Australia

Telstra

Telstra $25.6bn David Thodey, CEO With a focus on voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other entertainment services, Telstra has continued to be Australia’s largest telecommunications and media company since the end of the 20th century. Current CEO David Thodey is moving Telstra towards a sales...

Australian and New Zealand Banking Group $40bn Michael Smith, CEO Better known for their shortened moniker, ANZ is the third largest bank in Australia (going by market capitalisation). They are also the largest bank in New Zealand, although the majority of ANZ’s business is commercial and retail banking in Australia....

Westpac Bank of Australia $42.3bn Gail Kelly, CEO With almost 1,200 branches and 2,900 ATMs, Westpac is Australia’s largest branch network. The company operates worldwide and has its headquarters in Sydney. Although third out of the banks on this list, it is the second largest bank by assets in Australia. Surprisingly,...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia $47.1bn Ian Narev, CEO The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was the second largest Australian listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2008, and currently operates worldwide with over 44,000 employees. It was founded in 1911 by the Australian government and is one...

National Australia Bank $48.5bn Cameron Clyne, CEO National Australia Bank is the largest of Australia’s four biggest financial institutions, in terms of market capitalisation and customers. By putting their customers at the centre of everything they do, NAB is able to offer their services to over 12 million...

Woolworths Limited $55.5bn Award O'Brien, CEO Like Wesfarmers, Woolworths is a noteworthy retail organization in Australia and New Zealand. With a little more than 200,000 workers, Woolworths works in stores, petrol, alcohol and home change fields. It's the biggest retail organization by business sector...