Most Respected Companies 2009

The top ten

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Australia's 10 most respected companies and business leaders.

| Gina McColl

Executives admire corporations that shine in stormy times, and that doesn't always coincide with what consumers want.

| John Stensholt

Innovation, robust business models and sound financial results have won admiration for a select few.

| Damon Frith

After more than two decades of success, Richard Goyder has shown he is still willing to take big risks.

| Anthony Sibillin

Growth must come from exports for a wildly successful dairy group constrained by the modest size of its market.

| Damon Frith

Talent, perseverance and the capacity to view opportunities in strategic terms: that's proved a winner for the world's top miner.