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The Age
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Diplomatic immunity! Trump appoints loudmouth Aussie ex-local councillor as US envoy to Malaysia
Then there's Adams' boycott of confectionary manufacturer Mars after it released 'feminist M&Ms'. Trump certainly took the Alpha Male seriously, appointing Adams to the board of the Woodrow Wilson Centre during his first term, and making him an official campaign surrogate during the 2024 election. And now, Adams is off to Kuala Lumpur. How his often lewd online persona is going to fly in Muslim-majority Malaysia is anyone's guess. He might give the concept of diplomatic immunity a workout before long. Jayne, set match Jayne Hrdlicka 's treasured time as chair of Tennis Australia will draw to a close at year's end. But there are still treats to be had – such as an invitation to attend Wimbledon centre court and sit in the Royal Box within the orbit of Queen Camilla. Hrdlicka ascended to that most hallowed hospitality ground on Wednesday. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's Royal Box is the most exclusive hospitality zone in global tennis, seating about 85 people, as this newspaper has reported. There are only two ways to get in: a) an invite from the All England club's chair, Debbie Jevans, or b) a royal bloodline. On Wednesday, Hrdlicka lucked in: Queen Camilla made an unexpected visit to the tournament. The hospitality enclosure attracted global headlines after cameras filmed actor Hugh Grant, who attended with his wife, Anna, dozing in his seat, mere minutes after speaking with the Queen. Loading Another guest was Australia's High Commissioner, His Excellency Professor The Honourable Stephen Smith, who brought along Aled Miles, chief executive of digital company Intellistack, who once had Smith on his podcast as a guest. Also present were ex-UK prime minister Sir John Major and wife Dame Norma. We checked in with Tennis Australia who told us that the chairs of the Grand Slam tournaments are 'traditionally' invited to the Royal Box. It was back in October 2024 when CBD reported Hrdlicka's third term on the board would finish at the end of this year. In December, at the organisation's annual general meeting, 'senior business leader and strategist' Chris Harrop will become chair and gain the keys to the O lounge. O, Tennis Australia's prestigious private hospitality suite in Rod Laver Arena that leads directly to the best seats on centre court, is where Hrdlicka held her own court for so many years. On January 1, Hrdlicka starts as chief executive of Endeavour, owner of Dan Murphy's, BWS and a pub chain, which has more than 30,000 employees. Hrdlicka will earn annual salary of $2 million, with short-term and long-term incentives totalling $7 million. 'Endeavour Group has much to play for,' Hrdlicka said when her job was announced in April. As always, tennis was on her mind. State versus mate The rugby league State of Origin decider resulted in an all-too-familiar Blues (that's the NSW team) choking at the hands of the Maroons who simply tried harder. High above the action on the turf, the biggest game in town played out at Accor Stadium's version of the Royal Box, where the King of Sydney Peter V'landys (technically chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission and Racing NSW chief executive) sat beside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Or rather, Albanese sat next to V'landys. Last year, Albo signed a deal to bring an NRL expansion team to Papua New Guinea in an act of footy diplomacy to counter Chinese influence that was the subject of furious lobbying by V'landys. His new Labor mate, NSW Premier Chris Minns, was a notable absence from the box, the devout Doggies fan prioritising family over footy (huh?) and enjoying a holiday in New Zealand. Meanwhile, Queensland Liberal National man of the people, Premier David Crisafulli, Instagrammed the heck out of the event. Back in the king's court, federal Opposition Leader Sussan 'I'm here with my tall skinny mate' Ley, mingled with Liberal prime minister emeritus John Howard, still sporting that massive bruise on his eye we first told you about months ago. Ley was fresh from revelations she had once quoted the 'skinny mate' line while waving a gun at a male bushie who had once laid down next to her outback sleeping bag – clearly not with the intent to discuss quota policies for female MPs. Loading News Corp boss Michael Miller stepped out with a huge new white beard, serving Castaway and eccentric tech guru vibes. One jumping for joy spectator was ex-Queensland premier turned Rugby League commissioner Peter Beattie. Stout Queensland loyalist Beattie, along with his wife, Heather, now calls Sydney's Balmain home. Funny old world, sometimes.
