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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Peter Hannam

Mike Cannon-Brookes succeeds in shaking up AGL board

Mike Cannon-Brookes smiling and holding a microphone
AGL has expanded its board to include all four of Mike Cannon-Brookes’ proposed directors: Mark Twidell, Dr Kerry Schott, Christine Holman and John Pollaers. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has succeeded in shaking up the board of Australia’s biggest electricity producer, with all four of his proposed directors winning support from shareholders at AGL Energy’s annual general meeting.

The company, though, won backing for its decarbonisation plans, which were less ambitious than those proposed by Cannon-Brookes, AGL’s biggest single shareholder. AGL is the country’s largest carbon emitter.

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