CEDA magazine: Interview with Ahmed Fahour

This is an archived CEDA media release. It reflects the state of events at the time it was issued; it may not reflect current facts or CEDA's current view.

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An exclusive interview with the National's Australian CEO Ahmed Fahour features in the latest issue of CEDA's quarterly magazine, Australian Chief Executive.

Speaking to CEDA, Fahour shares the insights he has gained throughout his 20-year career, and what he learned during the journey from academia to consulting to leading one of Australia's biggest companies.

The interview covers his views on issues ranging from the way to diagnose problems within companies, to differnces in management styles in the US, UK and Australia.

The full interview transcript and audio excerpts are at CEDA's Web site at:
http://ceda.com.au/public/package/ahmed_fahour.html

Other highlights from the magazine include:

• Insights into the human tragedy behind Enron's collapse from the journalist who broke the scandal, Bethany McLean
• Productivity Commission chariman Gary Banks on the shadow indigenous disadvantage casts over Australia's economic success
• David Morgan on the need for "national renovation" and removal of red tape
• What to do when small businesses growth stalls
• A brief insight into how the Australian wine industry went from local to global in just five years.

The December issue of Australian Chief Executive is available on CEDA's Web site at:
http://ceda.com.au/ace
For printed copies email info@ceda.com.au.

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For further information please contact:

John Harris
Corporate Relations Director
Phone 03 9652 8415

Email info@ceda.com.au