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Article: New ABW chief faces big task.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- August 9, 2006
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Byline: Peter Hemphill
Aug 09, 2006 (The Weekly Times - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Gordon Davis has succeeded Andrew Linberg as head of AWB Limited. Davies was previously head of the mining division at Orica Limited. He will need to revive the Australian wheat marketer's fortunes following the negative publicity about kickbacks paid by AWB to the regime of Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator. The chairman of AWB, Brendan Steward, says Davis' record as head of Incitec's fertiliser division made him to stand out from other candidates for the ...