Michael Chaney's brothers included Frederick Michael Chaney, who was a federal government minister, and John Chaney, a judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
10 Facts About Michael Chaney
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Michael Chaney completed a Bachelor of Science degree in geology in 1972 and a Master of Business Administration in 1980.
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Michael Chaney attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1992.
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Michael Chaney was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Western Australia.
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Michael Chaney became managing director of Wesfarmers in 1992, having previously served as company secretary and chief financial officer.
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Michael Chaney oversaw the acquisition of Dalgety Farmers Ltd's pastoral business in 1993.
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Michael Chaney oversaw Wesfarmers' acquisition of Bunnings and divestment of its Landmark rural finance business.
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Michael Chaney was chairman of the National Australia Bank from 2005 to 2015, Chairman of Woodside Petroleum until 2016 and has been chairman of Wesfarmers since 2013, a Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, and the former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia, between 2005 and 2017.
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Michael Chaney was a director of BHP from 1995 to 2005 and a member of the JPMorgan Chase International Council from 2004 to 2015.
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Michael Chaney was appointed Officer of 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.