Sydney Morning Herald
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
From Ashfield Council to Trump's man in Malaysia
But Trump took the Alpha Male seriously, writing glowing forewords to a few of his books, appointing Adams to the board of the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, DC, during his first term, and making him an official campaign surrogate during the 2024 election. And now he's off to Kuala Lumpur. How Adams' often lewd and sexually charged online persona is going to fly in Muslim-majority Malaysia is anyone's guess. It will be interesting to see if diplomatic immunity gives the Alpha Male free rein to do as he pleases. Jayne, set, match Jayne Hrdlicka's treasured time as chair of Tennis Australia will draw to a close at year's end. But there are still treats to be had – such as an invitation to attend Wimbledon centre court and sit in the royal box within the orbit of Queen Camilla. Hrdlicka ascended to that most hallowed hospitality ground on Wednesday. Loading The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's royal box is the most exclusive hospitality zone in global tennis, seating about 85 people, as this newspaper has reported. There are only two ways to get in: a) an invitation from the All England club's chair Debbie Jevans; or b) a royal bloodline. Hrdlicka lucked in as Queen Camilla made an unexpected visit to the tournament and exchanged pleasantries with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, and sat next to Jevans in the royal box. The hospitality enclosure attracted global headlines after cameras filmed actor Hugh Grant, who attended with his wife Anna, dozing in his seat minutes after speaking with the Queen. Another guest was Australia's High Commissioner Stephen Smith, who brought along Aled Miles, chief executive of digital company Intellistack, who once had Smith on his podcast as a guest. Also present were ex-UK prime minister Sir John Major and wife Dame Norma as well as opera singer Sir Bryn and Lady Terfel. Tennis Australia says Grand Slam chairs are traditionally invited to the royal box. Back in October 2024 CBD reported Hrdlicka's third term on the board would finish at the end of this year. She starts as chief executive of pub and bottle-o group Endeavour in January, where she'll earn a $2 million salary, with short-term and long-term incentives totalling $7 million. Mate against mate We'd rather not talk about the State of Origin decider, which saw an all-too-familiar Blues choke at the hands of those wicked creatures from the north. High above the dismal action on the turf, the biggest game in town played out at Accor Stadium's version of the royal box, where king of Sydney Peter V'landys (technically chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission and Racing NSW chief executive) sat beside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Or rather, Albanese sat next to V'landys. Loading Last year Albo signed a deal to bring an NRL expansion team to Papua New Guinea in an act of footy diplomacy to counter Chinese influence that was the subject of furious lobbying by V'landys. PVL's new Labor mate, Premier Chris Minns, was a notable absence from the box, the devout Doggies fan prioritising family over footy (huh?) and enjoying a holiday in New Zealand. Meanwhile, Queensland Liberal National man of the people premier David Crisafulli Instagrammed the heck out of the event. Winners are grinners. Back in the king's court, federal Opposition Leader Sussan Ley mingled with Liberal prime minister emeritus John Howard, still sporting that massive bruise on his eye we told you about months ago. Ley was fresh from revelations she had once quoted the 'I'm here with my skinny mate' line while waving a gun at a male bushie who lay down next to her outback sleeping bag – clearly not with the intent to discuss quota policies for female MPs. News Corp boss Michael Miller stepped out with a huge new white beard, serving Castaway and eccentric tech guru vibes. One spectator happy about the result was former Queensland premier turned rugby league commissioner Peter Beattie, who along with his wife Heather, was jumping for joy. Beattie now calls Balmain home, proving once again the truth of Paul Keating's famous words that if you're not living in Sydney, you're camping out.
The Age
13-05-2025
- Business
- The Age
‘People around me started sprinting': the Aussie star who unwittingly became part of history
In other puff of white smoke news, Tennis Australia announced that Chris Harrop a 'lifelong tennis fan and social player … (and) advisory partner for global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company' would replace ex-Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka as chair of Tennis Australia. Hrdlicka's departure was something that CBD foretold back in October, when TA confirmed to us that her third term on the board would expire at the end of this year. Last month, the exec landed the top job at Dan Murphy's owner Endeavour, but no doubt the tennis gig was her favouritest thing. It allowed Hrdlicka to hold court at O, the lavish Rod Laver Arena Tennis Australia hospitality suites, where tennis legends and sporting, political, business and celebrity creatures enjoyed multi-course dinners before a door at the back of the vast suite opened straight out onto the best seats in the stadium just in time for the match of the day. For a tennis tragic like Hrdlicka, it's a lot to give up WhatAppened? The electoral winds of change have blasted through the Liberal Party, which on Tuesday, made Sussan Ley its first female leader. Although the ABC news chyron that accompanied her debut press conference was a taste of the forces she's up against. 