Comment / Against the odds: Toll Group – from a warm multi-billion dawn to a cold multi... million sunset

When Japan Post hired John Mullen as chairman and Michael Byrne as managing director (aka CEO) of Australia’s Toll Group, they had hoped they secured the services of the dynamic duo of Australian Logistics.

Given the happenings of the past several years, it’s fair to wonder whether, with all due respect, they got Laurel and Hardy instead.

Destruction of shareholder value 

Incidentally – bear with me for a moment before moving onto the red hot Toll property – I recently read an article about ...