Ahmed Fahour

The boss of the billion-dollar Melbourne-based courier and postal service, Australia Post, came under fire in 2013 when his salary and benefits were revealed to be significantly higher than equivalent positions in other countries, at AUD4.8 million. Last year he also went about restructuring the company,separating its courier business from its traditional business, and achieved an AUD312 million full year net profit. Farhour’s previous positions include interim CEO at Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House and CEO of National Australia Bank, he is currently chairman of the Rip Curl Group.