'Ley: I will be here in three years,' it read. That's a vote of confidence! It took the Liberals long enough to enter the 21st century (many are saying they're not there yet). It took Ley's staffers a matter of minutes to purge the remnants of the old leader's office. Ley had barely left the party room on Tuesday when her media adviser, Liam Jones, quickly booted Peter Dutton 's old top spinners, Nicole Chant and Adrian Barrett, from a Coalition Campaign HQ WhatsApp group the party had used during the election to send announcements to journalists. Also gone in a flash: John Hulin, chief of staff to new deputy leader Ted O'Brien. The group chat was quickly renamed 'LOTO Ley – Coord'. CBD was told the whole change was simply a necessary matter of logistics. Whatever the motivations, a fitting symbol of changing times in the Liberal camp. More Mabo trouble Multinational mining company Rio Tinto's bankrolling of the Mabo Centre, a native title initiative at the University of Melbourne, hasn't gone down well with some family members of its namesake, pioneering Indigenous land rights campaigner Eddie Mabo. As CBD reported recently, six of Mabo's grandchildren penned a scathing open letter claiming their grandfather would be 'appalled' at the centre taking money from the company which received global condemnation for its destruction of ancient Indigenous rock sites at Juukan Gorge in 2020. The letter demanded the centre cut ties with Rio. Loading 'Anything less is a betrayal,' they wrote. In response, the centre told us the name had been gifted by members of the Mabo family following extensive engagement. But this week, Mabo granddaughter Boneta-Rie Mabo, one of the authors of the original letter, claimed that some hadn't been consulted. 'My father, Eddie Mabo Jr — the eldest son of Eddie Koiki Mabo and the most senior Mabo family member —didn't even know the Mabo Centre existed until I asked him about it after its launch,' she wrote in an article on IndigenousX. In response, the university sent us the same statement it provided a month ago, telling CBD it stood by the response. 'The centre's name was gifted by senior members of the Mabo family following extensive engagement with them,' the university said. 'The senior Mabo family members were aware of the investment by Rio Tinto ahead of the decision to gift the name.' Clearly, not everyone was. Hanging on the telephone We just have space to note this dispatch from the Geelong Advertiser, where a member of its political team tried for days and days to connect with Liberal senator Sarah Henderson. And lo, on Thursday morning a precious callback. But as the Addy recorded: 'Believing she had called her media adviser and not our intrepid reporter, Henderson launched into an almost minute-long monologue that detailed our efforts to contact her and the reasons why. 'Finally, the spin doctor was asked to convey her unwillingness to talk, for the time being at least. 'Seconds of silence were broken when our correspondent informed the hard-working senator that she had, in fact, called the subject of her spiel. ''Oh sorry, I rang the wrong person,' Henderson responded awkwardly.
AU Financial Review
12-05-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Tennis Australia names Bain veteran to succeed Hrdlicka
Last month, this column speculated about the succession question at Tennis Australia, where Jayne Hrdlicka 's time as chairwoman was coming to a forced end. The next morning, Hrdlicka was named as the next chief executive and managing director of ASX-listed booze giant Endeavour. Now her heir at the tennis has been announced. Tennis Australia said on Monday that director Chris Harrop would succeed Hrdlicka at the end of this year. The much-fancied president of the AFL's Western Bulldogs, Kylie Watson-Wheeler, didn't throw her hat into the ring. No one did except Harrop.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Endeavour Group appoints new CEO
Australian retail, wine and spirits brands major Endeavour Group has appointed Jayne Hrdlicka as its new CEO and managing director. Hrdlicka will take the reins from Ari Mervis, who stepped in as executive chairman following the departure of former CEO Steve Donohue in March. Donohue, who had served as CEO since 2018, announced his decision to step down in September. Arvis was appointed as Endeavour's new chairman in January, following shareholder tension at its AGM the previous October. In a statement announcing Hrdlicka's appointment, Endeavour said the move, intended 'to deliver the company's next phase of growth', would take effect from 1 January 2026. Until Hrdlicka officially takes on the role, she has agreed to be available to meet 'frequently' with the business to support discussions on 'key business and strategic matters", Endeavour said. Commenting on the news, Mervis said: 'Jayne has a proven track record leading consumer-facing businesses to success. She has led many complex organisations and delivered significant shareholder value by capturing the true potential of a company's brands and assets. 'The board believes Jayne is the ideal candidate to lead Endeavour Group through its next phase of both growth and transformation,' he added. As CEO and managing director of airline business Virgin Australia, Hrdlicka oversaw the company's recovery from administration following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her previous roles include CEO and managing director of the A2 Milk Company and Group CEO of Australian airline company Jetstar. From 2010 to 2016, Hrdlicka was a non-executive director at Woolworths Group, which then housed various liquor brands of Endeavour Group and the ALH Hotel Group. Reflecting on her appointment, Hrdlicka said: 'Endeavour Group is an extraordinary company with an unmatched portfolio of brands and assets in its core categories. 'I have a long history with Endeavour's retail and hotel businesses, initially as a consultant to Woolworths, including on their early liquor strategy, and then as a Woolworths Group board member.' The retailer, drinks producer and hotel business was established in 2018, following the merger of ALH Hotel Groups and Endeavour Drinks. Endeavour's drinks portfolio includes Australian and New Zealand winemakers Paragon Wine Estates, wine, beer and spirits distributor Pinnacle Drinks and Australian fine wine retailer Langtons. The group also owns the Australian liquor store chains Dan Murphy's and BWS, among other retail and hospitality brands. "Endeavour Group appoints new CEO" was originally created and published by Just Drinks, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
