Australia: The board of directors of Boral has announced that Boral CEO and managing director Mike Kane will declare his retirement after delivering the company’s whole-year 2020 (1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020) results in mid-August 2020. Kane said, “I am proud of Boral’s people and I thank them for their continued support as well as the support of our customers. I remain committed to Boral and look forward to delivering Boral’s full-year 2020 results and facilitating a smooth leadership transition.”
The Sydney Herald newspaper reported that Boral revised its whole-year net profit forecast up from US$214m to US$228m, which would be down by 19% from US$281m in the Australian financial year 2019.
