Michael Gunner resigns from Fortescue
Make us a preferred source
Make us a preferred source on Google
The news: Michael Gunner has resigned from Fortescue Future Industries, saying the job involved too much time away from family.
The numbers: Gunner joined Fortescue after a 14-year career in politics and was at the company for a year and four months. Prior to Fortescue, Gunner was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory for five years.
The context: Gunner was hired to lead Fortescue's northern Australia team in October 2022, promoted to Australia west director six months later, and then promoted to director for business development Australia and New Zealand in August 2023.
The company’s energy division finance head Deborah Caudle also left this week after the consolidation of its finance function. In August last year, Fortescue’s CEO Fiona Hick and CFO Christine Morris both quit, and Guy Debelle resigned as a director.
What they said: In a LinkedIn post, Gunner said: “Working for Andrew and Fortescue was an incredible opportunity – a dynamic company with a bold green energy vision.
“I will always be a friend of the Fortescue family and an advocate for Fortescue and the path they are forging.
“After taking on the Australian director role in August it meant more travel away from Darwin and the family, which I found too difficult.
“I’m taking a bit of time before deciding with the family what I do next and am now reporting for lunchbox duty.”
The source: Michael Gunner's LinkedIn post
