Chris Corrigan
Chris Corrigan
Chris Corriganis an Australian businessman. He was the Managing Director of the Patrick Corporation until it was taken over in 2006...
business thinking years
I think the most important CEO task is defining the course that the business will take over the next five or so years. You have to have the ability to see what the business environment might be like a long way out, not just over the coming months. You need to be able to both set a broad direction, and also to take particular decisions along the way that make that broad direction unfold correctly.
ambition opportunity years
I'd always had a childhood ambition to go into the investment capital business, and spent twenty-odd years in it. But the thought of spending the second half of my career in the same business was boring, so I looked around for other opportunities .
dominant future given greatly growth market prospect prospects regards superior toll
Patrick regards its prospect for growth in freight forwarding as greatly superior to Toll given that Toll is already the dominant supplier in this market with no significant prospects for future growth.
automated capital investment month move next opening phase program
Our long-term capital investment program in ports will move to a new phase next month with the opening in Brisbane of our world-first automated straddle carrier terminal,
billion charge people worry
I worry about those people (Toll) being in charge of $10 billion (combined) company,
consistent cycle growth high investment lead quality stable strategic
well into an investment cycle that should lead to long-term consistent growth from a stable of high quality strategic businesses.
decided involved
We had a look at it and decided it wasn't something we wanted to be involved in.
deal employees former given months options pacific toll trying
We have been trying for months to get an investigation underway into this deal which was negotiated between Toll employees and former Toll employees who were being given Toll options while working at Pacific National,
apply standards toll
Unfortunately, Toll did not apply the same standards
richard sort
Well, Richard always is a colourful sort of sideshow, isn't he.
approval board line themselves toll
Toll have effectively negotiated with themselves a transaction which is not in line with the board approval that was given,
carried contract exclusive gives itself national pacific rights toll
Toll has negotiated for itself a 20-year contract which gives it exclusive rights to all of the freight carried by Pacific National in Queensland,
blue pay richard toll
Toll can pay more, Richard Branson can pay more and the Virgin Blue in specie distribution can be monetised.
anyone deal desperate people puts
These people are desperate to do any deal anyone puts on the table.