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...
progress
I don't think any progress has been made on that front.
decided involved
We had a look at it and decided it wasn't something we wanted to be involved in.
might suspect
I suspect it might be a while getting a suitable candidate.
billion charge people worry
I worry about those people (Toll) being in charge of $10 billion (combined) company,
business people road
We don't need to dilute, or as some people say pollute, by merging our business with a road freight-forwarding business,
richard sort
Well, Richard always is a colourful sort of sideshow, isn't he.
approval board line themselves toll
Toll have effectively negotiated with themselves a transaction which is not in line with the board approval that was given,
carried contract exclusive gives itself national pacific rights toll
Toll has negotiated for itself a 20-year contract which gives it exclusive rights to all of the freight carried by Pacific National in Queensland,
blue pay richard toll
Toll can pay more, Richard Branson can pay more and the Virgin Blue in specie distribution can be monetised.
apply standards toll
Unfortunately, Toll did not apply the same standards
chief face meet option prepared
If (Toll chief Paul) Little isn't prepared to face us in the boardroom, we have no option but to meet him in court,
approve certainly
I did not know about, and certainly did not approve of, this arrangement,
bid both failure strategy toll
The Toll bid was ill-conceived from the outset. It has been a failure of both strategy and execution.
cleaning job productive support time
The support for cleaning this up, I have to tell you, is overwhelming. And it is about time we got on with the job of cleaning up the waterfront and making it a productive place for all Australians.