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...
determination government house
You would have to say of John Howard's government that he has tended to go after things with a fair degree of determination, and I would have thought.. I don't see any reason why that should suddenly disappear now that he has control of both houses.
business mistake needs
You can't overestimate the need to plan and prepare. In most of the mistakes I've made, there has been this common theme of inadequate planning beforehand. You really can't over-prepare in business!
inspirational thinking blue
I think Virgin Blue is still a very promising and exciting business. Now, I know that's not a view that's widely held in the market but I think the market is simply throwing it into the too-hard basket at the present time because of the oil price events. But we think it is still a very exciting business.
inspirational attitude careers
I was always acting primarily with shareholder interests in mind. It's also true I've always had a fairly moralistic attitude to business, and would not do anything that I considered improper. As a consequence, I have occasionally pursued issues during my career that other people might have avoided.
business reality thinking
I'm a firm believer that to really understand a business takes years, not months. As an investment analyst you think you understand a business from the outside, but the reality is that, once you are inside, you can go on learning for five or ten years.
difficult judgement
It's very difficult for me to make a judgement on that - it's a day-to-day proposition really, isn't it?
based believes board businesses far greater growth medium prospects relative strongly superior toll
The Board strongly believes that, based on this offer, Patrick shareholders are better off without Toll in the medium and long term. Patrick has far superior businesses and significantly greater growth prospects relative to Toll.
bid businesses interest offers poorly structured toll
The bid is ill-conceived, poorly structured and offers Patrick shareholders a diluted interest in the high-quality businesses Toll wants.
anyone deal desperate people puts
These people are desperate to do any deal anyone puts on the table.
employees formed further joint national options pacific receive required resign venture
All Patrick employees who went to Pacific National when the joint venture was formed in 2002 were required to resign from Patrick and did not receive further options from Patrick,
broken business opinion pacific poor relation trust turns
I've got a very poor opinion as it turns out now, because we've been stitched up in the transaction in relation to Pacific National, which has really broken down the trust that I would have in a business partner,
broken national pacific risk route seems suppose
There's a risk I suppose that Pacific National is broken up and that's a route that seems inevitable,
broken national pacific risk route seems suppose
There's a risk I suppose that Pacific National is broken up, and that's a route that seems inevitable.
primarily toll
If you look at Toll as a business, it's a primarily a road-based, freight forwarding business,