Latest News About Brad Banducci

Brad Banducci, the former Woolworths CEO, has been widely reported as stepping down in 2024, with successor announcements and related coverage continuing into 2025 and beyond. I don’t have live access right now to fetch the very latest updates, but here are the most recent, widely reported developments:

• Reports from early 2024 indicate Banducci announced his retirement and planned to step down in September 2024 after eight-and-a-half years as CEO, with Amanda Bardwell named as his successor for the Woolworths Group. This followed a high-profile Four Corners interview and subsequent discussions with regulators and the board.[2][5]
• Coverage at the time highlighted the transition as part of a broader governance and pricing inquiry context, including Senate inquiries into supermarket pricing and competition in Australia.[5][9]
• Various outlets noted Banducci’s leadership role in a major business turnaround at Woolworths and his compensation package as part of the transition discussions, with retirement timing pegged around September 2024.[4][2]

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