The rise of the One Nation-curious CEO

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Share A A A On Wednesday morning, ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos launched himself rather clumsily into a politically toxic debate on migration, by urging Australia to start handling its borders like a business.

“In a company, in a business, you choose the people you hire. You don’t just open the doors and say, ‘Well, whoever wants to work with this company, just come in.’ That’s not how it works,” he told an Australian Financial Review summit.

ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos during the Financial Review Asia summit in Sydney on Tuesday. Brent Lewin “You choose the people you hire, you choose the people you bring to your country, but you need them. You need them to grow the economy because they will bring talent.”