role shows how property leaders shape places that people use every week, linking a listed group, a recognisable customer environment and the wider Sydney market.

11. Frank Calabria

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Origin Energy

Frank Calabria is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Origin Energy. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His long tenure offers a useful lens on how energy leadership has to balance customer needs, large infrastructure and a changing transition pathway.

12. Gregory Goodman

Group Chief Executive Officer, Goodman Group

Gregory Goodman is Group Chief Executive Officer at Goodman Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Goodman says the company began in South Sydney and its group head office is in Rosebery, giving this global logistics property group an especially clear New South Wales origin and operating base.

13. Jim Clayton

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Breville Group

Jim Clayton is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Breville Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The same report places Breville’s registered office and principal place of business in Alexandria, a practical example of how a listed consumer brand remains anchored in Sydney.

14. Matt Comyn

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Matt Comyn is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His role shows the scale of a Sydney-centred listed bank whose leadership decisions touch homes, businesses and communities across the state.

15. Matthew Halliday

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ampol

Matthew Halliday is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Ampol. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Ampol’s current public leadership material connects his role with a business that continues to operate and invest across New South Wales, including its local store network.

16. Natalie Davis

Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Ramsay Health Care

Natalie Davis is Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Ramsay Health Care. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Her appointment demonstrates the value of a current leadership lens in healthcare, where the corporate role sits close to services, people and patient experience.

17. Nick Hawkins

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Australia Group

Nick Hawkins is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Insurance Australia Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

IAG’s corporate profile gives a Sydney address in Sussex Street, making Hawkins a clear example of a listed group with a substantial New South Wales corporate base.

18. Penny Ransom

Chief Executive Officer, Investment Management and Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer, Lendlease

Penny Ransom is Chief Executive Officer, Investment Management and Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer at Lendlease. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The co-leadership arrangement shows how a listed company can keep accountability visible while it moves through a planned CEO transition.

19. Russell Proutt

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, The GPT Group

Russell Proutt is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at The GPT Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

GPT’s profile says he brings more than 30 years of experience, a useful reminder that listed property leadership is often built through long exposure to capital, assets and communities.

20. Shemara Wikramanayake

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Group

Shemara Wikramanayake is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Macquarie Group. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Macquarie has announced that she remains CEO until 6 November 2026, with Greg Ward expected to succeed her subject to approvals. That caveat matters when readers need a genuinely current list.

21. Stephen Mikkelsen

Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Sims

Stephen Mikkelsen is Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Sims. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His role shows how a listed recycling and metals business can connect a global operating footprint with a clear Australian corporate presence.

22. Tarun Gupta

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Stockland

Tarun Gupta is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Stockland. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Stockland’s corporate material places its Sydney office in Castlereagh Street, linking this listed property group to the people, homes and communities shaped across New South Wales.

23. Tim Fung

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Airtasker

Tim Fung is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Airtasker. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

His combination of founding and current operating responsibility is a useful example of how digital platforms can grow from a local Sydney idea into a listed business.

24. Trevor Croker

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Aristocrat Leisure

Trevor Croker is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Aristocrat Leisure. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The company says he joined Aristocrat in 2009, illustrating the deep organisational knowledge that can sit behind a long-running CEO role in a listed technology and entertainment business.

25. Vanessa Hudson

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Qantas

Vanessa Hudson is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Qantas. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

Her role places a Sydney-connected listed company at the meeting point of customer experience, operational complexity and the movement of people across Australia.

26. Zubin Appoo

Chief Executive Officer, WiseTech Global

Zubin Appoo is Chief Executive Officer at WiseTech Global. The organisation has a New South Wales connection through its Sydney base, major operations or named local link.

The current leadership page also distinguishes Richard White as former CEO, a useful reminder to check succession details before repeating an older company profile.

What these leaders show us about New South Wales listed-company leadership

Leadership becomes easier to follow when people can see how an organisation’s purpose affects real choices. That might mean a clear customer promise, a thoughtful transition for a new leader or a regular way for staff to raise an issue before it grows. The point is not to copy another company. It is to ask what would help your own people understand the work and play their part well.

A useful question for any leader is: have we said what good looks like, and have we made it easy for people to act on it? When the answer is yes, culture becomes less about a slogan and more about everyday behaviour.

How to use this list

Read the names with your own organisation in mind. Notice the way each role connects a person, a company and a local community. Then choose one small leadership habit you can make clearer this week, such as explaining a decision, recognising good work or asking a team what would make the next step easier.

Conclusion

Listed-company leadership is demanding work, and it matters deeply. The leaders above show different ways of serving customers, employees, investors and communities while keeping purpose in view. A strong next move is simply to make one expectation clearer for the people who rely on you.

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About the Author

Jonno White is the founder of Consult Clarity. He helps leaders build organisations people would move cities to work at. His work is practical rather than motivational: something people can use on Monday morning, not a feeling that fades by Friday.